Science
SPECIAL BIOTA
The many faces of the sertão
Semi-arid climate have elicited adaptive responses among species
Ecology
Transplanting forests
Transplanting orchids and seeds from an area about to be lost to deforestation
PUBLIC HEALTH
Big gains with small weight loss
Obese adolescents may find better balance by losing just 8% of body weight
GEOLOGY
Why the earth shakes in Brazil
Seismologists propose a new explanation for earthquakes in Brazil
By Igor Zolnerkevic and Ricardo Zorzetto
Paulo Vanzolini
The sage of biodiversity
Zoologist Paulo Vanzolini was one of the brains behind the creation of the FAPESP
By Redação
Cryptography
The Voynich manuscript
Brazilian physicists propose a meaning to the Voynich manuscript
Astronomy
Danger near Pluto
Brazilians are involved in assessing risk for the space probe New Horizons
OBITUARY
Geographer of the Amazon’s cities
Geographer established a broad view of the North of Brazil
Paleontology
It’s a stick, it’s a stone
Petrified plants reveal the look of the landscape 300 million years ago
Medicine
No breath to catch
Respiratory tract alterations thwart improvement in cases of severe asthma
SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION IV
Open-air laboratory
The Cerrado holds a little-explored universe of molecules
BIOCHEMISTRY
The triple helix effect
Triple-stranded DNA may regulate the expression of certain genes
SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION III
The threat comes from above
Haphazard use of soil hampers the migration of species in the Pantanal
ECOLOGY
The rediscovery of a forest
Ring road results in scientific expeditions to the Cantareira mountain
OBITUARY
The sage of biodiversity
Vanzolini was one of the brains behind the creation of FAPESP
By Newsroom
