Environment

Urban Studies

A bit of fresh air

Climate maps can help reorganization of cities

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ENVIRONMENT

Clean Air

Concentration of major air pollutant drops in the great São Paulo, study says

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Botany

Forests in transformation

Lianas are remodeling the Amazon Region

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Ecology

Capacity-building under construction

Panel seeks strategy to formulate policies on biodiversity

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memory

Drought in the Metropolis

Other droughts in São Paulo were almost always related to population increase

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Cover

Underground life

Adaptation to dark environments gives rise to odd-looking fauna

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botany

Tiny pools in the sertão

Bromeliad leaves create a natural trap for pollen in the badlands

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embrapa

Mapped soils

Digital maps of Brazilian soils may contribute to conservation

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GEOLOGY

The distant past of a great river

Erosion of the Andes may have formed the Amazon

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ECOLOGY

Forests without animals

Decline of animal populations poses as serious a problem as deforestation

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Vulnerable species

Still hunted

Amazonian turtle populations remain at risk of decline

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Atmosphere

Persistent destruction

Forbidden substance still destroys ozone layer

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Photolab

Illuminated cathedral

Illuminated cathedral

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Remote sensing

Remote analysis

Software automates the evaluation of sugarcane burning

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION XIV

The elements in the forests

Changes in organic compound cycles could speed ecosystem deterioration

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