Brazil

Fall armyworms with offspring-killing gene tested on farms in Brazil

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Male fall armyworms carrying a gene that kills female offspring were released on farms in Brazil as a possible way to control wild populations of a major pest Life 15 March 2022 By Michael Le Page A fall armyworm Shutterstock/kale kkm Fall armyworms genetically modified to wipe out wild populations of the pests have been … Read more

Archaeologists Find 2,000-Year-Old Lesson on Sea Level Changes Destroying Societies

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Archaeologists have linked rising and lowering sea levels in the Atlantic Ocean to the ebbs and flows of ancient civilizations in southern Brazil. The findings, which incorporate several lines of past archaeological evidence, suggest even large, resilient, and cooperative coastal communities can easily go out with the tide.   When analyzing and dating a series … Read more

Brazilian wildfires killed nearly 17 million animals in 2020

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At least a fifth of Brazil’s Pantanal region was burned in 2020 during a historic drought, and the wildfires are estimated to have killed millions of birds, snakes, rodents and primates, among other animals Environment 16 December 2021 By Adam Vaughan Land burned by a fire in the Pantanal region of Brazil Rogerio Florentino/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Ferocious … Read more

Amazon rainforest: Brazil approves gold mining exploration in pristine region

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Gold mining in the municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira would drive deforestation and increase mercury pollution, say ecologists Environment 16 December 2021 By Luke Taylor An Indigenous village in São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Brazil Paulo Lopes/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News The Brazilian government has approved gold exploration in a pristine expanse of Amazon rainforest that … Read more