Ecology
ENTOMOLOGY
Terrestrial insects in decline
Unprecedented study on the demographic evolution of terrestrial insects points to a decline in individual numbers and species diversity
By Tiago Jokura
Ecology
Tree health
Company develops technology to assess tree health by imaging the roots and trunk
By Redação
Environment
Frosts hinder Cerrado recovery
Frost can have similar impacts to fire on tree growth
By Redação
Zoology
Heat and diet lead to arboreal primates living on the ground
Changes in the environment and climate could lead to arboreal primates spending more time on the ground
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
Ecology
Floodplains foster bird diversity in the Amazon
Study shows floodplains foster bird diversity in the Amazon
By Redação
GOOD PRACTICES
Ecologist accused of fabricating data in ocean acidification study
The journal Science retracts article by researcher from the University of Delaware
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
biodiversity
From captivity to the skies
Eight Spix’s macaws bred in captivity were released into the wild in Bahia
By Redação
ECOLOGY
Beetle helps in propolis production
USP researchers have identified a beetle essential for the production of red propolis
By Redação
Video
How hummingbirds can explain other species’ extinction
Bird extinction may unleash cascade effect where these pollinators and plants interact most intensely | 2'51
By Redação
Video
The uncertain identity of the pigmy marmoset
Brazilian primatologist Jean Boubli, from Salford University, in the UK, and his team, solved a 19th century mistery regarding the world's smallest monkeys | 3'47
By Redação