Biology
PHOTOLAB

On top of Brazil
Serra do Imeri could be the birthplace of many animal and plant lineages from the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest
By Redação
RESEARCH ITINERARIES

From the lab to the field
An encounter with a community in rural Goiás transformed biologist Carlos Menck’s perspective on genetics
Biology

Bees dying before their time
Western honey bees live half as long today as they did 50 years ago
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
photolab

Roots of life
Hormone treatment for superovulation in cattle induces proliferation of blood vessels
By Redação
Research itineraries

The scientific method outside academia
Biologist Pedro Ferreira Develey continues his research by observing birds
Biology

Fire – and microbe-proof curtains
New hospital curtain material kills viruses, bacteria, and fungi, as well as being fire retardant
By Redação
Zoology

How octopuses resolve arguments
Octopuses observed throwing shells, algae, and silt at each other
By Redação
Botany

Anti-fungus radiation in herbariums
Lonizing radiation used to eliminate fungi and insects from botanical samples
By Redação
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

Ig Nobel Prize for constipated scorpions
Satire of the biggest scientific award in the world selects the work of a pair from the University of São Paulo in the Biology category
NOBEL PRIZE

The 2022 winners
Twelve individuals and two institutions were awarded the Nobel Prize this year
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
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
Botanics

Queen of the water lilies
Victoria boliviana is the newest species of giant water lily to be recognized by science
By Redação
COVID-19

The pandemic and bats
Bats unfairly persecuted after being presented in the news as reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2
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