April 22, 2013
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Brazil is in the midst of an explosion of agricultural production, but who is profiting from that production — wealthy land owners and investors or average Brazilians is the subject of debate. New research suggests that at least one type of agricultur… Continue reading
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“Given the rate of destruction in this area, where 98 percent of the original Northeastern Atlantic Forest has already been destroyed, imagine how many species could have gone extinct before we even knew about them,” says researcher Antonio Pontes. Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 17, 2013
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Austromerope is a genus of forcepflies, whose representatives are rare and mostly restricted in distribution. It belongs to the family Meropeidae (Mecoptera) and was recently unexpectedly discovered in South America. The species found in Brazil was des… Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 12, 2013
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It’s a big, big, big job but someone has to do it. Brazil wants to make sure each and every tree is accounted for. Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 4, 2013
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A new kind of pterosaur, a flying reptile from the time of the dinosaurs, has been identified by scientists from Romania, the UK and Brazil. The fossilized bones come from the Late Cretaceous rocks of Sebes-Glod in the Transylvanian Basin, Romania, whi… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 28, 2013
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The mining of metals used in electronics is spreading to countries like Malaysia and Brazil, but scientists warn of the toxic and radioactive wastes generated by the industry. Continue reading
Share on FacebookSeptember 4, 2012
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While Australia has recently passed legislation to ban logos from cigarette packages and to make plain packaging mandatory, other countries are still considering whether or not to take similar measures. New research provides a report on the appeal of p… Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 7, 2012
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What do Northern California's Bay Bridge, a huge soccer stadium being built in Brazil and some of the most popular films and video games produced by Lucasfilm have in common? Technology that Autodesk believes can help change the world for the bette… Continue reading
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