Brazil, Latin America’s greenest country, faces a paradox in that much more flora is in danger of extinction than originally thought, with potentially devastating consequences for the environment and ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Native Brazilian bees provide several environmental services, the most important being pollination of plants, including agricultural crops.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Somewhere in the Amazon there may be flora and fauna that hold the key to curing diseases ranging from cancer to multiple sclerosis. That, at any rate, is the dream. But the ...