Animal world
Thousands of parrots invade Argentine town
The number of parrots outnumbers people in the town of Hilario Ascasubi after deforestation forced them to fly out in search of food, water and shelter.
Deforestation
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Environment
Half of the Amazon rainforest is at risk of turning into savanna
More than half of the Amazon rainforest in South America could turn into savanna in the next few decades, according to a new study.
Space science
Small satellite the size of a shoebox changed the world
In the past 2 decades since its 'birth', a small satellite the size of a CubeSat shoebox has made a significant contribution to changing the world.
Environment
Shocking revelation: Every 6 seconds, a large primeval rain forest across the football field is destroyed
A satellite-based study showed that 2019 was the worst year for primeval forests in the world.
Life
The Amazon forest could become the next source of corona virus
Ecologist David Lapola warned that the next pandemic could originate from the Amazon rainforest because humans are increasingly invading animal habitats.
Photo library
Photos about the most beautiful environment in 2019
The Environmental Photographer of the Year awards ceremony took place in New York, at the same time as the United Nations Climate Change Summit.
Environment
The Amazon forest was big, and the smoke could be seen from the orbit
Drought, deforestation and many other factors combined, we have a natural disaster: Earth's green lungs are on fire!
Videos
The video rarely shows the original tribal people in the Amazon forest
The video shows a threatened tribal person holding a machete and spear, while hunting in the Amazon rainforest.
Discover science
May Maya civilization collapse due to deforestation?
The collapse of ancient Mayan civilization has long been considered a mystery, because of the hundreds of reasons that scholars have given to explain this collapse, ther…
Archeology
Behind the fall of the Maya empire
The cities of the ancient Mayan empire developed extremely flourishing in southern Mexico and north of Central America for about 6 centuries. Then, around 900 AD, Maya c…
Archeology
Nazca civilization destroys deforestation
Nazca, an illustrious ancient civilization in South America, has collapsed due to deforestation, causing the climate to become dry and hot, recently published by British…
Space science
Japan launched a satellite that could identify 1m objects, take night photos
Asnaro-2's mission is to provide images of areas affected by natural disasters or deforestation for research institutes and local governments.
Space science
Satellites help predict malaria early
Malaria is one of the biggest health threats in the tropics like Amazon and it is difficult to predict its spread.
Space science
New weapon to prevent deforestation
Before the situation of deforestation seriously affected the reproductive system and climate change, scientists have invented
Biology
Amazon forests are being destroyed at an unprecedented speed in the last 10 years
According to data recently provided by the Brazilian Ministry of Environment, the rate of forest trees destroyed in 2018 was 72% higher than in the same period of 2004.