An adventure aboard a floating lodge in early January immersed in the nature and culture of the Amazon River set the bar pretty high for University of Delaware students studying abroad that month in ...

Bats play a crucial role in tropical regions as pollinators, seed dispersers and agricultural pest controllers. But they are exposed to a wide range of threats, pollution among them. Two recent papers ...

As Brazil climbs up the global economic leaderboard, Susan Curtis discovers how a rapid increase in science funding is transforming the country’s research landscape ...

Our research on Caiçara ethnoecology in the Juatinga Ecological Reserve, in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, focuses on basket, canoe, and paddle making to understand Caiçara knowledge and ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil's vast and diverse geography, with the Amazon to the north, mountain ranges along the Atlantic coast and the Andes to its west, may have helped it avoid the U.S. fate of ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — Globally renowned for its natural beauty, Rio de Janeiro received a new international distinction Tuesday as UNESCO added landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx’s former ...

Why does this partnership matter so much? Because Brazil, while a global powerhouse in commodities like soybeans, coffee, and beef, has struggled to fully capitalize on its resources in an ...

Brazil’s stamps reflect its evolution from early oil exploration to offshore deepwater breakthroughs. The country simultaneously built a strong renewable identity through ethanol, hydropower, solar ...

Reporting from Betim, Brazil — Most of the shops in the Monte Carmo mall haven’t opened yet, but it’s already full of Brazilian kids. They come in droves, filling its cavernous hallways, giggling, ...