Highlights

Research itineraries

First-hand experience

After caring for her mother, who suffered from Alzheimer's, Ceres Ferretti switched from studying philosophy to nursing, later becoming a care specialist

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Retrospect

The first transatlantic telegraph cable in Brazil

Installed 150 years ago, the innovation helped newspapers and encouraged the creation of news agencies around the country

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Obituaries

Between sociology and law

Werneck Vianna's work explored perceived missteps in Brazil’s modernization

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Obituary

The storyteller economist

In an international career, Mauro Boianovsky investigated the contributions of authors from different eras and genres

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Circus

Even without any undergraduate courses in the country, circus research is advancing in Brazil

Study groups investigate issues such as the trajectory of women in Brazilian circuses

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Audiovisual

Research helps identify lost film about the Amazon

Film about the Amazon lost in the 1920s is found in the Czech Republic

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Brazilian cities are more vertical

Changes in municipal legislation and real estate market dynamics are driving the construction of taller buildings

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Energy

Compact device can reduce power outages

Company intends to increase the use of reclosers, which restore electrical current after short circuits in overhead cables

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Aerospace engineering

A drone to explore other planets

Unmanned aerial vehicle is designed to fly on Mars and in inhospitable regions of Earth

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Space

Tribute to the pioneers

Two large telescopes under construction have been named for American astronomers Vera Rubin and Nancy Roman

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Interview

Physicist Hans Herrmann explains why dunes are such a fascinating and complex system

German researcher based in Ceará studies the formation and movement of sand dunes sculpted by the wind

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Environmental management

Disfigured coastline

From the north to the south of Brazil, coastal protection projects seek to curb rising sea levels and beach erosion, usually with little success

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Ethology

Underground amphibians produce “milk” to feed their young

Study published in Science describes nursing behavior in caecilian species found in Brazil

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Zoology

The explosive evolution of snakes

A combination of genetic, ecological, and morphological data reveals the secrets of success behind these legless reptiles

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Epidemiology

The mental burden of the young

Frequency of psychiatric disorders doubles between end of infancy and start of adolescence

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