Ecology

Amazon

Age of the Amazon River estimated at 9 million years

A new study estimates that the river formed between 9.4 and 9 million years ago

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Evolution

A silent call

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

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ARCHEOECOLOGY

An immense orchard

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

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ECOLOGY

The harmful effects of illegal hunting

Banned in Brazil since the 1960s, hunting has reduced the populations of several animal species and increased the risk of environmental imbalance

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environment

Reefs at the mouth of the Amazon River

The region where the river meets the ocean between the states of Pará and Amapá is home to the northernmost corals along Brazil’s coast

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ENVIRONMENT

Pact in transformation

Movement to restore the Atlantic Forest reorganizes to meet proposed targets

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Ecology

Amazonian manatee “knows” just when to migrate

Amazonian manatee “knows” just when to migrate

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Photolab

Underwater death

Underwater death

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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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Biodiversity

Fewer mangaba trees in Sergipe

Mangaba tree species range in Sergipe fell by 30% in six years

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Biodiversity

Jaguar roams 2.8% of the Atlantic Forest

Researchers estimate that jaguars occupies 2.8% of the Atlantic Forest

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photolab

Carnival all year round

Carnival all year round

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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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OBITUARY

A life devoted to anatomy

Berta Lange de Morretes devoted 75 years to the study and teaching of botany 

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Ginkgo biloba

The Ginkgo biloba genome

Researchers complete the first version of its genome

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Zoology

The moon and bat hunger

Bat specie reduces insect demand due to moonlight

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PHOTOLAB

Refined palate

Refined palate

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ECOLOGY

The harmful effects of illegal hunting

Hunting increased the risk of environmental imbalance

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Biology

Frog equipped with ant-repellant

A substance allows young to develop inside anthills

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Photolab

Leaf invaders

Leaf invaders

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BIODIVERSITY 

Appearances are deceiving

Integrated genetic and ecological studies reveal evolutionary processes

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Thomas Lewinsohn

Thomas Lewinsohn: Amplitude to think

Ecologist integrates evolution and physical and mathematical models

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PHOTOLAB

Worms that light up

Worms that light up

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Art

Forest lace

Forest lace

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ECOLOGY

Great gardeners

Mathematical models reconstruct the seed-dispersing role by now-extinct animals

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Thomas Lovejoy

Thomas Lovejoy: Fifty years in the Amazon

Groundbreaking project that has helped to define forest conservation areas

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Biology

Tears of a bird

A butterfly feeds on secretions from the eyes of a Ringed Kingfisher

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