Science

SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION III

The threat comes from above

Haphazard use of soil hampers the migration of species in the Pantanal

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ECOLOGY

The rediscovery of a forest

Ring road results in scientific expeditions to the Cantareira mountain

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OBITUARY

The sage of biodiversity

Vanzolini was one of the brains behind the creation of FAPESP

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Geology

Why the earth shakes in Brazil

Seismologists propose a new explanation for earthquakes in Brazil

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IMMUNOLOGY

Vulnerable Defenses

Doctors are mobilizing for early detection of immunodeficiency diseases

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Ethology

Sweet learning

Honeybees are capable of associating colors and signals

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION II

Sustainable interventions

Human intervention helped maintain the diversity of the Pampa Biome

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CLIMATOLOGY

Thaw in the Andes

Aerial photos show accelerated shrinking of South American glaciers

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OCEANOGRAPHY

Precious sea mud

Sediments reveal the climatic of environments that disappeared

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CLIMATE

A heat island in the Amazon

A heat island in the Amazon

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Science

Parasite poised for the attack

Parasite poised for the attack

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TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS

Evolution written in lianas

Evolution written in lianas

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EVOLUTION OF THE GALAXY

The heart of the Milky Way

The heart of the Milky Way

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USP 70

Factory of inventions

USP’s Polytechnic School helped to modernize the country

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Physics

The secrets of the Lençóis Maranhenses

Wind and rain guarantee the beauty of the dunes and ponds of National Park

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A GATHERING OF NOTABLES

Five Nobel Laureates at a Single Symposium

Event honors American physicist and brings together a quintet of Laureates

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Brian Schmidt

Brian Schmidt: The dark energy enigma

New methods are needed to measure the composition of the Universe

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Paleontology

The tapeworm and the shark

Fossilized feces of fish 270 million years old contain tapeworm eggs

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION I

Amid challenges, ideas and threats

Biologists give an overview of the effects of fragmented ecosystems

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Ecology

Amazonia in three dimensions

Maps show details of forest structure and native vegetation

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Optics

In tune with light

Physicists use lasers to synchronize microscopic oscillators

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GEOLOGY

Evidence of a catastrophe

Sediments tell the story of a climate change that occurred 8,200 years ago

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Neuroscience

Today’s superstars

Neighboring cells help neurons establish connections with one another

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Science Medicine

Remarkable letter carriers

Synthetic particles augment the action of drugs against cancer

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Zoology

Why are the whales dying?

Study identifies bone abnormalities commonly found in humpback whales

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ECOLOGY

More uniform forests

Species resistant to environmental disturbances reduces biodiversity

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Astronomy

Stars that the wind blew out

Gas expelled by stellar explosions interrupted the growth of dwarf galaxies

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GEOLOGY

Dance of the river basins

The São Francisco River Basin has lost area to the Doce River Basin

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HUMAN EVOLUTION

Traces of miscegenation

Human virus reflects migrations between ethnic groups in the state of Pará

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Biochemistry

Reinforced toxicity

More neurons are killed by using crack than by using cocaine

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