Dramatic underwater photos capture the elusive Amazonian pink dolphins red-handed _ BBC
Tag: Latin America
A foundation of trust
A partnership between archaeologists and the Kuikuro people offers a model of collaboration—and documents the complexity of early Amazonian societies _ SCIENCE
AI challenge to find lost Amazonian civilizations draws critics
Scientists, ethicists, and officials worry OpenAI’s contest sidesteps archaeological norms _ SCIENCE
A bird guide of their own
Inspired by Wallace’s visit nearly two centuries ago, an Indigenous community in Brazil worked with scientists to survey local birds and flip the script of how research gets done _ Audubon Magazine
Breaking the glass
Latin America is a leader in nonprofit open-access journals. But it struggles to give them global visibility _SCIENCE
To save endangered trees, researchers in South America recruit an army of fungi
To save endangered trees, researchers in South America recruit an army of fungi_MONGABAY
The Bee Whisperers
Indigenous communities in South America are raising native bees to help protect the insects, conserve forests, and strengthen their own cultural ties to the ecosystem
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How Llama Poop Is Helping an Andean Community Adapt to Melting Glaciers
Reintroducing these animals can enrich barren soils and potentially reduce water contamination, a study shows _EOS
Illegal Fossil Export Is More Than an ‘Irritator’ to the Global South
Researchers request the repatriation of a dinosaur fossil to Brazil. Some say the case highlights a pattern of scientific colonialism in paleontology _EOS
South American Rainforests Are on the Brink of Becoming Carbon Sources
Plants’ ability to stock carbon ceased during the 2015–2016 El Niño, as temperatures skyrocketed and trees died _ EOS