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Researchers Discover Brazilian Rainforest Tree With Powerful Anti-COVID Compounds
A tree hidden inside one of the most biologically rich forests on Earth has become the center of a major scientific discovery after researchers found compounds in its leaves that appear to attack COVID-19 from several different angles at once. Scientists studying Copaifera lucens Dwyer, a species native to Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, discovered natural compounds…
Meet the Pencil-Tip Frog That Took Decades to Find
Something strange was happening in the misty mountain forests of southern Brazil. Researchers hiking through the Serra do Quiriri range kept hearing a distinct, high-pitched call echoing through the trees. Yet when they stopped to look, they found nothing. Whatever creature was making those sounds seemed to vanish into thin air. For weeks, scientists followed…