Multimedia journalist (Science, Health, Climate, Environment). AHCJ Award. Pulitzer Center Fellow. Oxford Climate Network. Words: Science, Scientific American, Nature, The Guardian, BBC, EOS, Mongabay, Sci.Dev Brazilian https://sofiamoutinho.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3mmzd2nexgg2dhttps://www.science.org/content/article/brazil-s-rolling-stone-reefs-teem-hidden-diversity-dna-reveals29 May 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzd2nexgg2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3mjpnsuf4vu2sThe sustainability of fisheries in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean,along the coasts of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina, are threatened by fractured governance, biodiversity data gaps, and accelerating climate change, according to a new study. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/weak-regional-governance-continuing-to-threaten-marine-biodiversity-fisheries-in-southwest-atlantic17 Apr 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpnsuf4vu2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3mj2yb5cy2p2wEstimated to be more than 2,400 years old, one alerce tree in Chile’s Alerce Costero National Park hosts about twice as much fungal diversity underground as younger alerce trees, a team of researchers found https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/chiles-ancient-conifers-host-underground-web-of-life-that-sustains-forests-study/09 Apr 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2yb5cy2p2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3mhb2lduzuf2wFor the first time in South America and only the sixth time in history, researchers have identified a field of tektites, in Brazil. Nicknamed space glass, these form by collision of a meteorite with silica-rich rocks on Earth’s surface https://eos.org/articles/scientists-discover-south-americas-first-space-glass-fields-in-brazil17 Mar 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhb2lduzuf2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3mf7s4v4cik26The golden mussel, an invasive species that began to plague South American rivers decades ago, has reached the Amazon region, one of the richest biodiversity worldwide. The march of the mussel threatens water quality, native species, and local fishing communities https://www.science.org/content/article/highly-destructive-mussel-has-started-invading-amazon19 Feb 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7s4v4cik26https://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3mbphefyczn2vMost genomic databases worldwide focus on European populations, creating a biased foundation for research and medical treatments. But lately, several efforts have been pushing for greater diversity by studying populations in the Americas, Asia, and Africa. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-04161-0 #genome https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-04161-0?fbclid=PAZnRzaAPJFZdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaf3E8DyWY2-K-gRQGcNlK5x0a6F_BoDtwvSVhlbtXKGkapU_gfzRsf68t0SuQ_aem_ThwWAfuX5YiyBvu2FfcRhA%23ref-CR305 Jan 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbphefyczn2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3mabptwesxf2xThe future of the Amazon may rely on its past. According to study, landscape interventions by the forest’s pre-Columbian Indigenous inhabitants might still affect its ecological functions, including its capacity to store biomass, absorb carbon, and withstand climate change https://eos.org/articles/how-ancient-indigenous-societies-made-todays-amazon-more-resilient18 Dec 2025 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabptwesxf2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3m6z7ccsfx42kA aldeia Ipatsé no território Indígena do Xingu é cercada por dezenas de sítios arqueológicos descobertos nos últimos 30 anos por arqueólogos em parceria com os kuikuros. Juntos, eles mapearam mais de 20 cidades de até 1.500 anos em 1.200 km² de floresta https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ciencia/2025/11/juntos-arqueologos-e-indigenas-usam-tecnologia-para-mapear-civilizacoes-antigas-da-amazonia.shtml?pwgt=l2l74zt5qoh5svfpzefvu0wycrhop4i9nu0b74zscl4z91c2&utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=compwagift02 Dec 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6z7ccsfx42khttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3m5k3lreqoo2dPhotographer Thomas Peschak was the 1st to document the Amazon's pink river dolphins stealing fish from fishermen. My story for BBC discusses his photography, the threats the dolphins face, and the involvement of scientists with local communities to protect them. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251107-the-photos-showing-why-pink-dolphins-are-the-amazons-great-thieves13 Nov 2025 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5k3lreqoo2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3m57mprc76r2eI'm glad to talk about my latest feature on #SciencePodcast! “Contributing Correspondent Sofia Moutinho visited the Xingu Indigenous territory in Brazil to learn about a long-standing collaboration between scientists and the Kuikuro to better understand early Amazon communities.” scim.ag/4ooVo5t https://scim.ag/4ooVo5t09 Nov 2025 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m57mprc76r2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3m54npqlvoi2kEm junho, tive a oportunidade de visitar a aldeia Ipatsé, do povo Kuikuro, no Território Indígena do Xingu. Lá conheci de perto uma parceria única entre arqueólogos e os Kuikuros, que há mais de trinta anos vem desvendando o passado da ocupação humana na Amazônia. https://www.science.org/content/article/unearth-their-past-amazonian-people-turn-language-white-men-understand08 Nov 2025 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m54npqlvoi2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3m527mrwpyr2qThis week, in Science, I tell the story of a unique partnership between archeologists and the Kuikuro Indigenous peoples of Brazil. For more than 30 years, they have been working together to uncover the past of human occupation in the Amazon forest https://www.science.org/content/article/unearth-their-past-amazonian-people-turn-language-white-men-understand07 Nov 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m527mrwpyr2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3lzha3ptrrh2qBuscando ideias de pauta para reportagem sobre estudos e projetos de conservação de aves, especialmente migratórias. Tem alguma sugestão? Conhece algum pesquisador ou ativista com um projeto legal? Me conta!22 Sep 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzha3ptrrh2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3ly4ujyfic52hMost health interventions related to climate change have not been tested by science. Still, some nice studies exist, especially in low-income countries. More in mystory for Nature Medicine. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03844-y05 Sep 2025 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly4ujyfic52hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3lvlh4gqrag2eNa torcida para o livro “Espécies de aves da região do Rio Cubate”, um guia produzido pelos Baniwa em parceria com pesquisadores do Inpa e que está concorrendo ao Jabuti Acadêmico. Escrevi uma reportagem sobre esse projeto incrível para a revista Audubon https://www.audubon.org/magazine/how-indigenous-community-amazon-created-bird-guide-their-own04 Aug 2025 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlh4gqrag2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3lvlgwzzyqx2bNa torcida para o livro “Espécies de aves da região do Rio Cuibate”, um guia produzido pelos Baniwa em parceria com pesquisadores do Inpa e que está concorrendo ao Jabuti Acadêmico. Escrevi uma reportagem sobre esse projeto incrível para a revista Audubon https://www.audubon.org/magazine/how-indigenous-community-amazon-created-bird-guide-their-own04 Aug 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlgwzzyqx2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3lvbj3x5iun2vI am so bad at sharing my social media! My Instagram for those who might want to follow me there: https://www.instagram.com/sofia_moutinho_journalist https://www.instagram.com/sofia_moutinho_journalist/?hl=en31 Jul 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbj3x5iun2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3ltjx6jmuxq2jCientistas, especialistas em ética e autoridades apontam que concurso da OpenAI para encontrar "cidades perdidas” na Amazônia ignora normas arqueológicas e direitos indígenas. Minha história para a Science https://www.science.org/content/article/ai-challenge-find-lost-amazonian-civilizations-draws-criticst09 Jul 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltjx6jmuxq2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sofiamoutinho.bsky.social/post/3ltjx3sut7i2jScientists, ethicists, and officials worry the OpenAI contest to find “lost cities” in the Amazon sidesteps archaeological norms and Indigenous rights. My story for Science https://www.science.org/content/article/ai-challenge-find-lost-amazonian-civilizations-draws-criticst09 Jul 2025 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:2di6whvpcssjnvthdif7ehi2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltjx3sut7i2j