Environment

ENVIRONMENT

Energy to change

Conference discusses the role of biofuels in fighting global warming By

Biodiversity

The mysterious death of the baobabs

Between 2005 and 2017, researchers conducted an extensive survey of the largest known baobab species By

Nutrition

Rice loses nutrients as CO2 increases

Rice could become less nutritious over the coming decades if the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere continues to rise By

Environment

The most intense drought since the 1980s

The drought that hit Northeast Brazil from 2012 to 2017 was the longest, largest, and most intense that the region has seen since 1980 By

Photolab

Dispersal by water

Biologist José Sabino studies the role fish play in maintaining riparian forest ecosystems By

Video

New species of colorful fish stuns researchers

Discovery off the São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago is evidence of a unique and little known fauna By

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Imported efficiency

Cars use less fuel with technologies fostered by the Inovar Auto program, nearly all of which are foreign By

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 By

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 By

Environment

Understanding water shortage

Specialists discuss water resources and how to preserve them By

ECOLOGY

Between water and land

The tendency toward more torrential rains could change the course of rivers and wetlands in the Pantanal region By

ENVIRONMENT

Contamination beyond the mine

Areas of the Amazon flooded by dams can raise mercury levels in fish consumed by local residents By

Environment

Less ozone over the tropics

The ozone layer over Antarctica has increased by 20% since 2005 By

ENVIRONMENT

The science of disasters

Study evaluates scientific production on natural disasters around the world and highlights Brazilian work in hydrology By

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 By

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 By

Cover

Heat waves: More intense, longer, and more frequent

Higher temperatures increase mortality around the world By and

Environment

Trees in the Amazon contribute to methane emissions

Trees in the Amazon contribute to methane emissions By

Environment

Pollution practically nullifies the positive effects of walking for the elderly

Pollution practically nullifies the positive effects of walking for the elderly By

ENVIRONMENT

Lakes molded by time

Climate changes helped shape the landscape of Nhecolândia By

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 By

Environment

Brazilian ethanol could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 5%

Brazilian ethanol could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 5% By

Atmospheric sciences

Danger in the skies of São Paulo

Air pollution has declined in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region By

ENVIRONMENT

Reinvigorated forest

The Atlantic Forest is again growing in the Paraíba Valley By

good practices

French physician is convicted of conflict of interest

French physician is convicted of conflict of interest By

Eduardo S. Brondizio

Eduardo S. Brondizio: Urban Amazonia is invisible

Anthropologist highlights the vulnerability of urban Amazonia By

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More efficient batteries

The electric car's biggest limitation is its energy storage system By

Cover

The challenges faced in Brazil

The use of electric models in Brazil depends on obstacles being overcome By

Cover

The rise of electric vehicles

16% of the world's cars will be electric by 2030 By

Biodiversity

Tambaqui stocks in decline

The average size of the tambaqui has halved and it is less frequently caught By