Guilherme Eler

CLIMATE CHANGE

The green carpet contribution

Moss-covered areas capture 6.43 billion tons of carbon a year and have a coverage area nearly that of China

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Climate

Droughts worsen in the Cerrado

Rainfall in the Cerrado’s dry season has decreased by up to 50% in the last 30 years

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Climate change

Mosses are major carbon sinks

The total area of land covered by moss worldwide, almost equal to the size of China, removes 6.43 billion tons of gas from the atmosphere every year

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Food

Only a quarter of the average bottle of ketchup is tomato pulp

Study analyzed 25 brands of tomato sauce available in a town in the state of São Paulo

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ECOLOGY

Freshwater mangroves

A study explores this rare type of coastal ecosystem located at the mouth of the Amazon River

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Nutrition

The burden of ultra-processed foods

New research links consumption of ultra-processed foods to 10% of premature deaths in Brazil and accelerated cognitive decline

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SPACE

Brazil and the USA launch SPORT satellite

Device will study plasma bubbles in the upper atmosphere that affect communications on Earth

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Archaeology

Neanderthals were highly carnivorous

They lived in family groups and ate almost exclusively meat

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ECOLOGY

Freshwater mangroves identified near the mouth of the Amazon River

Study expands the area occupied by this rare type of coastal ecosystem on the border between Pará and Amapá

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ARCHAEOLOGY

4,000-year-old arrowheads point to cultural exchanges between England and France

Half of artifacts from an archaeological site in Wales were made using British techniques and materials; the other half used methods and rocks from mainland Europe

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PSYCHOLOGY

Straight, gay, and bisexual people are more jealous of same-sex rivals

Survey involved 1,744 individuals from Brazil, Portugal, and Chile aged 17 to 51

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