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Brazil had been escaping unscathed from the coral bleaching that was devastating reefs worldwide, but that's over: Maragogi, Natal, and Salvador have already recorded mass mortality, and the oceanographer from the Coral Vivo Project says that the country now faces an unprecedented level of problem.
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (196+ words) Prepare your heavy umbrella: Maranh'o, Piau, and Cear" go on alert at the end of April with up to 100 mm of rain per day, winds that could reach 100 km/h, risk of flooding and lightning strikes, as the northern coast…...
Discovered in 2026, a new plant from the Caatinga intrigues scientists after centuries "invisible" in nature and was named Machaerium guidone, in honor of archaeologist Ni'de Guidon.
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (730+ words) A plant that resembles a heart now carries the surname of one of the greatest defenders of Brazilian heritage. In early April 2026, the scientific community officially classified the new plant of the Caatinga, Machaerium guidone, a species that, despite existing…...
Far beyond the forest, the Amazon functions as a natural humidity generator where giant trees release vapor into the sky and form flying rivers that provide Brazil with rain.
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1396+ words) The Amazon participates in one of the main water circulation dynamics in South America. The forest receives humidity from the Atlantic Ocean, returns part of this water to the atmosphere through evapotranspiration, and contributes to the formation of vapor currents…...
Legendary chameleon thought to be extinct for over 100 years 'emerges from nowhere' in Madagascar after expedition finds 18 live specimens and reveals colorful females never described by science.
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (1016+ words) A rare chameleon from Madagascar has returned to the scientific spotlight after researchers located live specimens of the species Furcifer voeltzkowi, known as Voeltzkow's chameleon, during an expedition in the northwest of the island. The reunion ended a gap of…...
How do frogs and toads manage to cross oceans without swimming and appear on isolated islands? A study involving over 3, 800 islands reveals rare events, "invisible journeys," and the secret role of climate and distance from the continent.
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (720+ words) A scientific investigation of great ecological relevance was recently published, attracting international attention to island biodiversity. Moreover, the study analyzed 3, 812 marine islands and revealed unprecedented patterns regarding the presence of toads, frogs, and tree frogs. According to Brazilian researchers, with…...
After 200 years, blue and yellow macaws return to Rio with the release of 4 birds in Tijuca Park.
2+ week, 2+ day ago (738+ words) After 200 years, Rio has once again seen the blue and yellow macaw over the Tijuca forest. The return places a symbolic species back in the landscape and gives a new boost to the environmental recovery of the park. In this…...
The South American bird that seems to carry a natural "Sharingan" has intense red eyes that shine like glass in the water and makes the small diver one of the most unusual sights in the lakes of South America.
2+ week, 3+ day ago (892+ words) NASA chief says in an interview with CNN that the chance of finding alien life in the universe is quite high and reveals that this search is at the heart of all the agency's missions, including the Artemis program that…...
Drones come into action as teams of young people build 74 artificial dams and 100 rock structures to contain erosion, restore threatened streams, and try to return moisture and stability to degraded areas.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (631+ words) The initiative was led by the Bureau of Land Management, the BLM, in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, Montana Conservation Corps, and American Conservation Experience. The intervention actually occurred without the direct participation of beavers. Instead of relying…...
In Ecuador, a gigantic port city is surrounded by rectangular aquaculture tanks that rise from the space like artificial water neighborhoods, revealing a coastal transformation little known outside of South America.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1107+ words) Nasa itself highlights that this transformation is so extensive that it can be easily detected by sensors such as those on Landsat and Sentinel satellites, evidencing how human intervention has completely redrawn the coastal region. The government allows the new…...
The park houses one of the oldest cave systems in the world: formed 400 million years ago, it includes over 220 km of caves, giant underground rivers, and rare species that exist only there, between Vietnam and Laos.
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1072+ words) The caves of a cross-border complex between Vietnam and Laos hold a rare geological history: the limestone karst formations began to develop about 400 million years ago, in the Paleozoic era, making the area one of the oldest large-scale karst systems…...