Biodiversity

Photolab

A perfect fit

Frogs are very particular when choosing the flowers in which they will spend their whole lives

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HISTORY

Secrets of the forest

Using a multidisciplinary approach, book recovers legends and records of naturalists to reveal little known aspects of the Amazon

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Biology

Misleading similarities between species

Animals and plants that share a great likeness do not always have similar evolutionary histories

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Environment

Hope for the Atlantic Forest

The Atlantic Forest covers 28% of the area it occupied before European colonization

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ZOOLOGY

Saved fauna

The National Museum and USP Zoology Museum hold vast animal collections that can be difficult to preserve

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Biology

The chemical language of insects

Within colonies, bees and ants recognize each other and organize themselves through compounds that cover their bodies

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ETHOLOGY

Primate culture

Transmission of tool-use practices among capuchin monkeys helps redefine the role of traditions in evolution

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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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EVOLUTION

A theory in motion

Research that looks beyond the gene suggests new directions for understanding how species diversify

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ENVIRONMENT

Life goes on

Environmental legislation helps reconnect Atlantic Forest fragments in agricultural regions across Brazil

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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

Monkeys under threat

Around 60% of primate species may disappear by the end of the century, study finds

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EVOLUTION

How snakes arrived in the Galápagos

Brazilian and Ecuadorian researchers trace the routes the reptiles used to colonize the archipelago and identify three new species

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PHOTOLAB

Aquatic Forest

Loxopholis ferreirai is endemic to the Amazon rainforest

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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

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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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Photolab

A natural battleground

The yellow fungus is found in about 60 other species

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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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INTERVIEW

Cristiana Simão Seixas: How to measure the value of nature

Biologist who coordinated assessment of biodiversity in the Americas shares strategies to slow down losses

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COVER

More people in the rainforest

New archaeological sites and evidence of plant domestication support the idea that pre-Columbian Amazonia was densely populated

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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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RETROSPECT

For a return to former glory

At its 200th anniversary, Brazil’s National Museum is looking to reclaim its important role in disseminating natural sciences in Brazil

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ECOLOGY

The corrosion of the Caatinga

Wood extraction and use of land for crops and pasture reduce biodiversity and transform the landscape of the badlands

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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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Photolab

Rainforest selfies

The beauty of knowledge through images

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EVOLUTION

Male or female? The mystery unfolds

Amazonian frog species has more sex chromosomes than any other vertebrate

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Photolab

An (almost) invisible neighborhood

The beauty of knowledge through images

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