Biodiversity
ART
The curious creatures of Frans Post
Exhibition in an Irish museum brings together artwork of Brazilian fauna created by the Dutch artist in the seventeenth century
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Biodiversity
The Geoffroy’s cat and its behavior
Biologists monitored a population of Geoffroy's cats (Leopardus geoffroyi) in the Caverá mountains
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ECOLOGY
A more varied menu
Leafcutter ants can grow and eat various species of fungi, not just one, as had been previously thought
By Suzel Tunes
Biodiversity
The mysterious death of the baobabs
Between 2005 and 2017, researchers conducted an extensive survey of the largest known baobab species
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Photolab
Dispersal by water
Biologist José Sabino studies the role fish play in maintaining riparian forest ecosystems
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Biodiversity
A complex relationship between insects and plants
Female beetles visit the orchids and transfer pollen from the male organ to the female organ of the same flower
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Biodiversity
Amazonian dolphins under threat
Two species of freshwater dolphin found in the Amazon could be at serious risk of extinction
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Vídeo
Illegal Amazonia
Landowners in the state of Pará may be resorting to fraud to extract more timber than is allowed
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Biodiversity
The isolated jaguars of Espírito Santo State
Researchers tries to to learn more about the largest feline on the continent, the jaguar
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Biodiversity
The (almost) inaudible song of a hummingbird
The black jacobin hummingbird's song is inaudible to other bird species
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Art
This is not a fried egg
Sun coral has a great ability to regenerate and a varied reproductive repertoire. These characteristics have enabled Tubastraea coccinea, a species that originated in the Indo-Pacific, to spread along the Brazilian coast, damaging native coral populations. Oceanographer Bruna Luz is studying the species from a genetic perspective, uncovering knowledge that may help us understand the... View Article
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