Jair Bolsonaro can be stopped from trashing the Amazon – here’s how
Brazil’s new president wants to sacrifice the environment, but he faces some constraints.
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Roads of destruction: we found vast numbers of illegal ‘ghost roads’ used to crack open pristine rainforest
What harm can a road do? Plenty. Once built, illegal roads let loggers, miners, poachers and landgrabbers into the jungle, and the felling begins.
Declining primate numbers are threatening Brazil’s Atlantic forest
Trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest depend heavily on primates for their survival, but agriculture and deforestation are threatening them both.
Amazon fires: Jair Bolsonaro faces mounting political backlash in Brazil – even from his allies
What the Amazon fires mean for Jair Bolsonaro politically.
The world endured 2 extra heatwave days per decade since 1950 – but the worst is yet to come
Heatwaves have become longer, hotter and more frequent. This trend is accelerating from climate change.
A fierce battle is being fought in the soil beneath our feet – and the implications for global warming are huge
Trees are supposed to grow faster as a result of increased CO₂ in the atmosphere - but this research suggests there are many exceptions to the rule.
Sweden has vast ‘old growth’ forests – but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon
Research suggests these forests could disappear by the 2070s.
Curious Kids: why do people like to kiss? Do other animals kiss?
If both people like and trust each other enough to kiss, the good shared feelings they get makes them more likely to stay together.
Healthy soils are good for your gut, brain and wellbeing – here’s why
From improving our gut microbiome to brain function, healthy and nutritious soil has lots of human health benefits.
African grasslands are meant to burn – we can’t let this distract from the Amazon fires
Yes, there are more fires in Africa than Brazil. But unlike the Amazon, Africa’s savannah has evolved to grow back quickly.