Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro contributed to deforestation through statements opposing forest conservation, according to an international study led by the University of Bonn. The study fou

Brazilian researchers have developed a biodegradable, starch-based sensor that changes color when moisture enters food packaging. With the addition of cobalt chloride, the sensor changes from blue to

A general election in Brazil next month is widely seen as a choice between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro

Researchers have discovered a new species of brilliantly colored fish from a network of forest streams in the Brazilian Amazon and have already recommended it for listing as Endangered because of the

Recent drops in Brazil's deforestation have been celebrated as a historic achievement. Forest loss in the Amazon fell by 23.5% in 2025 compared with the previous year. This drop contributed to a 21% n

Researchers at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) have developed microfluidic technology that can grow cells in three dimensions (3D). The goal is to conduct toxicity te

Sexual reproduction usually reshuffles genetic information, creating offspring that differ from their parents. But one small plant takes an unexpected route. In a new study published in Nature, an int

The two countries accounted for 52% of killings of environmental activists in 2025, according to Global Witness.

The historic droughts of 2023 and 2024 in the Amazon reduced river flows and altered the region's rainfall composition. Daily monitoring in Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, reve

An international team led by researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil has developed an innovative method to identify stars that have consumed the planets around them. The technique

Scientists have identified a giant new dinosaur from Brazil that reached about 20 meters long and lived 120 million years ago. Its surprising evolutionary ties to a Spanish dinosaur suggest its ancest