Biodiversity

Photolab

Parasitized egg

Photograph awarded by CNPq shows a mosquito egg colonized by a fungus

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Innovation

How to avoid failures in radical innovation projects

How to avoid failures in radical innovation projects

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Biodiversity

Fungal diversity continues to decline

Fungal diversity is declining, with many species threatened with extinction

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Ecology

Intense droughts, the greatest enemy of amphibians

Severe droughts have drastically reduced amphibian populations

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Biodiversity

Study lists 409 edible species of wild mushrooms

Study lists 409 edible species of wild mushrooms

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photolab

Prolonged youth

The evolutionary enigma of the tiny transparent fish that never progresses past its juvenile form

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Biodiversity

Nectar not from flowers

Survey identifies plants that produce nectar outside of their flowers, attracting ants that protect them

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Zoology

Climate caused megafauna extinction

Lack of rain accelerated extinction of megafauna in Northeast Brazil

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Zoology

India, home of the tigers

India's wild tiger population doubles in just over a decade

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photolab

A not-so-desert island

Some 1,300 plant and animal species live on Alcatrazes Island

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ITINERARIES

Paulo Takeo Sano combines botany and law to advocate for Cerrado communities

Biologist from USP works with populations that make a living from everlasting flowers

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Agriculture

Greater exports, lower biodiversity

Increase in exports to major consumer markets contributes to biodiversity loss

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ECOLOGY

Drought and wildfires reduce forest biodiversity

Although the populations of some plant and animal species are able to recover when rains return, the effects of drought and wildfires can last years

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Technology

Tree-planting capsules

Biodegradable tree seed capsules made of cardboard and starch improve germination

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Research itineraries

Originally from a riverside community, Gracialda Costa Ferreira investigates the identities of trees

Forest engineer also aims to improve the income of Amazonian communities

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Ecology

Soil and vegetation care restores the vitality of the Caatinga

Experiments suggest strategies for recovering native vegetation and increasing agricultural production in the semiarid Northeast

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Awards

Quickly mapping the rainforest

Brazilian team wins award at international competition Xprize Rainforest

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Botany

Newly discovered but already endangered

New plant species found in Espírito Santo in 2023 already threatened with extinction

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Retrospect

The Amazon on the spice route

Leaves, fruit, bark, roots, oils, and resin from the forest boosted the economy and brought wealth to the region during the colonial period

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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

Content published in the early issues sparked debates and backed Brazilian science

Researchers talk about how their fields of interest have evolved since the magazine was created

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Agriculture

Passion fruit against the Sun

Passion fruit species recommended for insomnia could also be used in sunscreen

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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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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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Biodiversity

Hurricane decimates pollinating hummingbirds

Hurricane decimates population of hummingbirds that pollinate plants on Caribbean island

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Photolab

Farmers

Photograph captures the social order of an anthill

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ECOLOGY

A bacterial coating that protects amphibians

Sensitive to climate change and pollutants, frogs and toads resist toxins with the help of skin microbiota

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ENVIRONMENT

Pantanal breaks wildfire record in first half of the year, reflecting an increase in fires across Brazil

The number of wildfires in the biome was 16 times higher than from January to June last year

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Ecology

Current fires could change the Pantanal biome forever

Studies assess the impact on mammals, indicating that the region has not yet recovered from the fires of 2020

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Biodiversity

Almost 2,500 species face extinction in Brazil

Almost 2,500 species of animals and plants at risk of extinction in Brazil

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