New Medicine Cures Malaria in Rodents RICARDO BONALUME NETO A new generation of drugs promises to revolutionize the prevention and treatment of malaria. After researching some 100,000 compounds, an international …
Cera de libélula pode virar protetor solar Libélula da espécie Erythrodiplax ana Erythrodiplax ana sp. nov. (Odonata: Libellulidae) from Brazilian palm swamps RHAINER GUILLERMO-FERREIRA, DIOGO S. VILELA, KLEBER DEL-CLARO, …
The mysterious world of albino redwood trees These rare ‘ghosts of the forest’ don’t have chlorophyll, but that doesn’t stop them from improvising! Catie Leary You may already be …
Bioethicist: The climate crisis calls for fewer children Should a future parent consider the impact more people will have on the Earth? Travis N. Rieder Research Scholar at the Berman …
BROMELIACEAE DA MATA ATLÂNTICA BRASILEIRA: LISTA DE ESPÉCIES, DISTRIBUIÇÃO E CONSERVAÇÃO1 Gustavo Martinelli2,5, Cláudia Magalhães Vieira3, Marcos Gonzalez2, Paula Leitman3, Andréa Piratininga3, Andrea Ferreira da Costa4 & Rafaela Campostrini Forzza2,5,6 …
Hechtia flexilifolia I. Ramírez & Carnevali, spec. nov. (Figs. 2, 3). Phytotaxa 178(2): 116-118. 2014 This new species is characterized by an unique combination of characters: leaves numerous, (20–)30–40 in …
A Parotia sefilatia in action This bird will out-dance you, because it has a built-in tutu Birds-of-paradise are known for their extravagant courtship displays, but the parotia may be the …
By JUSTIN GILLIS Flooding of Coast, Caused by Global Warming, Has Already Begun Scientists’ warnings that the rise of the sea would eventually imperil the United States’ coastline are …
Quels sont les plus vieux animaux de la planète ? On dit que le froid conserve… Julius Nielsen Pour la communauté inuite de Pangnirtung, vivant dans le territoire autonome du Nunavut (Canada), le …
How a native plant ended up on reality TV, and why it’s at risk A valuable harvest. Priya Jaishankar/Flickr, CC BY-ND American ginseng about to flower, spring 2016. Photo by …