Highlights

Fossil

Plants? No, turtles

Fossils identified as leaves were actually baby sea turtles

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Environment

Retaining pollutants carried by rain

Europe seeks innovative ways to prevent rainwater from carrying pollutants into rivers

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Innovation

Powdered fuel made from CO2

Fuel made from CO2 can be used to generate electricity

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Health

When to hide from the sun

App shows the risks of exposing workers to intense heat

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Biodiversity

Darwin wasps in the mountains of Rio

Darwin wasps found in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro

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Astrophysics

The oldest known black hole

James Webb Telescope captured indirect evidence of a supermassive black hole

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video

Brazil dries up

Climate change gives rise to a region with an arid climate, previously non-existent in the country | 6'39

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Photolab

Nest watch

Biologist mimics real-life situations near nests to see how thrushes react while caring for their young

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Obituary

The philosophical side of words

With a deep knowledge of languages, philosopher Rubens Rodrigues Torres Filho has translated work by German authors into Portuguese

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Obituary

Right to scientific knowledge

Ennio Candotti, founder of the Amazon Museum, was passionate about promoting science as head of the SBPC

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Obituary

An interpreter of Africa

Diplomat, historian, and poet, Alberto da Costa e Silva produced influential work on the continent

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Research itineraries

Hard to beat

How Doctor Sandro Matas learned to live with a physical disability and fought to make UNIFESP more inclusive

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Retrospect

A new structure for São Paulo’s education system

In 1933, the Education Code established rules for school construction, prioritized teacher training, and developed an educational model

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Cinema

Festivals seek to disseminate scientific content through audiovisual media

A greater number of such events in Brazil would encourage film production, says researcher

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Linguistics

Research deconstructs the image of Brazil as a monolingual country

Studies focusing on variants of Portuguese, sign language, and Indigenous languages seek to combat linguistic prejudice

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