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Space

MIT becomes a member of GMT supertelescope

MIT joins GMT supertelescope under construction in Chile

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Botany

A memory of drought resistance

Plants transmit the ability to withstand shortage of water

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Museology

Identification of human remains

US museums define rules on displaying human remains

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Zoology

Males of two species born from the same mother

Iberian harvester ant can produce male offspring of a different species

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Astrophysics

Giant wave pushes stars at the edges of the Milky Way

Massive wave moving thousands of stars at the edges of the Milky Way

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Ecology

Fish reproducing in the Chicago River

Several fish species are reproducing again in the Chicago River, which was once heavily polluted

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FAPESP

New members of the Board of Trustees

Felipe Figueiredo, Franklim Nishimura, and Carlos Carlotti Junior appointed as new members of the FAPESP Board of Trustees

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Ecology

The strategies of an invader

Invasive European plant spreading across grasslands of southern Brazil

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New materials

Building houses with cardboard and rammed earth

Scientists create building material from cardboard, soil, and water

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Epidemiology

Spotted fever on São Paulo’s northern coast

First case of spotted fever confirmed on the coast of São Paulo

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Aeronautical engineering

Another electric air taxi record

Electric aircraft reaches altitude of 2,100 meters and speed of 193 km/h in tests in the US

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Oceanography

High Seas Treaty becomes international law

Treaty limiting fishing and mining on the high seas set to become law in 2026

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Medicine

Exercise also strengthens nerves in the heart

Regular aerobic exercise also strengthens nerves in the heart

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Letter from the editor

COP 30

Because they require consensus-based decisions, UN Conferences of the Parties (COPs) on climate change often involve long discussions and negotiations. Each year it is held in a different city, bringing a local flavor to the deliberations (as interpreted by illustrator Gidalti Jr. on this issue’s cover). With an urgent and complex agenda, COP30 arrives in... View Article

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Photolab

Insects in the jungle

Praying mantis and other species documented in insect surveys in the Amazon

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Research itineraries

Translator helped create bachelor’s degree in Korean language at USP

Yun Jung Im switched from chemistry to literature at the suggestion of the concrete poet Haroldo de Campos

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Retrospect

São Paulo’s dream of autonomy in the fight against cancer

A public fundraising campaign enabled the construction of a hospital in the 1940s, but its independence from the public authorities lasted only a few years

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Publishing

Journey taken by publishers offers insight into the history of the book market in Brazil

Jiro Takahashi, Jorge Zahar, and Paul Monteil helped transform the reading habits of several generations of Brazilians

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Anthropology

How religions incorporate debates about race and gender in Brazil

Catholic and Evangelical groups combine spirituality with social issues, questioning traditions and proposing alternative interpretations of the Bible

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Management

Calculator estimates methane emitted by intensive livestock farming

Calculator estimates methane emitted by intensive livestock farming

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Interview

Fighting fraud in biometric systems is a game of cat and mouse, says expert

Researchers and companies are turning to AI to improve the security of these devices, which are under constant threat

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Biomedical engineering

Camera attached to backpack alerts visually impaired to obstacles

Prototype aims to complement the traditional cane, which only detects hazards near the ground

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Aeronautical engineering

Drones used to fight fires and monitor environmental conditions

University in São Paulo is working with companies to design drones capable of fighting forest fires and measuring greenhouse gas concentrations

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Astrophysics

Black hole with a mass equivalent to 36 billion suns is one of the largest ever found

Discovery was made at the center of one of the galaxies in the system known as the Cosmic Horseshoe

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Interview

FIOCRUZ doctor discusses the problems faced by children with microcephaly caused by Zika

Families suffer from a lack of economic support and medication shortages, as well as neglect

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Epidemiology

Hormonal and digestive system diseases increase the risk of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s

Researchers examine the role common metabolic diseases play in the development of neurodegenerative problems

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Public policies

Climate change affects children’s lives and exacerbates social inequality

Extreme events impact aspects such as school attendance and nutrition

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Environment

Over 85% of municipalities in Brazil have no climate change adaptation plan

Index calculates capacity to reduce the impacts of extreme events in more than 5,000 cities

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Atmospheric sciences

Deforestation is making the Amazon drier while global climate change is making it warmer

Deforestation is responsible for almost 75% of the decline in rainfall during the region's dry season

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Ecology

Plastic and climate change threaten reproduction of Amazonian fungi

Plastic and climate change threaten reproduction of Amazonian fungi

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