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Literature

Anthologies broaden perspectives on the work of José Paulo Paes

Self-taught intellectual wrote poetry and essays, in addition to translating the works of other important authors

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Music

Book gathers scores by Antonio Madureira

Composer is one of the biggest names of the Armorial Movement, which looked for the intersection between the erudite and the popular

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Public policy

Number of gifted people is underreported in Brazil

The country does not have the tools needed to identify and nurture individuals with high skills in different age groups and fields of knowledge

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Electronic engineering

Carnaúba: an X-ray supermicroscope

The longest light beamline of Sirius in Campinas, São Paulo State, provides details on fossil histories, interaction of plants with the soil, and impurities in diamonds

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Paleontology

An iberian pterosaur

Lusognathus almadrava is the first species of winged reptile described in Portugal, with Brazilian participation

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Archaeology

Human footprints suggest large population in ancient Amazon

Human footprints suggest large population in ancient Amazon

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Epidemiology

Suicide rate among indigenous people almost three times higher than the general population

Suicide rate among Indigenous people is three times higher than in the general population

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Genetics

Chikungunya virus caused seven outbreaks in Brazil in 10 years

The agent that causes the disease has already been identified in 60% of municipalities

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Ecology

Parasites that turn spiders into zombies

Infected by fungi, invertebrates climb higher to die

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Environment

Plastic rocks

A mixture of minerals, animal remains, and synthetic polymers has emerged as another form of pollution and a threat to the marine environment

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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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Nobel Prize

Eleven people received a Nobel Prize in 2023

Four were women, the same number as in 2018 and 2020, only lower than in 2009, when there were five winners

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Physics

Gravity also attracts antimatter

Gravitational force on antiparticles is equal to the force exerted on particles

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Astrophysics

James Webb data challenges cosmology

Telescope observations fuel debate about the formation of galaxies and the speed at which the Universe is expanding

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Data

Scientific articles on climate change

Data show increase in scientific articles on climate change

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Good practices

Retraction database sold for US$775,000

Crossref, a nonprofit organization, has purchased Retraction Watch’s database

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Good practices

Alcohol restrictions tightened on scientific bases in Antarctica

New rules came into effect in October on the sale of alcoholic beverages at USA’s McMurdo Station, the largest scientific station in Antarctica

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Good practices

Risky behavior

Researchers suggest parameters for judging cases of scientific misconduct involving recklessness

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Communication

The language barrier in scientific communication

Study exposes disadvantages faced by researchers whose first language is not English

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Health

Open innovation to fight diseases

Center for advanced therapies at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein pursues new treatments for genetic, chronic, and malignant diseases

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Development

Industrial policy retakes the spotlight

Government and private sector propose missions to combat deindustrialization of the Brazilian economy

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Interview

Marco Lucchesi: The frontier poet

The president of Brazil’s National Library, fluent in 22 languages, translates work from languages such as Persian, Russian, and Turkish

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Cover

The path to sustainable hydrogen

Brazil begins producing the fuel, which is seen as key to the transition to a low-carbon economy

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Pharmacology

Reinforcement against rabies

Experimental synthetic drug evaluated as alternative means of fighting the human rabies virus

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Agriculture

Agriculture accelerates erosion in the Cerrado

Soil erosion caused by pasture and agriculture in the Cerrado has accelerated in recent decades

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Nutrition

High-protein pasta

Dough made by fermentation increases the protein content of foods

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Physics

Tribute to Ronald Shellard

Benjamin Constant Institute launches braille version of book about CBPF physicist Ronald Shellard

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Epidemiology

Bird flu on the Galápagos Islands

H5N1 virus detected in samples from birds found dead in the Galápagos Islands

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Health

More heat and cold, more workplace accidents

Workers suffer due to extreme high or low temperatures in the workplace

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Botany

An unusual bromeliad

New species of bromeliad with hairy leaves challenges perception of these plants

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