Botany
biota-fapesp education VI
Atlantic Forest is the theme of the 6th Biota Education
Talks stress Atlantic Forest's exuberance and the threats it faces
By Redação
sun protection barrier
Arnica’s sunscreen
Leaf compound helps arnica to withstand sun exposure in the Cerrado
By Redação
Inselbergs
Birthplace of new botanic species
Rock outcrops may serve as birthplaces for plant species
By Redação
Photosynthesis
Plants embedded with nanotubes
carbon nanotubes increase plants' ability to harvest solar energy
By Redação
Chemistry
Artificial photosynthesis
Lab-made molecules mimic the energy production mechanism of plants
climate change
Coffee with more gas
Coffee plants grow bigger when there is more CO2 in the atmosphere
Plant physiology
Large and efficient
Huge trees continue to grow and absorb carbon from the atmosphere
By Redação
castor oil plant
Green filter removes metal
Leaf powder used as a filter to remove heavy metals from industrial wastewater
By Redação
COVER
The first steps of a new species
Plants and animals differentiate by means of amazing mechanisms
cooking and biodiesel
More oil in leaves
Mutation may increase oil production of soybean, olive and palm plants
By Redação
deforestation
Size of forest affects composition of tree species
Limitation on seed transport alters species composition in fragmented forests
By Redação
SPECIAL BIOTA EDUCATION VIII
Secrets of the ocean blue
Marine and coastal environments host abundant biodiversity
Caraça mountain range
Ancient forests in the state of Minas Gerais
Region may have been rainy and hot 30 million years ago
By Redação
CLIMATE CHANGE
Coffee with more gas
Coffee plants grow bigger when there is more CO2 in the atmosphere
Biota-fapesp education V
Biota V: Researchers talk about Caatinga’s biodiversity and evolution
Talks showcase Caatinga’s biodiversity and evolution
By Redação
Paleontology
It’s a stick, it’s a stone
Petrified plants reveal the look of the landscape 300 million years ago
Fine affinities
A fine compendium
Anonymous 19th-century botanical dictionary had strong ties to chemistry
Tropical ecosystems
Evolution written in lianas
Botanists use climbing plants to understand the origin of Brazilian forests
Aspergillus bertholletius
New fungus in the Brazil Nut
A new species of fungus was discovered in the Brazil nut
Global warming
Cleaner sugarcane fields
Emissions sugarcane plantations are lower than previously estimated