Highlights

SOCIETY

Children can help make cities more welcoming and inclusive

Children’s participation in urban planning should be taken seriously, researchers say

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NEUROSCIENCE

Robotic platform makes transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment more precise

Software-guided equipment created by Brazilian researchers improves equipment used to treat degenerative and psychiatric diseases

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MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Research centers and companies in Brazil finding new applications for niobium

Innovations made using the material target batteries, cosmetics, fungicides, and catalysts

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OPTICS

New generation of chips

Brazilian universities and research centers developing prototypes of light-based devices that promise greater speed and lower energy consumption

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PHYSICS

Disorder in state of matter generates new type of superconductor

Disorder in state of matter generates new type of superconductor

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ECOLOGY

Rodents in the Pantanal use holes dug by armadillos as temporary shelter

Other animals, such as ocelots and foxes, were observed approaching the dens but not entering

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ZOOLOGY

GPS mapping reveals the role of forests in jaguar conservation

Study included 54 jaguars fitted with tracking collars in 12 locations across South America

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CHRONOBIOLOGY

Biological clock of cyanobacteria, which live for one day, predicts the arrival of winter

Result surprises scientists, leading them to rethink the mechanisms and evolutionary importance of adjusting to natural rhythms

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Sexual violence against boys grew at a rate of 6.8% per year between 2013 and 2022

39,900 cases were reported in the period; two of every three occurred at the victim's home

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GEOSCIENCES

Map exposes oldest structures in South America

Tomography techniques redefine boundaries of rock structures formed billions of years ago

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ENVIRONMENT

Artificial intelligence identifies areas most vulnerable to landslides

Study compares the effectiveness of five machine-learning models at predicting this type of disaster in São Sebastião

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PHYSIOLOGY

Cold and heat killed 142,700 people in Brazilian cities from 1997 to 2018

Cold and heat killed 142,700 people in Brazilian cities from 1997 to 2018

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CLIMATE CHANGE

2024 was the first year with global warming above 1.5 °C

All continents broke their average temperature record except for Oceania and Antarctica

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Employment in Knowledge-Intensive Sectors (KISs)

Jobs in Knowledge-Intensive Sectors (KISs) grew between 2010 and 2022

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GOOD PRACTICES

Double-checking

Initiative to fund extra verification step for biomedical research results aims to prevent publication of studies that undermine trust in science

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