In southeastern Brazil, researchers discovered a new species named Rineloricaria buckupi, or Buckup’s whiptail catfish, in the rivers near Rio de Janeiro. This “armored” catfish, covered in body ...

To create a beautiful and thriving indoor wall, select low-maintenance plants that suit the lighting in your home. Consider ...

The role of deforestation and private reserves in me conservation of the woolly spider monkey (Brachyteles arachnoides). Masters Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. FONSECA, G. A. B.

The Life of Iara Iavelberg,” Beto Oliveira’s “Flora” and Lucas Peligrineti’s “Pupupu/Bibibi” feature in the lineups of ...

A floristic inventory was prepared for the Dois Irmãos State Park (PEDI, Recife, PE, Brazil), one of the most significant Atlantic Forest remnants (1,158 hectares) and an essential urban protected ...

The idea of keeping spiders as pets is terrifying to some people, but to others – they are a dream pet. Spiders are hardy, low-maintenance creatures with striking colors and fascinating behavior. They ...

Biologist Christian Raboch made a horrifying discovery in Brazil after checking into a rented room for a science conference — it was infested with brown recluse spiders, whose bites can rot flesh and ...

Biologist Christian Raboch made a horrifying discovery in Brazil after checking into a rented room for a science conference — it was infested with brown recluse spiders, whose bites can rot ...

It’s called the Cerrado, Portuguese for “closed,” and for nearly all of human history this vast tropical savanna in central Brazil seems ... to the mighty Amazon rainforest to the north ...

Brown howler monkeys (Alouatta guariba) are endemic to the Atlantic Forest in Brazil and Argentina and were considered the primate species most affected by yellow fever, a deadly viral disease ...

Brazil, for a conference on protecting tropical rainforests. They’ll also be ironing out some important details for developing what they call a “new forest economy” for protecting and ...

A satellite image of the Juruena River shows areas of deforestation in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Dark green areas are intact tropical forest, light green areas are cattle farms, and yellow or brown ...