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Metallurgical engineering

Urban mining can reduce environmental impacts of rare-earth mineral production

Research groups are developing methodologies for recycling magnets, batteries, and other materials containing these chemical elements

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Mining engineering

Brazil invests in research to master the production cycle of rare-earth minerals and supermagnets

Minerals at the center of global geopolitical disputes are considered essential for the energy transition

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Demography

Changes in Brazil’s immigration profile

Some 415,000 foreigners are registered on social programs and rely on poorly structured public services to survive

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Demography

Brazil’s new position on the international migration map

Entry restrictions imposed by countries in the Global North and more welcoming laws in Brazil have led to more foreigners arriving in the country since the early 2000s

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Immunology

Scientists develop anti-tumor immune cell that reduces rejection risk

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

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Immunology

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

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Public health

Precision for all

Genome information about the Brazilian population could democratize access to personalized treatments and reduce national health care costs

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Genomics

European father, African or Indigenous mother

DNA sequencing of 2,723 Brazilians reveals a violent legacy behind the interracial mixing that shaped the Brazilian people

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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

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Brazil’s carbon footprint determined by deforestation and agriculture

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

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Public health

Genome diversity could help SUS

Brazil’s national health system (SUS) could treat diseases more efficiently by making use of databases on ancestry and the wide variety embedded in Brazilian DNA

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Genomics

Brazilians are even more mixed-race than you think

New DNA sequencing of 2,723 people reveals greater Indigenous and African ancestry and highlights violence that marked the formation of the Brazilian population

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Genetics

How cancer cells reach the brain

Chemical communication allows tumors from other organs to spread among neurons

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Public health

Breast and cervical cancer mortality rising in Brazil

Increase is more pronounced among women under 40 years old

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Increase in school violence in Brazil over the last 10 years

Lack of policies to improve togetherness and the deteriorating educational infrastructure contribute to a rise in aggression at institutions across the country

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Hate speech provokes violence in schools

Emotional distress and increased access to firearms lead to extreme attacks at educational institutions

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The high energy demands of the cryptocurrency market

The digital currency industry’s electricity consumption is equivalent to that of an average European country

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How to make data centers more sustainable

Renewable energy sources and more efficient distribution of computing tasks could reduce the impacts of these facilities

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The environmental impacts of computing

The energy- and water-intensive sector is responsible for 1.7% of atmospheric carbon emissions; a new area of research has emerged to address the problem

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Distance learning on the rise in the private sector, representing the majority in teaching degrees

Rapid and disorganized expansion of distance-learning undergraduate courses in Brazil exposes the potential and weaknesses of the model

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Life immersed in microplastics

Microscopic particles, which have already been found in various organs and tissues of the human body, have now been identified in the brain

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Climate changes

Nature-based solutions can inspire climate change adaptations

Brazilian guide launched at COP29 highlights interventions that could increase the resilience of coastal cities

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Climate changes

Study finds 25 of Earth’s 35 vital signs are in critical condition

Records continue to be broken for parameters such as the planet's temperature, atmospheric CO2 concentration, and biodiversity loss

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Climate changes

The suffocation of Earth

Record greenhouse gas emissions result in unabated global warming

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Graphene hits the market

Two decades after it was first created, the unique two-dimensional nanomaterial is beginning to be incorporated into technological innovations on a commercial scale

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Public health

Proliferation of betting sites increases household spending and risk of gambling problems

Brazilians bet R$20 billion per month online and the demand for addiction treatment is rising

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Climate change

Bacteria in Amazon tree trunks are capable of absorbing methane

Study by international group indicates that the phenomenon occurs in non-flooded areas

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Climate

Global warming increased droughts and heat by 40% during June fires in the Pantanal

Climate change has made extreme events four to five times more frequent in the biome

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Global Warming

The world has been around 1.5 °C warmer for over a year

It is the longest period in recent history in which the planet has experienced such a dangerous increase in average temperature

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Climate change

Injecting particles into the atmosphere could temporarily reduce global warming

The controversial technique of releasing aerosols could reduce the amount of sunlight reaching Earth, but the negative side effects might outweigh the benefits

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