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.
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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...
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 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.
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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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 🧪
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...
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.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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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
eos.org/articles/how...
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
www1.folha.uol.com.br/ciencia/2025...
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.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
How #bird #flu has decimated elephant #seal populations ...
| #AvianFlu | #BirdFlu | #pathogen | #AvianInfluenza | #H5N1 | #infections | By @sofiamoutinho.bsky.social via BBC .com
I'm glad to talk about my latest feature on #SciencePodcast!
“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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Happy you enjoyed the reading!!!
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.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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
www.science.org/content/arti...
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!
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.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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...
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...
I am so bad at sharing my social media! My Instagram for those who might want to follow me there: www.instagram.com/sofia_moutin...
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.