Based on data collected in the field, Brazilian researchers showed that small and medium trees suffer most in the first two years after a fire, but the overall impact on vegetation can last decades. Carbon stocks fall 12.8% in burned areas on average.

In an article published in PNAS, researchers affiliated with Butantan Institute describe the genome of Bothrops jararaca and suggest the origin of genes responsible for toxins in its venom.

New Zealand Giraffe Weevils are not only the longest beetles in the world, they also have the biggest adult size-range discovered for any beetle species in the world. Researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, the University of Aukland and the University of Arizona found that larger weevils afford the energetic cost of maintaining disproportionately larger weapons because they make them out of a larger proportion of cuticle, a metabolically cheaper material.

Estudo divulgado na Nature Medicine avaliou indivíduos imunizados com a CoronaVac. Com base nos resultados, pesquisadores da Faculdade de Medicina da USP estão testando novas estratégias, entre elas suspender o tratamento desses pacientes uma ou duas semanas antes da vacinação.

Hydrologist Wuletawu Abera grew up in a small-scale farming family in Ethiopia, now he's uncovered findings that could help farmers sequester more carbon in the soil by applying different land management strategies.

An article in Trees - Structure and Function reports findings from an analysis of 7,000 tree falls in a three-year period. Stormy weather was the main cause during the rainy season.

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo and published in Science correlates birds and plants in seed dispersal networks

Impedance analyzer connected to DNA biosensor that can be used to detect genetic sequence from SARS-CoV-2.

How does having a third choice (a decoy) change the way fruit-eating bats choose what to eat?

Meta-analysis by researchers at UNIFESP in partnership with universities in Spain and Chile supports the idea that muscle strengthening can not only reduce cancer incidence and morality but also yield even greater benefits when it is associated with aerobic activities.