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Photolab
Underground garden
Microscopic view of fungi cultivated by leafcutter ants allows us to understand how they grow from leaves
By Redação
RESEARCH ITINERARIES
The image as a refuge
Philosopher and anthropologist Janaína Damaceno studies audiovisual materials and investigates photographic archives of the struggle against racism
Retrospect
Social security and 100 years of transformation
A review of the origins of Brazil’s pension system offers insight into present-day dilemmas
Obituary
Public intellectual
José Murilo de Carvalho reinvigorated the study of the elite and citizenship in Brazil
By Diego Viana
Obituary
A leader in research
Agricultural engineer Joaquim José de Camargo Engler was dean of ESALQ and FAPESP
By Redação
ARCHIVAL SCIENCE
In times of digitalization and diversity, FGV CPDOC turns 50
Institution created in 1973 to house the Getúlio Vargas archive wants to expand the involvement of women and seeks new forms of classification
By Diego Viana
SCIENCE OUTREACH
Theater company highlights women scientists
YouTube web series and plays include Brazilian and foreign researchers
Cover
Temperature variations may cause five million deaths per year
The number is equivalent to 9.5% of all global deaths, with 75% of fatal victims living in Asia and Africa
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Urban heat islands make even small and midsized towns warmer
Temperatures can vary by as much as 10 degrees Celsius between areas covered by concrete and neighborhoods with more vegetation
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July was the hottest month in recent history and broke temperature records
Global warming shows no signs of letting up, causing forest fires in the Northern Hemisphere’s summer and a mild winter below the Equator
GOOD PRACTICES
Stanford president resigns after image manipulation investigation
Stanford president resigns after image manipulation investigation
By Redação
GOOD PRACTICES
Military personnel punished for sexual assault of researcher in Antarctica
Military personnel punished for sexual assault of researcher in Antarctica
By Redação
Environment
Pollen reveals the history of the Caatinga
5,000 years of flora in rural northeastern Brazil reconstructed by pollen analysis
By Redação