Book includes knowledge about primates living in flooded environments around the world, explaining the animals’ relationship with these places and how research can help in their conservation.
Ciência Hoje
Criada em 1982, a Ciência Hoje é a mais antiga revista de divulgação científica em circulação no Brasil. Nascida no seio da comunidade científica, se lançou ao desafio de aproximar a ciência do grande público. Por meio de artigos, notícias, colunas, podcasts, vídeos, blogues e muito mais, as versões impressa e on-line divulgam os mais relevantes acontecimentos e debates científicos – nacionais e internacionais -, com linguagem clara, explicações precisas e pontos de vista variados.
Created in 1982, Ciência Hoje is the oldest science communication magazine circulating in Brazil. Born within the scientific community, it has significantly contributed to the challenge of bringing science to the general public. Through articles, news, columns, podcasts, videos, blogs and much more, its print and online versions present the most relevant scientific developments and debates in Brazil and abroad, with clear language, accurate explanations and diverse points of view.Creada en 1982, Ciência Hoje es la más antigua revista de divulgación científica en circulación en Brasil. Nacida en el seno de la comunidad científica, se lanzó al desafío de acercar la ciencia al gran público. Por medio de artículos, noticias, columnas, podcasts, videos, blogs y mucho más, las versiones impresa y online divulgan los más relevantes acontecimientos y debates científicos -brasileños y extranjeros-, con un lenguaje claro, explicaciones precisas y diversos puntos de vista.
Liquid atmosphere of the region of Manaus in the Brazilian Amazon
Research reveals details about the properties of aerosol particles of the Amazon and points to impacts caused by pollution in Manaus
Land with law, without law: Dynamics of hunting practice in Brazilian Amazon
Biologist investigates the hunting practice dynamic in the Amazon and find a proper regulatory universe. The data are important for official agencies or regulate properly the practice.
Ichthyofauna of Madeira: books show the varieties of fishes of this river
Collection of books available in digital format is a source of information for researchers on local biodiversity
Being sustainable is (not) a game: educational games from Amazon
Environmental education and entertainment: this is the proposal of a set of five educational games produced by the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Institute.
Researchers discover new monkey in the trees of the Amazon
Researchers describe new species of primate of the Amazon rainforest. Although newly discovered, the animal may already be at risk of extinction by loss of habitat due to deforestation.
Funeral urns of indigenous origin have human forms
Rural community residents in the Amazon found funerary urns of indigenous origin that present human forms. The objects reveal information about the burial ceremonies of indigenous population in the region.
Drought and deforestation factors for decreased rainfall in São Paulo
Researcher warns of the factors that may have influenced the current drop in rainfall patterns in Southeast Brazil, as the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and global warming, and requires change in the position of Brazil in relation to environmental issues .
INPE data show decreasing trend of forest degradation in Brazil
INPE reveals new data about the status of devastation of the Amazon. Numbers may be related to fires and illegal logging and show declining trend in forest destruction.
Beyond the Amazon: Environmental management, climate change and sustainable development
Climate change, university reform, democratization of the media, research ethics and scientific advances were topics presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science.