Biodiversity

Chrysolaena obovata

Elevated C02 makes for drought-resistant plant

Cerrado species adapts better to drought with high carbon dioxide level

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water

Three times as many viruses in the oceans

A international study has found the DNA of 15,000 more viruses in all oceans

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Photolab

Valuable cargo

Valuable cargo

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ZOOLOGY

The foxes of the Americas

Deforestation promotes encounters between different species of foxes

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PHOTOLAB

Worms that light up

Worms that light up

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GENETICS

Copies that make a difference

The influence of retrocopies in the diversification of species and individuals

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Microlejeunea nyiahae

Bryophytes in amber

A well-preserved parts of leaves enabled researchers to describe a new species

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Discovery

Two new Brazilian minerals described

The list of type minerals from Brazil grew to 68 unique species in June

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Photolab

Understated beauty

Understated beauty

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PROFILE

From the fields to the courts

A self-taught botanist has already classified more than 350 species

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ECOLOGY

Collective flights

Academic researchers and birdwatchers enhances scientific production

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Photolab

A flower blooms in the stone

A flower blooms in the stone

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invertebrates

Food thieves

Larvae of the flower fly are able to steal the carnivorous plant's food

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ECOLOGY

Dead waters

No decision has been made on restoration actions to the Doce river

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MEDICINE

The silent attack of the fungi

Species of fungi cause drug-resistant infections

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Biodiversity

Earth’s unknown biodiversity

For each species of known living things, there are 100,000 yet to be identified

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Ecology

Ants and bromeliads

Some ant species contribute nutrients to their host plants

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Photolab

Forest creatures

Forest creatures

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Memory

The Brazilian side of Goethe

Goethe's writings were influenced by the works of naturalists

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Ecology

Impacts visible at sea

Pollutants change the ecological equilibrium and accumulate on the ocean floor

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LEGISLATION

Changing expectations

Biodiversity Law creates new rules for researchers and companies

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COVER

Seeking to understand the origin of the forest

In a joint effort, biologists and geologists have created geogenomics

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Ideonella sakaiensis

The bacterium that “eats” plastic bottles

Bacteria can break down and digest plastics known as PET

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ZOOLOGY

The voyages of sea turtles

Genetics help delineate populations of endangered species

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ECOLOGY

The world’s greatest plant diversity

Botanists continue to identify an average of 250 per year in Brazil

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Photolab

Polar inhabitant

Polar inhabitant

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environment

Geogenomics

Geogenomics is aimed at explaining biological diversity in tropical rainforests

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PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

The cosmetic from the Caatinga scrubland

Umbu could form the basis for an anti-aging skin cream

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Biogeography

When the ocean was forest

The Atlantic Forest may have occupied the continental shelf in the Ice Age

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Biodiversity

The white and black fungi of the Atacama

Yeasts in the Chilean desert exhibit resistance to ultraviolet radiation

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