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Brazilian initiatives mark the Decade of Indigenous Languages

Launch of the Kuikuro-Portuguese dictionary and documentation center seeks to strengthen linguistic rights of Indigenous peoples in Brazil

10 years since Femicide Law came into force

Despite the legislation, which establishes a sentence of up to 40 years in prison, the crime continues to occur frequently in Brazil

New technologies to reduce water waste

Universities and companies invest in solutions for detecting leaks in water distribution networks

Gene editing accelerates cattle improvement

Calves with shorter hair represent the first uses of CRISPR in animal breeding

Brazil begins development of nuclear microreactors

Electricity generation system under development in the country with the aim of serving isolated communities in place of diesel generators

Hell ant found in the Brazilian Northeast is the oldest in the world

Insect lived 113 million years ago and had a vertical jaw, unlike current species

Bacteria that causes leprosy was present in the Americas before the Europeans

Mycobacterium leprae, the main species, was brought over by the Europeans, but M. lepromatosis had already been on the continent for at least 1,000 years

First membranes may have laid the foundations for life on Earth

Study simulates primitive cell structures and advances understanding of the origin of life

Physical exercise reduces death of insulin-producing cells

Physical exercise reduces death of insulin-producing cells

Number of scorpion stings increased by 154% in Brazil from 2014 to 2023

The Southeast and Northeast regions were where the highest numbers of cases occurred

Vaccines protect the immunocompromised against severe forms of COVID-19

Immune cells that fight the virus compensate for failure to produce antibodies

Landslide scars and shallower rivers increase Rio Grande do Sul’s vulnerability to rainfall

Millions of tons of sediment were carried from the state’s hills into its waterways

Industry spending on R&D in 2022 and 2023

IBGE releases results of its 2023 Semiannual Innovation Survey (Semiannual Pintec)

Copy, paste, and embarrass yourself

Website lists almost a hundred scientific articles that contain phrases copied from ChatGPT queries

Somber details

The untold story of Black inmates who participated in a coercive malaria study

Historic punishment

Unprecedented punishment for Harvard behavioral scientist accused of falsifying data

Support programs for innovative small businesses gain traction as R&D policy around the world

Inspired by the American model, these initiatives offer nonrepayable grants to small companies

New trends in trademark and patent registrations in Brazil in 2024

INPI list offers details of innovation activities

More Black people leading research groups in Brazil

More Black people leading research groups in Brazil

Regional economics expert advocates for strengthening mid-sized cities in Brazil

Clelio Campolina Diniz was dean of UFMG and served as minister of science, technology & innovation

Cuts to US science budgets threaten global climate research

Discontinuation of NASA and NOAA projects monitoring the atmosphere and oceans for decades poses a major risk

Brazil’s carbon footprint determined by deforestation and agriculture

The two sectors account for 70% of the country’s greenhouse gases emissions

Marine animal conservation failures

Global study warns of declining marine animal populations

Another way to measure blood cholesterol

Combination of lipoprotein markers could more accurately assess heart disease risk

A plant with many uses dating back 2,700 years

Wild rue was used 2,700 years ago as a medicine, to purify spaces, and for its psychoactive effects

The only country self-sufficient in food

Guyana is the only country in the world that produces enough basic food to sustain its own population

Climbing rocks receive little attention

Around 80% of climbing sites lack signage, environmental management, and visitor guidelines

White-tailed deer populations recover

US deer population grew from 300,000 to 35 million after hunting declined in the twentieth century

Fixing cracks in concrete with lichen

Lichens mixed into concrete repair cracks

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