Environment

Paleontology

When and where were the first animals in South America?

Western Mato Grosso do Sul, eastern Santa Catarina, and northern Minas Gerais were home to complex organisms between 575 million and 530 million years ago

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Interview

Antoinette WinklerPrins: From the Amazon to research funding

Deputy division director of the US National Science Foundation was in São Paulo to discuss potential collaborations with Brazilians

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Oceanography

Ocean acidification on the rise

Ocean acidification nears critical threshold, threatening marine life

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Pollution

Plastic waste from Africa reaches Ceará by sea

Most plastic waste collected on beaches in Ceará came from Africa

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Ecology

New map reveals diversity of the Caatinga biome

New map reveals diversity of the Caatinga biome

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Pesquisa FAPESP 25 years

Researchers explain important humanities concepts

Topics that play a major role in scientific discussions are frequently covered in the magazine

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Pesquisa FAPESP 25 years

Research topics that have stood out since the magazine was launched in 1999

A diverse range of topics, from climate change and exoplanets to ultra-processed foods, have influenced the direction of science and technology over the past two and a half decades

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Public health

For five days, São Paulo had the worst air in the world

For five consecutive days in September, São Paulo had the worst air in the world

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Meteorology

Another El Niño, south of the equator

Wind and current changes in the Pacific influence climate across the planet

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Botany

Discreet and voracious

New species of carnivorous plant typical of the Cerrado and Caatinga biomes discovered in the Amazon

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Geosciences

Cities sinking in the Philippines

Five cities in the Philippines are sinking

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Subsection

Informal miners join criminal factions in the Amazon

Study suggests that Pará is being used to legalize gold mined illegally in other states

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Geography

Study maps mining conflicts

Extraction of minerals needed for the energy transition aggravates disputes over land ownership and water access in Brazil

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Environment

Good cultivation practices can reduce carbon emissions in the field

Good cultivation practices can reduce carbon emissions in the field

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Crop Science

New cultivation techniques seek to curb the spread of citrus disease

Greening was one of the main causes of a 25% drop in yield in the last harvest

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