Biodiversity

ASTRONOMY

Why Mars is so small

Theory proposed by Brazilian researchers explains the size of Mars

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Diverse networks

Program expands the knowledge of Brazilian biodiversity

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION XIII

Seriguela and Brazilian chestnut in agriculture

Plant genes from Cerrado and semi-arid may contribute to crops

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Zoologia

The enemy next door

Lethal to amphibians, fungus may be native to the Atlantic Forest

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BIODIVERSITY

Microbial alliances

Microbial diversity helps to solve environmental problems

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Physics

Storms in a vacuum

Energy in empty space could destroy stars and reveal the nature of dark matter

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION XI

Mutual benefit

Bee pollination accounts for 10% of world’s agricultural production value

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ECOLOGY

Whales and dolphins in sight!

There are more cetaceans on the São Paulo coast than imagined

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Canada

Hunters take aim at grizzly bears

Government increases the number of grizzly bears that hunters may kill

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION XI

It’s more expensive without forests

Deforestation increases water treatment costs 100-fold

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION X

The value of nature

The importance of ecosystem services associated with biodiversity

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ECOLOGY

Protection net

Mangroves gain importance in the face of climate change

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Collaboration

A step forward

FAPESP and NSF create partnership on Brazilian biodiversity

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BIODIVERSITY

Keeping an eye on the cat

Researchers seek to increase the jaguar population in the Atlantic Forest

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION IX

Asphalt jungles

Underappreciated birds are found throughout sparsely wooded urban areas

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BIOTA

The many faces of the sertão

Semi-arid climate have elicited adaptive responses among species

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COVER

Diverse networks

Institutions to expand the knowledge of Brazilian biodiversity

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Abrolhos Bank

Life out of rocks

Coralline algae feed the ocean with marine life, nutrients and energy

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION VII

Invisible threat

Environmental changes can threaten conservation of the Amazon

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SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION VIII

Secrets of the ocean blue

Marine and coastal environments host abundant biodiversity

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Biota-FAPESP Education III

Biota Education III focuses on the pantanal

Ocupation and land use in the Pantanal addressed by specialists

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Biota-FAPESP Education II

Biota Education II deals with pampa biodiversity

Biodiversity of southern grasslands, the Pampas, highlighted in talks

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SPECIAL BIOTA

The many faces of the sertão

Semi-arid climate have elicited adaptive responses among species

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Ecology

Transplanting forests

Transplanting orchids and seeds from an area about to be lost to deforestation

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Collaboration

Diverse networks

Institutions to expand the knowledge of Brazilian biodiversity

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Biota-fapesp education V

Biota V: Researchers talk about Caatinga’s biodiversity and evolution

Talks showcase Caatinga’s biodiversity and evolution

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Biota-FAPESP Education IV

Biota Education focuses the cerrado

Cerrado's flora may be the basis for new drugs

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Environmental monitoring

Remote observation

The artisanal task of field research gains momentum

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ASTRONOMY

Star archeology

Survey identifies patterns of galaxy evolution

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Paulo Vanzolini

The sage of biodiversity

Zoologist Paulo Vanzolini was one of the brains behind the creation of the FAPESP

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