A mysterious case of species origin was finally solved through DNA and feather analyses by Brazilian and Canadian scientists, revealing the dançador-de-coroa-dourada (Golden Crown Dancer), or the Lepidothrix vilasboasi, to be a hybrid species resulting from the interbreeding of two separate species over 150 thousand years ago.
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Just two years after dealing with flooded fields, many farmers in an agricultural municipality in the northern part of the Province of Buenos Aires are unable to plant corn, soy, and sorghum for lack of water.
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Uruguay has become the first Latin American country to have an electric route for electric cars on the road.
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For the first time in over a decade, the turtle population on the island of Pinzón is now making a natural comeback, thanks to the elimination of the “large population” of black rats disrupting the natural food chain there.
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What is Colombia’s role of Colombia in the global strife for a more sustainable future in the face of the threats of climate change?
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—Researched and written by Aldo Andrade— The Sexta Plenaria de la Plataforma Intergubernamental en Biodiversidad y Servicios Ecosistémicos (Ipbes), which is a conference that brings about scientists from around the world to discuss topics related to biodiversity and its condition worldwide, is being held in the Americas for the first time, and more specifically in
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Dust swells in 3-meter-high waves in the San Carlos Lempa community. Sugarcane growers utilize a natural drain to the Lempa River to irrigate the crop, causing the water to become stagnant. Leftover stubble after the harvest is burned, sending smoke through local neighborhoods. The water well is contaminated with pesticides.
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Climate change is already modifying the hydrological systems, implying a future impact on the way in which economic activities are developed.
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The threat of climate change looms heavy over Colombia’s 2,860 kilometers of coral reef.
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The latest eruption of the Agung volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali has displaced some one hundred thousand people.
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