Environment

Zoology

In the dry downpour

Caatinga savanna toads physiologically adapt to survive months of drought

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Carlos Nobre

Carlos Nobre: An environmental model for the South

São Paulo may become a major laboratory for knowledge on climate changes

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Climate changes

Discord in Copenhagen

Global agreement to face warming was postponed until December

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Environment

Under the Copenhagen banner

Studies show the evolution of greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil

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Environment

Fighting extinction

Researchers identify priority conservation areas in the state of Pará

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Cover

Variations on a suffocating theme

Asthma may be a group of illnesses instead of just one

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Nobel

Networking party

Brazilians celebrate the prizes awarded to scientists with whom they worked

Botany

Submerged in stand-by mode

Native tree from the Amazon Region saves energy to survive constant floods

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Energy

Electricity from waste

São Paulo landfill site produces biogas for lighting and for engines

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Cover

Dry land, full rivers

Air mass circulation affects areas far from deforested regions

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Memory

Hans Staden, the naturalist

Author of classic work on Brazil was the first to describe stingless bees 452 years ago

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Climate change

Vulnerable megacities

Panel discusses impact of global warning on Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo

Ecology

Faithful gardeners

Ants help seeds germinate in the Mata Atlântica and in the Cerrado

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Recycling

Constructive residue

Sludge from the paper industry is a compound for construction materials

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climatic changes

Eclectic cast

FAPESP program announces winning projects in its first call for proposals

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