Guidelines for soy don’t protect tropical forests in Brazil

Voluntary commitments to avoid buying soybeans grown in areas of Brazil that have recently been deforested aren't enough, two studies show.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Nov. 2, 2022 • ~8 min

Team makes rare, natural cancer-fighting compound in the lab

The only source of a promising cancer-fighting compound is a single kind of tree in Australia. Now, scientists have made it in the lab.

Holly Alyssa MacCormick-Stanford • futurity
Oct. 11, 2022 • ~9 min

Defensores indígenas ficam entre estradas ilegais e sobrevivência da floresta amazônica – o segundo turno das eleições no Brasil pode ser um ponto de virada

Estradas ilegais trouxeram desmatamento, fogo e outros danos ambientais para a Amazônia. Os resultados do segundo turno presidencial de 2022 podem ter um grande impacto no futuro.

David S. Salisbury, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability, University of Richmond • conversation
Oct. 11, 2022 • ~14 min

Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – Brazil's runoff election could be a turning point

Illegal roads have brought deforestation, fire and other environmental damage to the Amazon. The results of the 2022 presidential runoff could have a major impact for the future.

David S. Salisbury, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability, University of Richmond • conversation
Sept. 29, 2022 • ~13 min

Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – elections in Brazil and Peru could be a turning point

Illegal roads have brought deforestation, fire and other environmental damage to the Amazon. Indigenous territory in many areas has blocked them.

David S. Salisbury, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability, University of Richmond • conversation
Sept. 29, 2022 • ~12 min

Landsat turns 50: How satellites revolutionized the way we see – and protect – the natural world

With decades of images and data from the same locations, these satellites can show changes over time, including deforestation, changes in waterways and how loss of trees corresponds to urban heat.

Stacy Morford, Environment + Climate Editor • conversation
July 21, 2022 • ~7 min

Congo peat swamps store three years of global carbon emissions – imminent oil drilling could release it

Peat is partially decomposed plant matter that has accumulated over thousands of years.

Simon Lewis, Professor of Global Change Science at University of Leeds and, UCL • conversation
July 21, 2022 • ~9 min

Landsat at 50: How satellites revolutionized the way we see – and protect – the natural world

They’re crucial for tracking deforestation, pinpointing dangerous heat, and helping people respond to fires, floods and insidious risks that might not be obvious from the ground.

Stacy Morford, Environment + Climate Editor • conversation
July 21, 2022 • ~7 min

Satellites over the Amazon capture the choking of the ‘house of God’ by the Belo Monte Dam – they can help find solutions, too

When Indigenous peoples lose their river flow to dams, satellite programs like Landsat can help them fight for their resources.

Shahzaib Khan, Graduate Research Assistant in Computational Hydrology, University of Washington • conversation
May 2, 2022 • ~9 min

Tiny beetles had a taste for coconuts 60 million years ago

After a bunch of detective work, researchers have found the culprits behind holes bored into a fossilized coconut from 60 million years ago: Beetles.

Matthew Carroll-Penn State • futurity
April 29, 2022 • ~5 min

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