Posts Tagged ‘Brazil’
In Brazil, two crops are better than one
BROWN (US) — Double cropping—planting two crops in a field in the same year— improves schools, helps advance public sanitation, raises median income, and creates jobs in rural Brazil. Continue…
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 16:48 - 1 Comment
Earth & Environment - Mar 12, 2013 10:02 - 1 Comment
Strict ‘safe zones’ protect Brazilian rainforest
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Designating strictly protected areas is more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than creating zones that allow for controlled removal of natural resources, experts say. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 22, 2013 16:05 - 0 Comments
Rancher mindset key to saving Amazon
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Debates about saving the Amazon rain forest often portray cattle ranchers as “bad guys,” but an anthropologist says it’s important to understand their perspectives, too. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 18, 2012 13:03 - 3 Comments
Soil controls where phosphorus ends up
BROWN (US) — Looking at soybean crops in Brazil, Argentina, and Iowa reveals that soils have taken on a new role: mediating the environmental consequences of modern farming. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 10, 2012 15:01 - 1 Comment
Racial quotas for college put to test in Brazil
EMORY (US) — A racial quota system at one of the leading universities in Brazil raised the proportion of black students from low-income families, without lowering their efforts to succeed. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 27, 2012 12:56 - 0 Comments
To make magic ritual work: Add steps. Repeat.
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — The more time and effort a supernatural ritual takes, the more people will believe in its logic and effectiveness, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 22, 2012 15:05 - 1 Comment
Global study finds drop in physical activity
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A new study finds a global decline in activity levels and predicts a continuing rise in inactivity in countries around the world. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 1, 2012 10:12 - 0 Comments
To allocate funds, rank health risks
U. MISSOURI (US) — A new system may help public health care organizations allocate resources by prioritizing health risks and conditions—in some cases before they become major health problems. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 23, 2012 11:52 - 1 Comment
Amazon basin shows signs of stress
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Human land-use activity has begun to change the regional water and energy cycles of parts of the Amazon basin. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 20, 2011 11:37 - 1 Comment
My, what big teeth you had ‘Croc Dog’
MCGILL (CAN) — A newly identified crocodile species that lived 70 million years ago had very big teeth and a dog-shaped head—and galloped on long limbs to chase down prey. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 7, 2010 14:50 - 0 Comments
Journey to center of Amazon’s unpaved heart
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—During his unprecedented expedition into the heart of the Amazon, geographer Bob Walker discovered surprising evidence that many of the Brazilian government’s efforts to protect the environment are working. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 20, 2009 15:57 - 0 Comments
Henry Ford’s forgotten jungle city
NYU (US)—At a time when Detroit’s status as a hub of the automobile industry is in grave doubt comes a book by New York University’s Greg Grandin that chronicles a little-known Henry Ford endeavor aimed at creating a more perfect American company town in the Brazilian Amazon—and, with it, a Midwestern America of the automaker’s imagination. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 20, 2009 11:32 - 0 Comments
Feather color detected in 30 million-year-old bird fossil
YALE (US)–Scientists have discovered traces of organic material in fossilized bird feathers from 30 millions years ago. Yale University researchers say the material appears to be remnants of pigments that once gave birds their color, opening up the possibility of pinpointing the original hue of ancient birds and their ancestors, the dinosaurs. (more…)
