Highlights

Visual arts

Mário Pedrosa highlighted the artwork of marginalized groups

The story of one of Brazil's most important critics is intertwined with the history of the twentieth century

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Sociology

24 million people work in the care sector in Brazil

24 million people work in the care sector in Brazil

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Innovation

The challenge of period poverty

The inability to manage menstruation properly due to poverty causes significant social and economic hardship for millions of women globally

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Technology

Less polluting menstrual pads

Decomposing in up to six months, biodegradable menstrual products can help to reduce plastic waste and pollution

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Energy

Brazilian research center develops prototype nuclear battery

Device can generate energy for hundreds of years without needing to be recharged

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Sustainability

SAF Studies advance in the country

Universities and research centers are investigating new methods, processes, and raw materials to increase biofuel production and reduce costs

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Sustainability

The road to renewable fuel

In the global race to decarbonize the airline sector, Brazil could play a leading role through the production of an alternative to fossil kerosene

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Astrophysics

Merging of neutron stars generates second-largest gamma-ray burst

Phenomenon produced rare earth metals in space

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Astrophysics

Concentrated energy

During its most recent period of maximum activity, the Sun emitted an unexpected escalation in high-energy gamma rays at its poles

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Computing

AI systems could monitor animals crossing highways

Study tested the performance of computer vision models

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Paleontology

Fossil lineage found in Rio Grande do Sul survived the world’s biggest extinction event

Predator lived 252 million years ago and had relatives in the region of present-day Eastern Europe, in what is now Russia

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Zoology

Wildcats from the Andes and Central America differ to those found in Brazil

Complex that includes Leopardus tigrinus and L. guttulus gains new species, L. pardinoides, all in danger of extinction

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Ethnobotany

Quilombola communities reveal the use of plants

Participatory research contributes to knowledge and university students develop cattail management plan

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Neurology

Study identifies rare form of Alzheimer’s acquired through treatment no longer used

Individuals were given a hormone extracted from cadavers, contaminated with protein fragments associated with the onset of the disease

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Immunology

Mechanism that keeps the immune response in check also aggravates malaria

The protozoan that causes the disease multiplies freely when certain immune cells are taken out of the fight

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