Highlights

ECOLOGY

Research identifies priority areas for restoring native vegetation in Brazil

Regenerating 30% of the 76 million hectares mapped across six biomes could increase habitat availability for more than 11,000 animal and plant species, as well as helping to mitigate climate change

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PSYCHOLOGY

Elite soccer players are good planners with mental versatility

Study investigated personality traits and cognitive abilities of 153 athletes from the top Brazilian soccer league and 51 from Sweden’s

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PHYSIOLOGY

Blood vessels release compounds that modulate heart strength and blood pressure

Conclusion is based on studies involving reptiles, rodents, and humans, described in more than 30 articles published in recent years

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CLIMATE CHANGE

Global warming amplifies heat waves, which could affect Brazilian cities up to 15 times a year

This type of extreme event has become more frequent, more intense, and longer-lasting in recent decades

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ASTROPHYSICS

Two dwarf satellite galaxies discovered near the Milky Way

Aquarius III and Leo VI each have less than 5,000 stars, a very low number for this type of formation

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GOOD PRACTICES

End of a relationship

Journal editors rebel against publisher, announcing mass resignation and intention to create a new journal

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GOOD PRACTICES

Deteriorating environment

Study identifies universities and institutions around the world where article retractions and cases of scientific misconduct are particularly high

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GOOD PRACTICES

Immediate disapproval

People accused of sexual harassment lose more citations than those accused of scientific misconduct, study finds

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Biodiversity

Nectar not from flowers

Survey identifies plants that produce nectar outside of their flowers, attracting ants that protect them

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Public health

Hypertension rate remains high

Almost one in four Brazilians has hypertension, a condition that mainly affects women and the elderly

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History

Celebrations around cerritos

Cerritos in present-day Rio Grande do Sul were the scene of pre-Columbian social and cultural rituals

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Education

More Brazilians with a university degree

Census shows that the number of people without an education has halved since 2000, while the number of graduates has tripled

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Environment

Harvesting fog in Atacama

Chilean researchers discover innovative way to harvest water from fog in the Atacama Desert

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Health

Keep video game volume low

WHO launches global standard to protect the hearing of children and young people who play video games

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Archaeology

The story of the avocado in Honduras

Fossilized specimens found in Honduras provide evidence of avocado domestication

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