Weak regional governance threatening marine biodiversity, fisheries in Southwest Atlantic amid climate shifts The sustainability of fisheries in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean are threatened by fractured governance and climate change.

The sustainability of fisheries in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean,along the coasts of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina, are threatened by fractured governance, biodiversity data gaps, and accelerating climate change, according to a new study. www.seafoodsource.com/news/environ...

Chile’s ancient conifers host underground web of life that sustains forests: Study In an isolated valley within Alerce Costero National Park in southern Chile, one tree towers above all others. At 30 meters (100 feet) high, this alerce abuelo or grandpa alerce, is estimated to be…

A 2,400-year-old alerce tree in Chile hosts twice the fungal diversity of its younger peers. This underground "web of life" supports the entire forest floor, but real estate and climate change threaten these endangered conifers.

@sofiamoutinho.bsky.social reports for #Mongabay.

Estimated to be more than 2,400 years old, one alerce tree in Chile’s Alerce Costero National Park hosts about twice as much fungal diversity underground as younger alerce trees, a team of researchers found news.mongabay.com/2026/04/chil...

Working together, Indigenous peoples & researchers describe new Amazonian palm In 2025, botanists Rodrigo Cámara-Leret and Juan Carlos Copete embarked on a two-hour boat ride down the Vaupés River in the Colombian Amazon, followed by a two-hour hike to the village of Wacará,…

Used for centuries by the Cacua people but unknown to science, the táam palm is now officially described as Attalea taam.

By co-authoring the study with Indigenous experts, researchers in Colombia prove that traditional knowledge is essential for modern botany.

@sofiamoutinho.bsky.social reports.

Scientists Discover South America’s First Space Glass Fields, in Brazil - Eos Tektites, rare natural glasses formed by ancient asteroid impacts, were found stretching across more than 900 kilometers of the country’s interior.

Scientists discovered South America’s first field of space glass, or tektites, in Brazil. These rare glasses were formed by an asteroid impact ~6.3 million years ago. 🧪 eos.org/articles/sci...

⬆️ Research by Álvaro Crósta at @unicampoficial.bsky.social and colleagues; input from Christian Köberl at the University of Vienna; story by @sofiamoutinho.bsky.social.

Scientists Discover South America’s First Space Glass Fields, in Brazil - Eos Tektites, rare natural glasses formed by ancient asteroid impacts, were found stretching across more than 900 kilometers of the country’s interior.

For the first time in South America and only the sixth time in history, researchers have identified a field of tektites, in Brazil. Nicknamed space glass, these form by collision of a meteorite with silica-rich rocks on Earth’s surface
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Getting Yourself on the Scene: How to Fund and Plan Field-Reporting Trips - The Open Notebook Field reporting brings color and context to a story that are often impossible to capture from afar. But getting yourself on the scene is no easy task. Intrepid reporters must battle competitive grant ...

A foundation of in-depth research can improve the chances that a publication will finance your reporting, writes @bwfund.bsky.social‬ early-career fellow @skylerdware.bsky.social, in this story with @astrolisa.bsky.social, @goesbykim.bsky.social, @sofiamoutinho.bsky.social, and others. 🧪

Estar en el lugar de los hechos: cómo financiar y planear viajes de reporteo de campo - The Open Notebook El reporteo de campo aporta color y contexto a una historia que a menudo es imposible capturar a distancia. Pero colocarte en el lugar de los hechos no es tarea fácil. Reporteros intrépidos deben enfr...

Una base de investigación profunda también puede mejorar las probabilidades de que una publicación financie tu reporteo, escribe becaria de TON/@bwfund.bsky.social @skylerdware.bsky.social, en esta historia con @astrolisa.bsky.social, @sofiamoutinho.bsky.social, y otros. #TONenEspañol 🧪

Highly destructive mussel has started to invade the Amazon After ravaging waterways across South America, the fast-spreading species threatens a biodiversity stronghold

The golden mussel, an invasive species that began to plague South American rivers decades ago, has reached the Amazon region, one of the richest biodiversity worldwide. The march of the mussel threatens water quality, native species, and local fishing communities www.science.org/content/arti...

Silenced genomes - Nature Medicine Projects worldwide push for more diverse genomic databases across Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Most genomic databases worldwide focus on European populations, creating a biased foundation for research and medical treatments. But lately, several efforts have been pushing for greater diversity by studying populations in the Americas, Asia, and Africa.

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Trump: Delcy Rodríguez Might Be Next The president told The Atlantic that the interim Venezuelan president will meet a fate worse than Maduro’s unless she complies with U.S. wishes.

“We do need Greenland, absolutely."

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How Ancient Indigenous Societies Made Today’s Amazon More Resilient - Eos Portions of the forest managed by pre-Columbian populations hold higher biomass and are more able to withstand climate change.

The future of the Amazon may rely on its past. According to study, landscape interventions by the forest’s pre-Columbian Indigenous inhabitants might still affect its ecological functions, including its capacity to store biomass, absorb carbon, and withstand climate change

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How Ancient Indigenous Societies Made Today’s Amazon More Resilient - Eos Portions of the forest managed by pre-Columbian populations hold higher biomass and are more able to withstand climate change.

Amazon forest areas managed by pre-Columbian populations contain higher levels of biomass and are more resilient to climate change, suggests a new study to be presented today at #AGU25.

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A aldeia Ipatsé no território Indígena do Xingu é cercada por dezenas de sítios arqueológicos descobertos nos últimos 30 anos por arqueólogos em parceria com os kuikuros. Juntos, eles mapearam mais de 20 cidades de até 1.500 anos em 1.200 km² de floresta

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The photos showing why pink dolphins are the Amazon's 'great thieves' Dramatic underwater photos capture the elusive Amazonian pink dolphins red-handed.

Photographer Thomas Peschak was the 1st to document the Amazon's pink river dolphins stealing fish from fishermen. My story for BBC discusses his photography, the threats the dolphins face, and the involvement of scientists with local communities to protect them.

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'It was a horrible scene to witness': How bird flu has decimated elephant seal populations The sudden decimation by bird flu of the world's largest seal species has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, and the ecosystems shaped by these majestic animals.

How #bird #flu has decimated elephant #seal populations ...

| #AvianFlu | #BirdFlu | #pathogen | #AvianInfluenza | #H5N1 | #infections | By @sofiamoutinho.bsky.social via BBC .com

Understanding early Amazon communities and saving the endangered pocket mouse On this week’s show: A 30-year partnership between archaeologists and an Indigenous community shows the complexity of early Amazon societies, and introducing genetic diversity in an endangered species

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“Contributing Correspondent Sofia Moutinho visited the Xingu Indigenous territory in Brazil to learn about a long-standing collaboration between scientists and the Kuikuro to better understand early Amazon communities.”
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To unearth their past, Amazonian people turn to ‘a language white men understand’ A model partnership between archaeologists and the Kuikuro people has helped rewrite the history of early Amazonian societies

Em junho, tive a oportunidade de visitar a aldeia Ipatsé, do povo Kuikuro, no Território Indígena do Xingu. Lá conheci de perto uma parceria única entre arqueólogos e os Kuikuros, que há mais de trinta anos vem desvendando o passado da ocupação humana na Amazônia.

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To unearth their past, Amazonian people turn to ‘a language white men understand’ A model partnership between archaeologists and the Kuikuro people has helped rewrite the history of early Amazonian societies

This week, in Science, I tell the story of a unique partnership between archeologists and the Kuikuro Indigenous peoples of Brazil. For more than 30 years, they have been working together to uncover the past of human occupation in the Amazon forest
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Buscando ideias de pauta para reportagem sobre estudos e projetos de conservação de aves, especialmente migratórias. Tem alguma sugestão? Conhece algum pesquisador ou ativista com um projeto legal? Me conta!

A window on health adaptations in a changing climate - Nature Medicine From cool roofs to mental health support, researchers worldwide evaluate the effects of climate adaptations on human health.

Most health interventions related to climate change have not been tested by science. Still, some nice studies exist, especially in low-income countries. More in mystory for Nature Medicine.
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How an Indigenous Community in the Amazon Created a Bird Guide of Their Own Inspired by naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace’s visit nearly two centuries ago, an isolated Indigenous community in Brazil worked with scientists to survey local birds and document cultural...

Na torcida para o livro “Espécies de aves da região do Rio Cubate”, um guia produzido pelos Baniwa em parceria com pesquisadores do Inpa e que está concorrendo ao Jabuti Acadêmico. Escrevi uma reportagem sobre esse projeto incrível para a revista Audubon www.audubon.org/magazine/how...

How an Indigenous Community in the Amazon Created a Bird Guide of Their Own Inspired by naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace’s visit nearly two centuries ago, an isolated Indigenous community in Brazil worked with scientists to survey local birds and document cultural...

Na torcida para o livro “Espécies de aves da região do Rio Cuibate”, um guia produzido pelos Baniwa em parceria com pesquisadores do Inpa e que está concorrendo ao Jabuti Acadêmico. Escrevi uma reportagem sobre esse projeto incrível para a revista Audubon www.audubon.org/magazine/how...

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Cientistas, especialistas em ética e autoridades apontam que concurso da OpenAI para encontrar "cidades perdidas” na Amazônia ignora normas arqueológicas e direitos indígenas. Minha história para a Science www.science.org/content/arti...

Scientists, ethicists, and officials worry the OpenAI contest to find “lost cities” in the Amazon sidesteps archaeological norms and Indigenous rights. My story for Science www.science.org/content/arti...

Ministra Marina discutiu com senadores após apresentar dados oficiais de desmatamento na área de impacto da BR-319.

The world's super rich are buying all the T. rex fossils — and scientists have had enough A Tyrannosaurus rex researcher has found that there are now more scientifically valuable T. rex specimens in private or commercial ownership than in public museums, hampering research.

'Dispiriting and exasperating': The world's super rich are buying up T. rex fossils and it's hampering research www.livescience.com/animals/dino...