Issue # 297 _ November 2020
Cover
- The Pantanal pleads for rain
- The worst drought in half a century and an unprecedented number of fires threaten the world’s largest floodplain By Marcos Pivetta
- Shaped by floods and fires
- Water, and to a lesser extent, fire, influence flora distribution and diversity in the Pantanal By Ricardo Zorzetto
COVID-19
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Limited transmission
Studies suggest that children and adolescents do not spread SARS-CoV-2 any more than adults
By Frances JonesDevelopment
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Multiplying returns
Economists develop new formula to calculate social returns to innovation investment
By Fabrício MarquesIndicators
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A sharper picture
A new survey provides detailed insight into the actors engaged in and funding R&D in São Paulo State
By Fabrício MarquesBIOTA - 20 YEARS
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A poisonous weave
A spider web commonly found in the Americas is composed of toxins that paralyze and help kill prey
By Eduardo GeraqueInnovation
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Growth strategy
Companies supported by FAPESP’s RISB program are the target of acquisitions
By Yuri Vasconcelos and Domingos Zaparolli