Zoology
ENTOMOLOGY
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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
Zoology
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Hope for white rhinos
Production of white rhino eggs and sperm in the lab offer hope for the species
By Redação
Paleontology
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The banded spider of Taubaté
Fossil from Taubaté used to describe an extinct spider with a banded pattern and very long front legs
By Redação
Biology
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Bees dying before their time
Western honey bees live half as long today as they did 50 years ago
By Redação
Public health
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Beware of scorpions, spiders, and lionfish
There were 2.1 million accidents involving venomous animals in Brazil between 2007 and 2019
By Redação
Zoology
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How octopuses resolve arguments
Octopuses observed throwing shells, algae, and silt at each other
By Redação
Zoology
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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
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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
Linguistics
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The secret to speech: a simplified larynx
Images of the larynx indicate why humans are the only primates that can talk
By Redação
Video
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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
COVID-19
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The pandemic and bats
Bats unfairly persecuted after being presented in the news as reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2
By Redação
BIOMECHANICS
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Why woodpeckers do not suffer from headaches
Why woodpeckers do not suffer headaches, despite pecking tree trunks almost 20 times per second
By Redação
INTERVIEW
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Carlos Roberto Ferreira Brandão: Living with ants
Biologist surveyed species in the Cerrado, the Atlantic Forest, and the Caatinga, as well as managing museums
By Carlos Fioravanti and Maria Guimarães
biodiversity
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From captivity to the skies
Eight Spix’s macaws bred in captivity were released into the wild in Bahia
By Redação
Biology
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A hypothetical fungi language
Computer scientist has mapped what could be a fungi language
By Redação
Evolution
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Fight or flight
The ability of birds to fly seems incompatible with the ability to attack and defend using spurs
By Redação
Video
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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
Genetics
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A connection between big and small
Dog breeds can have up to 40-fold size differences, determined by 25 genes
By Redação
Neuroscience
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Dogs know when their owners speak a different language
Dogs can differentiate between languages, according to researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary
By Redação
Zoology
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DNA in the air helps identify animals
Two studies published in the same scientific journal in January indicate that the air contains DNA at levels sufficient to allow species identification
By Redação