Biodiversity

MEMORY

The grande dame of botany

An advisor to students even before she studied biology, Graziela Barroso described 132 new species of plants

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Biology

A tree frog linked to flowers

Frogs contribute to pollination and seed dispersal

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Environment

The effects of small power plants

Small hydroelectric power plants stimulate the multiplication of some fish species while discouraging others

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Video

Video brings unique images of jaguar cubs

NGO combines research activities and ecotourism to study more than 180 animals that live in a reserve in the Pantanal | 7'36

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photolab

Underwater world

Algal reefs growing on volcanic seamounds were named "Coraline Hills"

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ECOLOGY

Freshwater mangroves

A study explores this rare type of coastal ecosystem located at the mouth of the Amazon River

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BIODIVERSITY

Preserving the harvest

Brazil contributed with five samples of sweet potato, four of rice, two of potato, and two of millet

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ECOLOGY

How many cubs does a jaguar have?

Scientists use technology to measure the birth rate of jaguars in the Pantanal

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Flora

The sounds of wounded plants

Experiment shows that plants subjected to stress can emit ultrasonic sounds

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INTERVIEW

Andrés Roldán: Scientific and civic vocation

Parque Explora in Medellín promotes urban transformation

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RESEARCH ITINERARIES

From physics to the environment

Marco Aurélio Nalon talks about the use of data geoprocessing to map native vegetation in the state of São Paulo

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Biodiversity

The climate, a driver of diversification

Regional rainfall patterns can be a decisive factor in plant diversification

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PHOTOLAB

Seeing trees differently

High-resolution drone images used to monitor the characteristics and degradation of coastal vegetation

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Ecology

The reason behind the megadiversity of fish in South America

Geological events of the last 55 million years have restructured hydrographic basins and contributed to the diversification of freshwater species

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Ecology

Sawdust shows which tree species has been cut

Anti-illegal-logging technique identifies trees from sawdust using a microscope

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Oceanography

A new kind of marine environment

New type of reef found off the coast of Espírito Santo was named coral hills

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BIOLOGY

First expedition to the Imeri Mountains

Researchers have identified animals and plants isolated by the altitude, which may help explain relationships between species from high areas in the north of South America

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ECOLOGY

Amphibian populations in the Atlantic Forest have declined over the last 130 years

The number of individuals of 106 species in the biome fell at some point between the end of the nineteenth century and the year 2020

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Ecology

Hidden life in rupestrian grasslands

Microorganisms help plants survive in the nutrient-poor soil of rupestrian grasslands

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PHOTOLAB

On top of Brazil

Serra do Imeri could be the birthplace of many animal and plant lineages from the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest

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ENTOMOLOGY

Terrestrial insects in decline

Unprecedented study on the demographic evolution of terrestrial insects points to a decline in individual numbers and species diversity

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BIOECONOMY

Female entrepreneurs create new products in the Amazon

Companies combine research, technology, and innovation to gain market share and make advances in the region

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COVER

Science with the public

People without academic experience contribute to data collection and knowledge production

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Zoology

Hope for white rhinos

Production of white rhino eggs and sperm in the lab offer hope for the species

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Video

New kind of coral reef surprise researchers

Far from the coast, coraline Hills harbor a large diversity of fish that only exist there | 4'58

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Research itineraries

The scientific method outside academia

Biologist Pedro Ferreira Develey continues his research by observing birds

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Biodiversity

Fires in the Pantanal disproportionately affected jaguars

Wildfires in the Pantanal in 2020 had a severe impact on biodiversity

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Public health

Beware of scorpions, spiders, and lionfish

There were 2.1 million accidents involving venomous animals in Brazil between 2007 and 2019

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RETROSPECT

The Amazon’s Treasure

In an eighteenth-century book, a Portuguese Jesuit shows empathy for Indigenous peoples and, as a naturalist, describes rivers, plants, and animals

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FORESTRY ENGINEERING

New technique used to reforest Brumadinho

The innovative experimental technique uses hormones and grafting to reproduce native trees and speed up their flowering time in areas of socioenvironmental disasters

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