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Interest in sharks
There are about 100 species of sharks in Cuban waters The rapprochement between Cuba and the United States is beginning to generate scientific partnerships. At a recent international conference on...
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Fungus-fighting strategy
Midwife toad tadpoles (Alytes muletensis) were treated with an antifungal agent Biologists from Spain and the United Kingdom may have found a way to exterminate the fungus Batrachochytrium...
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Amazonia threatened by drought
The view from the top of a 40-meter tower shows that the tallest trees, prominent above the forest canopy, have died When you drink juice through a straw, you have to be careful to keep the tube...
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Ways to restore the forests
The initial results from an ecological restoration project at Marupiara Farm in the municipality of Paragominas, in the Brazilian state of Pará, are beginning to appear, four years after the...
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A guidebook on Brazilian ants
Brazil is home to 31% of the world’s ant genera Brazil has at least 111 genera and about 1,500 species of ants, ranking the nation as the world’s biodiversity champ in terms of ant genera and...
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Rebirth of a forest
Does this look like ordinary underbrush to you? Not to an expert in forest regeneration. In this photo, biologist Sergius Gandolfi sees pollinators, seed dispersers and a variety of...
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Draining off carbon dioxide
A regenerating forest in the midst of a manioc-growing area in Tefé, Amazonas Protecting regenerating forests may be an efficient way of fighting climate change. Half of the world’s forests are...
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Ranchers and environmentalists united
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, one of the bird species found in the southern grasslands In April 2016, supermarkets in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul are expected to receive the first...
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The white and black fungi of the Atacama
Life under extreme conditions: desert microorganisms have adapted to arid terrain and ultraviolet radiation In August of 2012, during the final stage of the Biotechnology program at the Federal...
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When the ocean was forest
A Mata Atl‚ntica na costa do EspÌrito Santo em Linhares. The Brazilian continental shelf, now submerged along the coastline, may have contained an extensive area of Atlantic Forest some 21,000 years...
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The cosmetic from the Caatinga scrubland
The umbu is one of 22 fruits studied for their chemical properties to determine a potential use in the cosmetics and food industries Typical of the Caatinga scrublands of northeastern Brazil, the...
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Geogenomics
Geogenomics is a new discipline aimed at explaining biological diversity in tropical rainforests. With projects focused on the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest, biologists and geologists explain how...
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Polar inhabitant
The blue fungus appeared on the culture plate in the laboratory aboard the Brazilian Navy’s polar research vessel Almirante Maximiano while still in Antarctic waters. “Even researchers working in...
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The world’s greatest plant diversity
Encholirium fragae bromeliads grow on a limestone outcropping in the municipality of São Desidério, Bahia Following a seven-year effort, a group of 575 botanists from Brazil and 14 other countries...
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The voyages of sea turtles
In the water they are discrete, and on land they seem far too vulnerable as they drag themselves across the sand, in search of a place to lay eggs. In the sea, hawksbill turtles are at home. Gliding...
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The bacterium that “eats” plastic bottles
PET bottles: bacteria degraded 60-microgram plastic film within six weeks A new species of bacterium, Ideonella sakaiensis, can break down and digest poly (ethylene terephthalate) plastics, also...
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Seeking to understand the origin of the forest
Dried and pressed branches are stored as records of plant species, like this Pyrostegia venusta For as much as biologists explore the ground, trees and bodies of water, they still appear to be far...
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Changing expectations
A bureaucratic impasse has created an unusual obstacle for scientists and companies doing research involving genetic material from terrestrial and marine organisms—plants, animals, algae and...
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Impacts visible at sea
Pollution in sight: residues that leaked from the reservoir in Mariana form a brownish patch at the mouth of the Doce River In January 2016, as they flew over the coasts of the state of Espírito...
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The Brazilian side of Goethe
Tulips, primroses, and roses illustrate Goethe’s study The Metamorphosis of Plants In 1817, after archduchess Maria Leopoldina married crown prince Dom Pedro, the future emperor of Brazil, her...
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