Highlights

Research itineraries

Debris, memories, and immigration

Ethnographer and historian José Rafael Medeiros Coelho seeks to establish connections between Antakya and São Paulo

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Queen of the Amazon

Water sample viewed under a microscope resembles a crown

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LINGUISTICS

Proper names, such as those of people and places, inspire studies in onomastics

Interdisciplinary field touches on knowledge ranging from law to psychology

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LINGUISTICS

Abdias Nascimento, a supporter of the antiracist movement, combined art and politics

He was at the forefront of initiatives such as the Teatro Experimental do Negro, founded 80 years ago

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SOCIETY

How urban changes are redefining amateur soccer

Recreational sport is changing in response to the growth of cities and lack of space to play

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AGRONOMY

Drone radar facilitates agricultural monitoring

Device created by São Paulo–based startup also performs soil analysis and is capable of locating mineral deposits, anthills, and bones buried underground

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AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

Trucks and buses operate without drivers

Autonomous navigation system developed by Vitória-based startup allows vehicles to identify obstacles and travel on predefined routes

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ASTROPHYSICS

Giant atoms could be the basis for more refined quantum sensors

Controlling the so-called Rydberg state is the key to producing this type of structure

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ASTROPHYSICS

Hotter dry season reduces survival rate of Amazonian birds by 63%

Impact of 1 °C increase in average temperature was observed on 29 species living in a preserved area of the rainforest

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ORNITHOLOGY

Hotter dry season reduces survival rate of Amazonian birds by 63%

Impact of 1 °C increase in average temperature was observed on 29 species living in a preserved area of the rainforest

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EVOLUTION

The ultra-black wasps of the Caatinga

Newly identified species exhibit rare evolutionary mechanism that allows them to maintain a body temperature lower than the surrounding environment

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BIOENERGY

Enzyme from bacteria in the soil may increase productivity of second-generation ethanol

Microorganism protein breaks down cellulose in sugarcane bagasse into smaller sugar, which ferments more easily

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ARCHAEOLOGY

The Amazon’s ancient cornfields

Archaeological sites in Bolivia reveal traces of large-scale corn farming that once sustained a dense human population—and may have even played a role in domesticating ducks

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PHYSIOLOGY

Study seeks to explain why Alzheimer’s is more common in women

Levels of molecules linked to energy production and gene activation control are lower in females with varying degrees of dementia

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IMMUNOLOGY

Genetic analysis and autopsies reveal how yellow fever progresses

Genetic analysis and autopsies reveal how yellow fever progresses

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