Scientists decode genome of a bacterium with medical and industrial uses

Over the past few months, Rachel Biderman Furriela a Brazil based lawyer and activist has been punching the keys of her laptop furiously. She is busy acknowledging congratulatory mails from her network of friends an international group of lawyers wo

a trend towards smaller households is threatening biodiversity around the world, a new study finds. Both in deve

There's bad news for illegal loggers, diamond miners and drug runners. A huge radar system called System for the Vigilance of the Amazon or sivam would scan 5.2 million square kilo

The Brazilian government has decided against installing a new nuclear reactor at its Angra dos Reis nuclear complex. Instal