MIRIAM ROTHSCHILD (1 of 3): Seven Wonders of the World Dame Miriam Rothschild (1908-2005) was a brilliant British naturalist and a world expert on the flea. Here she talks about …
How variable is Neoregelia eleutheropetala by Eric Gouda in J Brom Soc 65(4): 249-256. 2016 In January 2013 we explored the road from Tarapoto to Yurimaguas, Peru for several days. …
Penguin Bloom: how a scruffy magpie saved a family Penguin Bloom is the story of an Australian family who rescued a ‘a tiny, scruffy, injured’ magpie chick they called …
Ants and bromeliads © ANA ZANGIROLAME GONÇALVES / UNICAMP Odontomachus hastatus ant carries prey to its nest: its debris nourishes the Quesnelia arvensis bromeliad, commonly found on Cardoso Island …
Hounds hot on the heels of poachers in rhino country Tracker dogs trained on human scent are the latest weapon being used to help catch criminals in South Africa’s Kruger …
The natural wonder that holds the key to the origins of life – and warns of its destruction Stromatolite-building bacteria once ruled the Earth, then changed its climate so much …
Underground life Adaptation to lightless environments gives rise to odd-looking fauna and unexpected resources MARIA GUIMARÃES | ED. 224 | OCTOBER 2014 © LÉO RAMOS Padre Grotto in Bahia: 16 …
Millions rely on cheap cloth masks that may provide little protection against deadly air pollution Author Richard E. Peltier Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst Republish this …
Pitcairnia vandersteenii Gouda spec. nov. A species resembling Pitcairnia hammelii Luther from Panama but differing by having the leaf blades 3-5.5 cm wide and densely white lepidote abaxially (vs. 10 …
The world’s greatest plant diversity Botanists have recorded 46,000 species and continue to identify an average of 250 per year in Brazil CARLOS FIORAVANTI © CLAUDIO NICOLETTI FRAGA/JBRJ Encholirium fragae …