Highlights
SCIENCE OUTREACH
Theater company highlights women scientists
YouTube web series and plays include Brazilian and foreign researchers
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Temperature variations may cause five million deaths per year
The number is equivalent to 9.5% of all global deaths, with 75% of fatal victims living in Asia and Africa
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Urban heat islands make even small and midsized towns warmer
Temperatures can vary by as much as 10 degrees Celsius between areas covered by concrete and neighborhoods with more vegetation
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July was the hottest month in recent history and broke temperature records
Global warming shows no signs of letting up, causing forest fires in the Northern Hemisphere’s summer and a mild winter below the Equator
GOOD PRACTICES
Stanford president resigns after image manipulation investigation
Stanford president resigns after image manipulation investigation
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GOOD PRACTICES
Military personnel punished for sexual assault of researcher in Antarctica
Military personnel punished for sexual assault of researcher in Antarctica
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Environment
Pollen reveals the history of the Caatinga
5,000 years of flora in rural northeastern Brazil reconstructed by pollen analysis
By Redação