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The high energy demands of the cryptocurrency market

The digital currency industry’s electricity consumption is equivalent to that of an average European country

How to make data centers more sustainable

Renewable energy sources and more efficient distribution of computing tasks could reduce the impacts of these facilities

The environmental impacts of computing

The energy- and water-intensive sector is responsible for 1.7% of atmospheric carbon emissions; a new area of research has emerged to address the problem

A not-so-desert island

Some 1,300 plant and animal species live on Alcatrazes Island

Paulo Takeo Sano combines botany and law to advocate for Cerrado communities

Biologist from USP works with populations that make a living from everlasting flowers

First books for the blind in Brazil

Institute in Rio de Janeiro has been printing in braille since 1857

Artificial intelligence creates new possibilities, but also poses challenges for artists

Use of AI raises a number of questions about the process of artistic creation, including authorship

Researchers recover lost films on the Brazilian military dictatorship

Imagens were produced by professional and amateur film-makers while political repression and censorship blocked their circulation

Children can help make cities more welcoming and inclusive

Children’s participation in urban planning should be taken seriously, researchers say

Robotic platform makes transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment more precise

Software-guided equipment created by Brazilian researchers improves equipment used to treat degenerative and psychiatric diseases

Research centers and companies in Brazil finding new applications for niobium

Innovations made using the material target batteries, cosmetics, fungicides, and catalysts

New generation of chips

Brazilian universities and research centers developing prototypes of light-based devices that promise greater speed and lower energy consumption

Disorder in state of matter generates new type of superconductor

Disorder in state of matter generates new type of superconductor

Rodents in the Pantanal use holes dug by armadillos as temporary shelter

Other animals, such as ocelots and foxes, were observed approaching the dens but not entering

GPS mapping reveals the role of forests in jaguar conservation

Study included 54 jaguars fitted with tracking collars in 12 locations across South America

Biological clock of cyanobacteria, which live for one day, predicts the arrival of winter

Result surprises scientists, leading them to rethink the mechanisms and evolutionary importance of adjusting to natural rhythms

Sexual violence against boys grew at a rate of 6.8% per year between 2013 and 2022

39,900 cases were reported in the period; two of every three occurred at the victim's home

Map exposes oldest structures in South America

Tomography techniques redefine boundaries of rock structures formed billions of years ago

Artificial intelligence identifies areas most vulnerable to landslides

Study compares the effectiveness of five machine-learning models at predicting this type of disaster in São Sebastião

Cold and heat killed 142,700 people in Brazilian cities from 1997 to 2018

Cold and heat killed 142,700 people in Brazilian cities from 1997 to 2018

2024 was the first year with global warming above 1.5 °C

All continents broke their average temperature record except for Oceania and Antarctica

Employment in Knowledge-Intensive Sectors (KISs)

Jobs in Knowledge-Intensive Sectors (KISs) grew between 2010 and 2022

Double-checking

Initiative to fund extra verification step for biomedical research results aims to prevent publication of studies that undermine trust in science

Retracted studies

New repository of problematic preprints that were removed by their authors

Unproven

Study used to justify treating COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine retracted

Maysa Furlan: Breaking the glass ceiling

Maysa Furlan, a specialist in natural product chemistry and the first female dean of UNESP, reflects on the challenges women face in science

Surveys reveal expansion and diversification of topics of interest to researchers in Brazil

Data indicate changes in the distribution of research teams and a greater variety of subjects studied at Brazilian universities

Maria Amélia Veras: A keen eye for disparities

Dr. Maria Amélia Veras investigates the living conditions of transgender and homosexual individuals, alongside viral factors, to curb the spread of sexually transmitted infections

Distance learning on the rise in the private sector, representing the majority in teaching degrees

Rapid and disorganized expansion of distance-learning undergraduate courses in Brazil exposes the potential and weaknesses of the model