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Cape Verdean researcher warns of the dangers of inequality in research networks

Sociologist and political scientist Eurídice Monteiro highlights Africa’s role in the global scientific dialogue

Budget amendments used as a complementary source of funding for public universities

Although they help fill budget gaps, researchers are concerned about growing dependence on the mechanism

Renato Cotta: Engineer advocates for increased investment in the nuclear sector

UFRJ researcher helped develop Brazil’s ultracentrifuge technology for uranium enrichment

Scientists develop anti-tumor immune cell that reduces rejection risk

CAR-NK lymphocytes could be produced in advance for use in numerous patients

Center in São Paulo will test modified immune cells to treat blood cancer in 81 patients

Goal is to fight leukemia and lymphoma resistant to chemo and radiotherapy

Sloths die of heat in the Amazon

Ten three-toed sloths die in Amazon heatwave

Oil-filtering membrane

Membrane could reduce energy consumption in oil refining

An explanation for severe dengue

Dengue fever less severe in people of African descent

Concrete made with coffee instead of sand

Dengue fever less severe in people of African descent

Superhot gases connect galaxies

Filament of superhot gas connects four galaxy clusters

Rabies vaccine in gel form for bats

Vaccine in gel form helps control rabies transmission in bats

Ice Age survivors

443-million-year-old arthropods withstood major climate changes

The unwanted effects of sunscreen

Compound used in sunscreen and other cosmetics hinders plastic degradation

Solved: the mystery of sex in egg-laying mammals

Platypus sex determined by hormone-derived gene

Fifty-nine snake species in the Pampas

Guide presents 59 snake species found in the Pampas

Detecting cancer with microwaves

Scientists test microwave device for detecting cancer in blood

Habits that lead to tooth loss

Almost 1 in 3 Brazilians aged over 60 have lost all of their teeth

Ancient Colombian people with no descendants

Indigenous people who lived in Colombia 6,000 years ago left no descendants

Second-hand clothes pollute the air and rivers in Africa

Huge volumes of used clothing sent to Africa are polluting rivers

General terms and rigor

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Backward Roland Garros

It looks like a tennis ball, but it is actually a microstructure that could be used to produce refractory ceramics

The bars of time

Research finds rarities and widens access to little-known musical archives

A national voice

New studies revisit the legacy of Jorge Amado, revealing an author deeply engaged with racial, class, and gender issues

To locate people lost at sea

A nanosatellite developed in Brazil is designed to help rescue small boats during maritime emergencies

Microwaves to hunt tumors

New generation of imaging systems will avoid the breast compression and radiation of traditional mammography

The light of sound

Controlling interactions between photons and phonons could generate more refined lasers and facilitate quantum information processing

Triple suffocation in the ocean

Compound extreme events consisting of heatwaves, high acidification, and chlorophyll scarcity have become frequent in the South Atlantic since 2009

From the forest to the air

Gas emitted by trees in Amazonia increases the production of condensation nuclei, the origin of clouds, by 100 times

In-depth field insight

Drone-based radar facilitates crop monitoring, soil analysis, and the identification of underground mineral deposits, anthills, and bones