Environment
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Imported efficiency
Cars use less fuel with technologies fostered by the Inovar Auto program, nearly all of which are foreign por Marcos de Oliveira
Environment
Reducing household pollution
A review article argues in favor of replacing household stoves that run on biofuel with ones that use liquefied petroleum gas por Redação
Atmospherical Sci.
Sahara Desert grows by 10% in a century
The Sahara has grown by about 10% over the last century and today occupies an area of almost 7.4 million km2 por Redação
Environment
Understanding water shortage
Specialists discuss water resources and how to preserve them por Redação
ECOLOGY
Between water and land
The tendency toward more torrential rains could change the course of rivers and wetlands in the Pantanal region por Maria Guimarães
ENVIRONMENT
Contamination beyond the mine
Areas of the Amazon flooded by dams can raise mercury levels in fish consumed by local residents por Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
Environment
Less ozone over the tropics
The ozone layer over Antarctica has increased by 20% since 2005 por Redação
ENVIRONMENT
The science of disasters
Study evaluates scientific production on natural disasters around the world and highlights Brazilian work in hydrology por Bruno de Pierro
Environment
El Niño and the silent melting of Antarctica
In years with strong El Niño events, the ice shelves that float off the west coast of Antarctica melt faster, even if it snows more than normal por Redação
Environment
Genomics applied to climate change
The Center for Research in Genomics Applied to Climate Change, based at the University of Campinas, was formally constituted por Redação
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Heat waves: More intense, longer, and more frequent
Higher temperatures increase mortality around the world por Carlos Fioravanti and Reinaldo José Lopes
Environment
Trees in the Amazon contribute to methane emissions
Trees in the Amazon contribute to methane emissions por Redação
Environment
Pollution practically nullifies the positive effects of walking for the elderly
Pollution practically nullifies the positive effects of walking for the elderly por Redação
ENVIRONMENT
Lakes molded by time
Climate changes helped shape the landscape of Nhecolândia por Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
Environment
Climate change allows black truffle to grow in the United Kingdom for the first time
Climate change allows black truffle to grow in the UK for the first time por Redação
Environment
Brazilian ethanol could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 5%
Brazilian ethanol could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 5% por Redação
Atmospheric sciences
Danger in the skies of São Paulo
Air pollution has declined in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region por Diego Freire
ENVIRONMENT
Reinvigorated forest
The Atlantic Forest is again growing in the Paraíba Valley por Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade
good practices
French physician is convicted of conflict of interest
French physician is convicted of conflict of interest por Redação
Eduardo S. Brondizio
Eduardo S. Brondizio: Urban Amazonia is invisible
Anthropologist highlights the vulnerability of urban Amazonia por Fabrício Marques
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More efficient batteries
The electric car's biggest limitation is its energy storage system por Yuri Vasconcelos
Cover
The challenges faced in Brazil
The use of electric models in Brazil depends on obstacles being overcome por Yuri Vasconcelos
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The rise of electric vehicles
16% of the world's cars will be electric by 2030 por Yuri Vasconcelos
Biodiversity
Tambaqui stocks in decline
The average size of the tambaqui has halved and it is less frequently caught por Redação
Environment
Landscape control
Software helps monitor the health of city trees por Evanildo da Silveira
Oceanography
Sea levels along the Brazilian coast are expected to rise
Sea levels along the Brazilian coast are expected to rise por Redação
Geology
Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought
Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought por Redação
ENVIRONMENT
The impact of light on forests
Light pollution could affect Brazilian ecosystems por Igor Zolnerkevic
Synlight
Artificial sun is expected to accelerate the search for clean fuels
Artificial sun is expected to accelerate the search for clean fuels por Redação
