floresta amazônica

Sustainability

Amazon records lowest level of deforestation in eight years and preserves an area equivalent to 7,000 football fields, but progress in Roraima and isolated increase in March raise an alert

Jefferson Augusto 08/06/2026 at 00:32

Science and Technology

Deforestation in the Amazon could reduce the rainfall that sustains the forest and push up to 77% of the biome to the risk of degradation, according to a study by Nature that links drought, global warming, and tree loss in a broad climate chain reaction.

Carla Teles 21/05/2026 at 09:39

Science and Technology

The Amazon begins to fail in silence: areas of the planet’s largest tropical forest emit more carbon than they absorb, lose resilience after extreme droughts, and transform the green that still seems intact into a climate warning before visible collapse.

Valdemar Medeiros 30/04/2026 at 00:08

Science and Technology

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.

Ana Alice 23/04/2026 at 22:57

Interesting facts

Alone in the forest for 11 days, an indigenous teenager from Acre recounts how he changed his path, got lost in the dense jungle, and survived on wild fruits, water, and calm until he found a way out and was rescued.

Caio Aviz 09/04/2026 at 16:13

Manaus soma 2,06 milhões de habitantes, cresce com a Zona Franca, é sede do G20 e enfrenta isolamento rodoviário no coração da Amazônia.

Interesting facts

Most Isolated City in Brazil Keeps Growing: Enclosed in the Amazon Rainforest, It’s Now the 7th Most Populous in the Country, Generates Billions, But Has No Road Connection to the Center-South

Alisson Ficher 24/02/2026 at 16:09

Enquanto a Amazônia, cada vez mais seca, ameaça virar deserto, aquecimento global pode trazer até 75% a mais de chuva ao Saara, transformar deserto em floresta úmida e obrigar bilhões repensar o f

Science and Technology

As Amazon Rainforest Becomes Increasingly Dry and Threatens to Turn Into Desert, Global Warming Could Bring Up to 75% More Rain to the Sahara, Transforming Desert Into Rainforest and Forcing Billions to Rethink the Future

Carla Teles 06/02/2026 at 15:59

Vista aérea ultra realista da Ilha das Guianas no Norte do Brasil, com rios amazônicos, floresta densa e litoral fluvio-marinho.

Interesting facts

Larger Than England, This Island Formed by Amazonian Rivers Cuts Through Brazil, Influences South America’s Climate, and Remains Outside National Debate

Caio Aviz 02/02/2026 at 12:16

casal isolado - floresta - energia elétrica

Interesting facts

At 83 and 78, Couple Lives Alone Without Electricity in the Jungle and Survives Off What They Plant

Roberta Souza 29/01/2026 at 23:43

Escavação arqueológica na floresta amazônica revela estruturas geométricas, solo antropogênico e vestígios de antigas sociedades humanas

Interesting facts

What Lies Behind 2,124,000 Square Miles of the Amazon Rainforest Goes Far Beyond Biodiversity, Revealing Complex Societies, Dispelling Historical Myths, and Changing How Brazil Understands Its Past

Caio Aviz 13/01/2026 at 08:25

Iniciativa mostra como créditos de carbono fortalecem a preservação ambiental e a economia sustentável no Brasil.

Sustainability

Carbon Market Pays Millions To Keep The Amazon Rainforest Standing

Sara Aquino 07/01/2026 at 09:48

O ponto mais alto do Brasil: a jornada mística ao Pico da Neblina, na Amazônia

Interesting facts

The Highest Point In Brazil Is 2,995 Meters High, Has Been Closed For Almost 20 Years, And Its Journey Through The Amazon Rainforest Is One Of The Most Challenging

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 04/07/2025 at 22:25

Amazon records lowest level of deforestation in eight years and preserves an area equivalent to 7,000 football fields, but progress in Roraima and isolated increase in March raise an alert

Deforestation in the Amazon could reduce the rainfall that sustains the forest and push up to 77% of the biome to the risk of degradation, according to a study by Nature that links drought, global warming, and tree loss in a broad climate chain reaction.

The Amazon begins to fail in silence: areas of the planet’s largest tropical forest emit more carbon than they absorb, lose resilience after extreme droughts, and transform the green that still seems intact into a climate warning before visible collapse.

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.

Alone in the forest for 11 days, an indigenous teenager from Acre recounts how he changed his path, got lost in the dense jungle, and survived on wild fruits, water, and calm until he found a way out and was rescued.

Most Isolated City in Brazil Keeps Growing: Enclosed in the Amazon Rainforest, It’s Now the 7th Most Populous in the Country, Generates Billions, But Has No Road Connection to the Center-South

As Amazon Rainforest Becomes Increasingly Dry and Threatens to Turn Into Desert, Global Warming Could Bring Up to 75% More Rain to the Sahara, Transforming Desert Into Rainforest and Forcing Billions to Rethink the Future

Larger Than England, This Island Formed by Amazonian Rivers Cuts Through Brazil, Influences South America’s Climate, and Remains Outside National Debate

At 83 and 78, Couple Lives Alone Without Electricity in the Jungle and Survives Off What They Plant

What Lies Behind 2,124,000 Square Miles of the Amazon Rainforest Goes Far Beyond Biodiversity, Revealing Complex Societies, Dispelling Historical Myths, and Changing How Brazil Understands Its Past

Carbon Market Pays Millions To Keep The Amazon Rainforest Standing

The Highest Point In Brazil Is 2,995 Meters High, Has Been Closed For Almost 20 Years, And Its Journey Through The Amazon Rainforest Is One Of The Most Challenging

Giant 2.2 km Device Sweeps Plastic from Pacific Ocean, Cleaning an Area the Size of a Football Field Every 5 Seconds to Contain World’s Largest Ocean Garbage Patch

Nigerian Student Builds 12-Meter Helicopter from Salvaged Parts, Including Boeing 747, in Backyard Without Engineering Degree

17-Year-Old Justin Bernstein Develops Bacteria to Produce Glass on Arctic Ice to Reflect Sunlight, Wins $50,000 U.S. Scholarship

Self-Taught Chinese Farmer Builds 5-Ton Submarine from Scrap, Launches It in Anhui River

Land Rover to Halt Production in July, Putting 371 Jobs at Risk, as Chinese Automaker Negotiates to Convert Factory to 100,000 Vehicles Annually by 2027

At 75 years old, João José de Carvalho, known as Mr. Janjão, was accepted for the second time by Sisu after overcoming distance, physical limitations, and years away from school, to fulfill his dream of studying Biological Sciences at UFPI.

Helicopter Drops 180 Tons of Sand and Gravel on Swedish River to Revive Ecosystem Damaged by Decades of Exploitation