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Adriana Alves: Creating an Inclusive Academy

by Meghie Rodrigues 25 July 202425 July 2024

One of few Black professors at an elite university in Brazil advocates for a more diverse and inclusive academic environment.

The fatal rock topple at Canyon de Furnas in Brazil. Still from a Youtube video.
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The causes of the 8 January 2022 fatal rock topple at Furnas Reservoir in Brazil

by Dave Petley 13 June 202413 June 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 8 January 2022, a large rock topple occurred on the banks of the Furnas Reservoir in Brazil. This event, which I wrote about at the time, was captured on a series […]

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Does Soil Sound Different After It’s Burned?

by Emily Dieckman 3 May 20243 May 2024

Yes, but not quite the way researchers expected it to.

An open-top chamber in the Amazon forest
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Extra Carbon Dioxide Helps Lower Layers of the Amazon Thrive—for Now

by Sofia Moutinho 29 April 202429 April 2024

Plants living in the shadows grew faster when exposed to excess carbon dioxide. But this short-term effect could vanish in a high-emission-induced warmer future, making the forest a carbon source.

Um modelo de fóssil de dinossauro completo pendurado por cabos
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A Exportação Ilegal de Fósseis É Mais do que um Irritante para o Sul Global

by Sofia Moutinho 15 April 202415 April 2024

Mais de 2 mil pesquisadores assinaram carta aberta solicitando a repatriação do fóssil de um dinossauro para o Brasil. Alguns dizem que o caso destaca um padrão de colonialismo científico na paleontologia.

Dry riverbed of Solimões River, in the upper Amazon basin.
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Quase um Ano depois, a Seca na Amazônia Está Longe de Terminar

by Meghie Rodrigues 3 April 20243 April 2024

Fortalecido pelas mudanças climáticas, o período de seca no norte do Brasil poderá durar mais que o originalmente previsto e ter consequências econômicas e ecológicas prolongadas.

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A Long-Lost Tropical Island Lies Off Brazil’s Coast

by Erin Martin-Jones 12 March 202425 October 2024

An undersea volcanic plateau in the southwestern Atlantic was a tropical island 45 million years ago.

Dry riverbed of Solimões River, in the upper Amazon basin.
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Almost a Year in, Drought in the Amazon Is Far from Over

by Meghie Rodrigues 21 February 202422 October 2024

Strengthened by climate change, northern Brazil’s dry spell might last longer than originally fore-cast, with lingering ecological and economic consequences.

Un modelo de fósil de dinosaurio completo colgado de cable
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La exportación ilegal de fósiles es más que un Irritator para el Sur Global

by Sofia Moutinho 11 October 202311 October 2023

Más de 2,000 investigadores han firmado una carta abierta solicitando la repatriación del fósil de dinosaurio a Brasil. Algunos afirman que el caso pone de manifiesto un modelo de colonialismo científico en la paleontología.

A model of a complete dinosaur fossil hung by cables
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Illegal Fossil Export Is More Than an Irritator to the Global South

by Sofia Moutinho 14 September 202317 April 2024

More than 2,000 researchers have signed an open letter requesting the repatriation of a dinosaur fossil to Brazil. Some say the case highlights a pattern of scientific colonialism in paleontology.

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