Biology

ECOLOGY

Remaking the Cerrado

Cerrado is restored through direct planting of seeds and soil reuse

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Geology

Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought

Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought

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Identification systems

Your body is your password

Biometrics includes voice, facial and blood vessel recognition

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BIOLOGY

Creatures of the urban night

Nearly half of the bat species in Brazil live in cities

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Chemistry

Natural lighting

Bioluminescent fungi recycle molecule that allows them to emit light

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Neuroscience

A changing sense of smell

The sense of smell changes in response to a lifetime of environmental stimuli

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ECOLOGY

In the stone jungle

Inventory finds unexpected species diversity in the São Paulo capital

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biodiversity

Tiny spiders have different mechanisms for recognizing colors

Tiny spiders have different mechanisms for recognizing colors

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Chronobiology

Chronobiology: rhythms and cycles

Physics, biology and technology unite to unravel a rodent's circadian rhytms

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careers

To the Internet’s benefit

To the Internet’s benefit

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Cover

The mechanisms of aging

Studies identify phenomena associated with physical and mental decline

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Evolution

A silent call

Brachycephalus froglets, from the Atlantic Forest, don't hear their own calls

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Careers

Hands soiled with oil

Company specializes in rescuing and rehabilitating fauna affected by oil spills

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ARCHEOECOLOGY

An immense orchard

The impact of pre-Columbian human populations in the Amazon Forest

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Ethology

How capuchin monkeys break open cashew nuts

Capuchin monkeys have special technique to break open cashew nuts

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Photolab

Communal zoology

Community zoology

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Archaeology

The peoples of Lagoa Santa

Human burial sites in Minas Gerais reveal a succession of customs from 10,000 to 8,000 years ago

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Eduardo Franco

Eduardo Franco: Balancing science and activism

Epidemiologist juggles activism with research on cervical cancer

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Álvaro Alberto Prize 2017

Winner of the Álvaro Alberto Prize 2017

Samuel Goldenberg has won in the category Life Sciences

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Neuroscience

Human companionship and fear of thunder in dogs

Research investigates whether human companionship reduces stress in dogs

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Photolab

Underwater death

Underwater death

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FIELD WORK

Scenes from an archeological site

Archeological excavations at an ancient burial site

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MARINE BIOLOGY

Perfect match

Algae were already living in symbiosis with corals 210 million years ago

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ORNITHOLOGY

The birdcage that saves

Saved from extinction, the Alagoas Curassow will be reintroduced into the wild

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migrations

Like birds, insects migrate with the seasons

About 3.5 trillion insects cross the skies of United Kingdom every year

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photolab

Carnival all year round

Carnival all year round

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Communication

Famelab – Talking science

The importance of communication to bring science closer to the public

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Chemistry

How fungi use chemistry to shine in the darkness of the forest

How fungi use chemistry to shine in the darkness of the forest

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CAREERS

Nature at the museum

Taxidermy aids studies in taxonomy, ecology and the environment

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FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY

Battle against the disappearances

Researchers work to identify persons who disappeared during the dictatorship

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