How old is the Amazon

05/2025

A project involving scientists from 13 countries has drilled deep underground in an attempt to date the Amazon basin and figure out how it became such a haven for biodiversity.

The profound history of Amazonia - in portuguese

Scientists are preparing to study “time capsules” from the Amazon as part of a major international effort to uncover the remote past of the planet's largest rainforest.

How and when was the Amazon formed?

01/2023

Trans-Amazon Drilling Project publication now out: project PI, Prof. André Sawakuchi, explains what this exciting scientific drilling project aims to discover.

ICDPs Trans-Amazon Drilling Project explained

Prof. André Sawakuchi, Institute of Geosciences of the University of São Paulo (USP) and Principal Investigator of the upcoming Trans-Amazon Drilling Project, explains what this exciting scientific drilling project aims to discover.

What happens to geological samples - in portuguese?

Adriana Farias, journalist, explains what happens to geological samples in the Trans-Amazon Drilling Project after they are taken out of the ground.