Botany
Botany
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An unusual bromeliad
New species of bromeliad with hairy leaves challenges perception of these plants
By Redação
ECOLOGY
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Orchid uses trick to trap pollinators
Specialized structures guide flies through passages where the insect exchanges pollen between flowers
By Laura Tercic
Chemical
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Method distinguishes chemical identities of coffees
New technique identifies the origin of Brazilian canephora coffees from the states that produce the most
By Redação
Flora
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The sounds of wounded plants
Experiment shows that plants subjected to stress can emit ultrasonic sounds
By Redação
RESEARCH ITINERARIES
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From physics to the environment
Marco Aurélio Nalon talks about the use of data geoprocessing to map native vegetation in the state of São Paulo
Biology
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The clock that regulates sunflowers
Circadian clock controls maturation of the hundreds of tiny flowers that form concentric circles on the heads of adult sunflowers
By Redação
Biodiversity
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The climate, a driver of diversification
Regional rainfall patterns can be a decisive factor in plant diversification
By Redação
Ecology
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Sawdust shows which tree species has been cut
Anti-illegal-logging technique identifies trees from sawdust using a microscope
By Redação
Ecology
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Hidden life in rupestrian grasslands
Microorganisms help plants survive in the nutrient-poor soil of rupestrian grasslands
By Redação
PHOTOLAB
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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
Botany
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Anti-fungus radiation in herbariums
Lonizing radiation used to eliminate fungi and insects from botanical samples
By Redação
Botanics
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Queen of the water lilies
Victoria boliviana is the newest species of giant water lily to be recognized by science
By Redação
Botanics
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Farming with lunar soil
Plants cultivated in lunar soil grow slower and show more signs of stress than those grown in volcanic ash from Earth
By Redação
Paleontology
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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
biotechnology
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Artificial neuron controls carnivorous plant
Researchers build artificial neuron with material compatible with biological tissues
By Redação
biodiversity
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South America’s Endangered Oases
With only 4% of their area protected, fog oases are threatened by urbanization, mining, increased air pollution, and off-road trails
By Redação
Video
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The plant biological clock benefits agriculture
Understanding the plant circadian rhythms, and learning how to manipulate them, may widen cultivation options | 2'42
By Redação
Photolab
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The phoenix tree
Like the mythical bird that rises from the ashes, the andira tree sprouts from the ground after wildfires in the Cerrado
By Redação