Biodiversity

Photolab

Invisible message

When stimulated with ultraviolet light, the cock-eyed squid (Histioteuthis sp.) becomes covered with bright red dots

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Video

Harpy eagles are disappearing from parts of the Amazon

Preys for the largest eagle on Earth dwindle in deforested areas | 1'58

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Zoology

A giant water and food vacuum

African elephants are able to fill their nostrils with 3.7 liters of water in just 1.5 seconds

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Photolab

The harvestman with eight canes

Of all the harvestman species found in Brazil, Giupponia Chagasi is the best adapted to living in caves—a trait known as troglomorphism

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REGULATIONS

Weakened legislation

Brazil dismantling environmental protection structures during the pandemic

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Zoology

Toads in the mist

In well-preserved remnants of the Atlantic Forest, a team of zoologists identified a peculiar new species of toad

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Video

These birds show how species arise

Ornithologist Luís Fábio Silveira, curator of the bird collections at the Zoology Museum of the University of São Paulo (MZ-USP), explains how studies with capuchino seedeaters help understanding their diversification by means of evolution | 5'46

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video

These nurseries can help to recover coral

Culture of damaged fragments onto 3D-printed cribs is a promising technology for restoring threatened reefs | 4'50

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Marine biology

Coral nurseries

Mobile cultivation of damaged coral in precast frames is a promising technology for rehabilitating reefs

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Environment

Hidden losses

The size of the Atlantic Forest has remained almost stable for 30 years, but old forest is losing ground to newer formations with lower biodiversity and carbon stock

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Ornithology

Where birds came from

Most species in the tropics emerged in extreme environments, such as deserts and mountains, before establishing themselves in other biomes

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Biodiversity

Damage beyond deforestation

Fragments of Atlantic Forest have already lost 23–42% of their biodiversity and forest carbon stocks

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Video

How drones chart forest biodiversity

Unmanned aerial vehicles are used to monitor tropical forests in a speedy, efficient and detail-rich manner | 4'34

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COVID-19

Vaccines and sharks

A compound extracted from the livers of sharks is used in five coronavirus vaccine candidates

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Biochemistry

Anti-predator chemical shield

Seemingly harmless at first glance, the African maned rat (Lophiomys imhausi) carries a lethal weapon in its coat

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Photolab

Underwater stars

When disturbed by a physical bump or a beam of light, the tunicates Pyrosoma atlanticum emit a turquoise light

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Biota - 20 Years

Policies for protecting nature

For two decades, the program's biodiversity research has provided a scientific foundation for creating conservation areas and increasing sustainable development in São Paulo

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Ecology

Under the female gaze

Males with brightly colored wings attract more females to their territory, as well as more rival males, sparking a fierce competition for mating partners

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BIOTA - 20 YEARS

A poisonous weave

A spider web commonly found in the Americas is composed of toxins that paralyze and help kill prey

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COVER

Shaped by floods and fires

Water, and to a lesser extent, fire, influence flora distribution and diversity in the Pantanal

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Ecology

Defenders of São Paulo’s savannahs and forests

Research teams from the Forest Institute propose new uses for Brazilian wood species and innovative strategies for protecting native vegetation

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Biota – 20 Years

More than biodiversity

Studies on interactions between vegetation and the climate, such as those that occur in the Atlantic Forest, open new paths for the FAPESP program

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biodiversity

Wildlife shrinks by 68% in five decades

The global populations of about 4,400 mammal, bird, reptile, fish, and amphibian species shrank by 68% between the years 1970 and 2016

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Photolab

Pond life

Tadpoles are as easy to find as they are difficult to identify

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Biology

The faithful frog

Saxicolous frogs only reproduce with two or three specific females, behavior never before seen in amphibians

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Biodiversity

Two species of mata-mata

New analyses have revealed that there are at least two species of mata-mata

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Ecology

Protecting the turtles

Combined use of sound recordings, aerial images, and environmental data improves monitoring of endangered Amazon species

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Biodiversity

At risk of disappearing

Hundreds of species of reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals are at risk of disappearing in the next two decades as a result of environmental degradation caused by humans

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Environment

Biomes under attack

97% of the 12,000 square kilometers of land deforested in Brazil last year was in the Amazon and the Cerrado

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Zoology

The bigger the tusk, the better

Biologists measured the tusks of 245 males collected in Greenland from 1983 to 2018 and concluded that the organ may play a role in sexual selection

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