Biodiversity

Environment

Forest of pearls

In the Mata Atlantica rainforest, 59% of the trees are rare and may disappear

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Biodiversity

Running against time

An interview with biologist Thomas Lovejoy

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Miguel Trefaut

Miguel Trefaut Urbano Rodrigues: In the midst of snakes and lizards

USP biologist described 53 new reptile species and genera

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Cover

Living lights

Mushroom shining mechanism leads to contamination detection method

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Biodiversity

More than a catalog

DNA barcodes identify new species and aid ecology and evolution studies

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Genetics

On the shark trail

Fin fragment analysis maps genetic structure of the hammerhead shark

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Ecology

Chemistry in the air

Volatile compounds control the interaction between vegetables and insects

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Environment

Fighting extinction

Researchers identify priority conservation areas in the state of Pará

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Information technology

Computing tools

Microsoft-Fapesp IT Research Institute call covers projects

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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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