Ecology
Ecology
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The economic value of wildlife
Wildlife investment index in Africa encourages environmental conservation and ecotourism
By Redação
Entomology
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Air viscosity hinders flight of small insects
Air viscosity is an obstacle to flight for insects smaller than 4 millimeters
By Redação
Cover
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Amazonian Giants
Expedition investigates the scientific enigma of 80-meter-tall trees in Amapá
video
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Brazil dries up
Climate change gives rise to a region with an arid climate, previously non-existent in the country | 6'39
By Redação
Ecology
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Caatinga shrinking
Agriculture has transformed 89% of typical native vegetation in Northeast Brazil
Ecology
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Amazonian fruit was domesticated
Native people of the Amazon domesticated cupuaçu 8,000 years ago
By Redação
Photolab
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Devilish shine
Bioluminescent mushrooms found in the interior of São Paulo belong to a new genus
By Redação
Interview
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Ima Vieira: Restore the forest with justice
Ecologist from Pará says that deforested areas of the Amazon often regenerate, but that the recovery bill must be paid by those who destroyed the forest
By Marcos Pivetta and Carlos Fioravanti
Electronic engineering
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Carnaúba: an X-ray supermicroscope
The longest light beamline of Sirius in Campinas, São Paulo State, provides details on fossil histories, interaction of plants with the soil, and impurities in diamonds
Ecology
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Parasites that turn spiders into zombies
Infected by fungi, invertebrates climb higher to die
Climate
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Droughts worsen in the Cerrado
Rainfall in the Cerrado’s dry season has decreased by up to 50% in the last 30 years
By Marcos Pivetta and Guilherme Eler
Climate change
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Waiting for even more dire effects
Severe droughts in the Amazon could also cause sudden tree mortality
By Redação
Ecology
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The water hyacinth is the most invasive plant in the world
Report identifies the water hyacinth as the most widespread invasive species in the world
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
Photolab
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Underground garden
Microscopic view of fungi cultivated by leafcutter ants allows us to understand how they grow from leaves
By Redação
Acknowledgment
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Three awards for Brazilian scientists
Biologist, parasitologist, mechanical engineer, and computer scientist receive the Bunge Foundation Award
By Redação