Igor Zolnerkevic

GEOLOGY

The exposed depths of the Earth

Mapping helps to uncover origins of the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago

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GEOLOGY

The turbulent formation of an ocean

Researchers disagree on how the ocean advanced into Brazil’s Northeast

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ASTRONOMY

Titan’s landscape

Methane creates canyons and lakes on the surface of Saturn's largest moon

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PHYSICS

Very malleable solids

Computer simulations help explain the flexibility of helium crystals

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PHOTONICS

An unconventional laser

Laser light reveals unexpected connections between areas of physics

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Sylvio Ferraz Mello

Sylvio Ferraz Mello: A unique trajectory

Studies helped explain characteristic anomalies in the orbits of asteroids

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geophysics

Quantum acceleration

Clouds of cold atoms can be used to measure variations in gravitational force

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PHYSICS

Less energy loss

International group produces a graphene and phosphorene transistor

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PHYSICS

Superproperties in 2D

New nanostructured materials are capable of storing information

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PALEONTOLOGY

Inside fossils

Computed tomography permits detailed analysis of bones of extinct animals

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GEOLOGY

Rivers of a desert planet

Simulations help scientists understand how large waterways flowed on plains

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ASTRONOMY

Jupiter pushed Mercury into a new orbit

An abrupt “jump” by Jupiter is believed to have pushed Mercury into its orbit

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GEOMAGNETISM

Magnetic memories of the Jesuit missions

Geophysicists recovered information about the Earth’s magnetic field

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GEOLOGY

The human era

Plastic material accumulated on ocean floors may define a new period in history

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PHYSICS

Quarks and their exotic combinations

X(5568) is the first tetraquark made of four quarks

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ASTRONOMY

Planets with tails

Gas giants can launch molecules essential to life into space

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GEOLOGY

The ancient volcanoes of Minas

Volcanic eruptions inundated what is now Rio Doce Bay with lava

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ASTROPHYSICS

Another window to the Universe

Gravitational waves is expected to lead to studies on high-energy phenomena

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CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Searching for the magic numbers

Four chemical elements are now part of the periodic table

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ASTRONOMY

Investigating the Sun

Researchers try to understand the reactions that take place inside the Sun

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BIOPHYSICS

Cancer’s hunger

A model explains how tumors mobilize the blood vessels that nourish them

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Physics

Irreversible disorder in the world of atoms

A team measures the increase in entropy in carbon nuclei for the first time

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PALEONTOLOGY

The golden age of the cynodonts

Cynodonts lived during the peak of diversity of mammal precursors

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PHYSICS

The metrics of urban growth

Groups in Brazil and abroad use new metrics to identify trends in city growth

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Health

Race against malaria

Doctors monitor parasite's resistance to currently used drugs

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Physics

Light’s secrets

Quantum information transmitted by photons is resistant to air turbulence

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Physics

Spins engines

Brazilians discover how to measure energy variations in atomic nuclei

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ASTRONOMY

Perturbed atmosphere

Meteorologists want to know why the wind is so strong on Venus and Titan

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Cover

Bright future

Advances in technology will increasingly depend on harnessing light

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PHYSICS

Many forms of electricity

Special materials find new opportunities to conduct electric current

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