Environment

Climate

CFC emissions have increased 2.6-fold over the past decade

Atmospheric concentration of five types of gas responsible for destroying the ozone layer peaked in 2020

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Climate change

Mosses are major carbon sinks

The total area of land covered by moss worldwide, almost equal to the size of China, removes 6.43 billion tons of gas from the atmosphere every year

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Energy

Brazilian researchers develop sodium-based battery

Sodium offers an alternative to lithium for electric vehicle batteries

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PHOTOLAB

Carnival at sea is no party

Glitter particles that end up in the sea and lakes have damaging impacts

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photolab

Give me shelter

Transparent, stripy shrimp seen on an endangered Condylactis gigantea anemone

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Environment

New tools to track forest products

In efforts to curb deforestation in the Amazon, environmental agencies, universities, and NGOs are developing technologies to trace the origins of wood

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OCEANOGRAPHY

Pollution, loss of biodiversity, invasive species, and the impacts of climate change

The marine and coastal environment in Brazil is undergoing intense degradation, demanding urgent action to alleviate problems that are piling up

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Environment

Humidity islands in the Cerrado

Termite mounds store water in the Cerrado

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Environment

The effects of small power plants

Small hydroelectric power plants stimulate the multiplication of some fish species while discouraging others

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Geography

Asian metropolises under threat from the sea

Metropolises in Southeast Asia could suffer from rising sea levels caused by global warming

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ECOLOGY

Freshwater mangroves

A study explores this rare type of coastal ecosystem located at the mouth of the Amazon River

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Environment

Predicting the paths of wildfires in the Cerrado

New system uses climate data and remote sensing to predict how wildfires will spread in the Cerrado, assisting firefighters

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Environment

Urban planning failures, heavy rainfall, and fragile soil aggravate gullies nationwide

Researchers have warned for years that without adequate soil drainage and occupation, chasms like those in Buriticupu, Maranhão, would grow

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RESEARCH ITINERARIES

From physics to the environment

Marco Aurélio Nalon talks about the use of data geoprocessing to map native vegetation in the state of São Paulo

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Photolab

Long-life intruders

Image of a bottle trapped inside a tree trunk illustrates the longevity of plastic in the environment

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