Biodiversity
Zoology
Hope for white rhinos
Production of white rhino eggs and sperm in the lab offer hope for the species
By Redação
Video
New kind of coral reef surprise researchers
Far from the coast, coraline Hills harbor a large diversity of fish that only exist there | 4'58
By Redação
Research itineraries
The scientific method outside academia
Biologist Pedro Ferreira Develey continues his research by observing birds
Biodiversity
Fires in the Pantanal disproportionately affected jaguars
Wildfires in the Pantanal in 2020 had a severe impact on biodiversity
By Redação
Public health
Beware of scorpions, spiders, and lionfish
There were 2.1 million accidents involving venomous animals in Brazil between 2007 and 2019
By Redação
Environment
Frosts hinder Cerrado recovery
Frost can have similar impacts to fire on tree growth
By Redação
Video
Researchers are the first to explore the Imeri mountain range
Biologist Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, from the Biosciences Institute at the University of São Paulo (IB/USP), shows some of the new species collected during expedition to the Imeri mountain range, in Amazonas State near the border with Venezuela | 7'32
By Redação
PHOTOLAB
Underwater world
Algal reefs growing on volcanic seamounds were named "Coraline Hills"
By Redação
Biodiversity
Coral reefs shrinking in Abrolhos
Coral reefs off the coast of Bahia have shrunk by 28% over the last 160 years
By Redação
Video
Camouflage to blend in the landscape
Mimicking leaves, branches or rocks is one of the most efficient camouflage strategies, but it limits movements and possibilities of living areas | 3'57
By Redação
BIOMECHANICS
Why woodpeckers do not suffer from headaches
Why woodpeckers do not suffer headaches, despite pecking tree trunks almost 20 times per second
By Redação
Video
Fishes and corals also suffer with climate change
Altered ocean currents carry less of the microorganisms which feed deep and cold water corals. Closer to the surface, rising temperatures pose energetic challenges for fishes | 3'02
By Redação
INTERVIEW
Carlos Roberto Ferreira Brandão: Living with ants
Biologist surveyed species in the Cerrado, the Atlantic Forest, and the Caatinga, as well as managing museums
By Carlos Fioravanti and Maria Guimarães
biodiversity
From captivity to the skies
Eight Spix’s macaws bred in captivity were released into the wild in Bahia
By Redação
Recognition
Carlos Joly wins 2022 Conrado Wessel award
UNICAMP’s Carlos Joly wins the 2022 FCW Science Award
By Redação
OCEANOGRAPHY
A refuge for giant algae
Southern coast of Chile appears to be a safe haven for giant kelp forests
By Redação
Paleontology
São Paulo was once covered by forest
São Paulo Metropolitan Area was once covered by vast forest of araucaria trees between 180,000 and 135,000 years ago
By Redação