Feb 19, 2013 by Natali Anderson

An international team of entomologists from Brazil and the United States has described a new species of tiny insect. The newly discovered forcepfly Austromerope...

Oct 31, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Dr Rogério Bertani, a tarantula specialist with the Instituto Butantan in Sao Paulo, has reported the discovery of nine species of tree-dwelling tarantulas. Female...

Aug 27, 2012 by Natali Anderson

An international team of researchers, led by Brazilian biologist Dr Angela Sanseverino, has presented a study that shows methane from lakebeds to be present...

Mar 1, 2012 by Natali Anderson

A Swedish researcher has identified a new species of cichlid fish in the Xingu river drainage in Brazil. An adult male of Krobia xinguensis (Erik Åhlander) Cichlids...

Feb 27, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

Dr. Eliseu Vieira Dias of the State University of Western Paraná (UNIOESTE) has announced the discovery of a new species of deep-bodied fish that prowled...

Feb 16, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

Are you curious whether your dog completely understands what you say? The answer is in a study by Brazilian researchers, published online in the journal...