Biodiversity

Memory

At the top of the mountain range

Biological reserve reaches its 100th anniversary with a book

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Botany

Submerged in stand-by mode

Native tree from the Amazon Region saves energy to survive constant floods

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Homage

The scientist’s art

João Camargo created Brazil's most outstanding collection of stingless bees

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Cover

The future of nature and agriculture

Mathematical models help predict the effects of global warming in Brazil

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João Lúcio de Azevedo

João Lúcio de Azevedo: Unjustified fear

Expert on plant microorganisms says only 1% of fungi and bacteria cause problems

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Botany

On top of the mountain range

Rare plants grow in isolation in the highlands

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Memory

Hans Staden, the naturalist

Author of classic work on Brazil was the first to describe stingless bees 452 years ago

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Evolution

Open wings around the world

Lineage of hawks appeared in South America

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biodiversity

The next ten years

Researchers prepare strategies for the future of the Programa Biota-FAPESP

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Ecology

Faithful gardeners

Ants help seeds germinate in the Mata Atlântica and in the Cerrado

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botany

The woods are on the move

Forests and fields have advanced and receded in Brazil for 30 thousand years

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Ecology

Impoverished rivers

Hydroelectric increase erosion of the Parana river

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Estação Ciência

The smells of Nature

Interactive center opens permanent exhibit on ecosystems

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Biodiversity

Angola on the route of the BioTA

BioTA Africa program due to expand to Angola

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Oceanography

Underwater warehouse

Fauna from Antarctica have resources to stay alive even in winter

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Ecology

Birds from the pampas

Green beef reconciles the interests of farmers and biologists in the south

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Cover

From the edge of the forest

Reduction in rainfall reduces Amazon's capacity to absorb carbon dioxide

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Ecology

Danger at sea

Pollution and reduction of fauna increase shark attacks on bathers

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Bachia oxyrhina

This is not a snake

Long and with no visible legs, the lizard is confused with snake

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Environment

Islands in the forest

Stretches of the Atlantic rainforest are home to fewer species of animals

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Botany

Time-related gears

Biologists details the functioning of the biological clocks of plants

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Ecology

New underwater lands

Area of coral reefs in Abrolhos is twice as large as previously thought

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Zoology

Life in the deep sea

Coral provides clues on the evolution of marine biodiversity

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Climate change

Forest in a bind

Cleaner air in the Northern Hemisphere may lead to droughts in the Amazon

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Zoology

A seductive dance

The behavior of the blue-backed manakin determines its genetic variability

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Public Policies

With the power of the law

Biota-FAPESP map directs the removal of native green in São Paulo

Zoology

Unexpected vessels

Mysteries of the Portuguese man-of-war challenge biologists

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Cover

Greener than we thought

The country has consumed 30% of its natural vegetation

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Biodiversity

The Cerrado falcons

Countryside reveals unexpected biological wealth

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Ecology

Re-planting the Forest

Farmers and local administrations are bringing forests back to life

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