Highlights

Technology

Artificial intelligence against mosquitoes

Artificial intelligence helps identify breeding sites of the Aedes aegypti mosquito

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Atmospheric sciences

Water flows through the atmosphere and makes rain

System monitors atmospheric rivers, responsible for much of the rain that falls on Earth

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Public health

More arguments against vapes

Brazilian Society of Cardiology supports the ban on electronic cigarettes

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Research itineraries

Putting on a show

Physicist George Sand de França divides his time between academia and the art of clowning

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Retrospect

In Japan, to see Venus

One hundred and fifty years ago, a Brazilian astronomer traveled halfway around the world to calculate the distance between the Earth and the Sun

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Musicology

Collection explores musical diversity across regions of Brazil

Collection explores musical diversity across regions of Brazil

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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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