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Academic Jabuti

The Jabuti literary award will now have an academic version, with the first set to take place in mid-2024

Pre-Hispanic sculpture

Ritual table used in ancient Mayan ceremonies restored

A snake that squeaks

Snake found by students makes a sound like a chirp when defending itself

Underground canals in the desert

Map of 28,000 kilometers of underground canals in Morocco could help revitalize the water system for current inhabitants

Spiders, allies of men

The Brazilian wandering spider serves as inspiration for erectile dysfunction drug

Scars that last centuries

Storms on Saturn occur every 20 to 30 years and leave marks that last for centuries

X-ray of plant nutrients

X-rays measure concentration of micro- and macro-nutrients in plant leaves

Waiting for even more dire effects

Severe droughts in the Amazon could also cause sudden tree mortality

Chemical and symbolic elements

Professors wanted

The water hyacinth is the most invasive plant in the world

Report identifies the water hyacinth as the most widespread invasive species in the world

Smart socks for the elderly

Smart socks offer new option for remote monitoring of dementia patients

After the Moon, the Sun

In early September, India launched its first solar observation mission, Aditya-L1

Children also suffer from violence against women

Domestic violence also harms children who witness it

The duo that makes cavities worse

Bacteria detected in children with cavities function jointly to produce corrosive acids

Your dog is not just sleeping

Even in deep sleep, dogs' brains remain alert and capable of distinguishing between different sounds

Enzyme for aviation fuels

Enzyme could replace catalysts used in aviation biokerosene production

Brazilian archaeological sites online

Website provides information on 3,769 dated artifacts from 1,249 Brazilian archaeological sites

Greater risk of being hit

Driverless cars are less able to identify minority groups, putting them at greater risk of accidents

Agreement to accelerate transition to clean energy in Africa

Partnership seeks to identify, fast-track, and scale clean energy projects across Africa

When defense attacks

Inflammation can damage healthy cells and contribute to the progression of Alzheimer's

The monkey that crossed the Atlantic

Extinct 230-gram monkey sparks new discussions about the origin of South American primates

Thousands of chicks die in Antarctica

Climate change kills thousands of emperor penguin chicks in Antarctica

Intense heat, smaller harvests

Soybean yield has fallen by 6% for every 1 °C increase in temperature since the 1980s

Higher mortality in metropolises

Heatwaves linked to almost 50,000 deaths in Brazilian metropolises between 2000 and 2018

Above the forest

AmazonFACE towers will monitor how the Amazon rainforest responds to rising CO₂ levels

Art that imitates life

Biologist and taxidermist Paulo César Balduíno has spent almost 40 years preparing animals for scientific collections and museum exhibitions

An ongoing epidemic

Identified 40 years ago, HIV has changed the way we look at infectious diseases

The coordinator

Mathematician Antonio Galves fostered partnerships and contributed to advances in physics, linguistics, and neuroscience

Ice and fire

Environmental engineer Alberto Setzer led Brazil’s Antarctic meteorology project and INPE’s fire monitoring program