The Brazilian Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva has banned the use of animals in cosmetics and perfume research. The measure also applies to products with proven safety and ...

The result of the efforts of over 120 researchers over the course of a decade, a 1,100-page manual with detailed guidelines about the care and handling of animals in research and teaching was released ...

At a Brazilian zoo in Curitiba, a man jumped into a pond with hippos. Fortunately, the animals did not react aggressively to ...

In Brazil, about 16 wild animals are killed by vehicles every second. Thus, a computer scientist has come up with a hi-tech solution: using artificial intelligence (AI) to tell drivers when ...

Parkatêjê armored catfish can reach just under 3 inches in length, the study said. They have “body plates” along their backs ...

Brazil has declared a six-month animal health emergency after several cases of avian flu were found in wild birds. Seven cases have been reported in Espirito Santo state, with another discovered ...

scientists in Brazil concluded a particularly grim conservation study - attempting to count the animals killed by huge wildfires in the Pantanal wetlands. They estimate that as many as 17 million ...