Highlights

Biodiversity

Animals and plants at risk

Up to one million plant and animal species worldwide are facing extinction due to severe population decline and habitat loss

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Data

Scientific publications and international collaborations

International collaborations in 2018 (%)

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Good practices

Lack of Transparency

Most research universities in the European Union have failed to comply with the 2014 rule that the results of clinical trials must be made public within 12 months

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Good practices

Punishment after 40 years of harassment at Harvard

Harvard University, USA, has revoked the emeritus status of sociologist Jorge Dominguez, a former professor at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and was vice provost for international affairs at the institution from 2006 to 2015

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Good practices

The self-correcting nature of science

Report offers recommendations on how to reduce the number of scientific findings not reproducible by later studies

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PHOTOLAB

The aesthetics of imperfection

A large electric voltage bias is used to spin ultrafine nanometric fibers into membranes that can filter water

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PROFILE

Extending connections

Brazilian physicist Cecilia Chirenti wins place on Canadian research program for female scientists

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CAREERS

Women resuming a prominent role in computing

Initiatives encourage girls to explore technology, programming, and entrepreneurship in Brazil

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RETROSPECT

Fight for the forest

For 30 years, IBAMA has been working to protect the environment in Brazil through operations based on technical studies and scientific research

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VISUAL ARTS

Rediscovered archives

Collection located in a São Paulo museum reveals that an etching served as a platform for circulating North American art in Brazil

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ARCHITECTURE

My House, My Life in academia

Bibliographical review by researchers shows low impact of studies about the social housing program

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SURVEY MANAGEMENT 

The imaginary lands of Pará

The 22.7 million hectares of private land and 18.5 million hectares of public land that only exist on paper

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CORPORATE RESEARCH

More than just motors

With an extensive and diversified product portfolio, Brazilian-based WEG supplied electromagnets for the Sirius synchrotron light project in Brazil

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TEXTILE ENGINEERING

The fine hair of goats

Cashmere fiber produced from Brazilian goats has superior quality to that sold on the international market

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Water engineering

Removing salt from water

Ceará plans to build Brazil’s first large-scale desalination facility as new and more cost-effective technologies emerge in Brazil and abroad

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