Highlights

Inclusion

Survey examines racial diversity among holders of master’s degrees and doctorates

People of color face barriers to entering postgraduate programs, but those who earn postgraduate degrees have good access to formal employment

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Science communication

Scientific writing in health and medicine is more direct and attention-grabbing

Scientific writing in health and medicine is more direct and attention-grabbing

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Interview

“We could lose several generations of scientists and engineers”

American researcher Kei Koizumi visited Brazil to participate in a seminar on the science of science

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Indicators

IBGE Innovation Survey to resume after eight-year break

Methodological changes will be made to the survey, expanding the concept of innovation

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Interview

Political scientist argues that debate between divergent opinions is still possible in society

Maria Hermínia Tavares de Almeida studied topics such as trade unionism, federalism, and public policies

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Demography

Changes in Brazil’s immigration profile

Some 415,000 foreigners are registered on social programs and rely on poorly structured public services to survive

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Demography

Brazil’s new position on the international migration map

Entry restrictions imposed by countries in the Global North and more welcoming laws in Brazil have led to more foreigners arriving in the country since the early 2000s

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Health

Flu cases rise with wildfires

Study associates wildfires with increase in flu cases

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Biochemistry

Fossil particles reveal ancient atmosphere

Scientists use micrometeorites to reconstruct early Earth's atmosphere

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Genomics

The potato, daughter of the tomato

The potato is the result of a cross between the tomato and another plant called an etuberosum

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Conservation

Reducing poverty to restore the Caatinga

Ecologists propose new strategy for curbing degradation of the Caatinga

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Genetics

Meeting and separation among butterflies

Genome sequencing of butterflies reveals factors behind species diversification

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Endocrinology

New diabetes subtype in Africa

Scientists identify new subtype of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa

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Archaeology

Intact 2,600-year-old Etruscan tomb

Archaeologists discover Etruscan tomb containing 100 intact objects

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History

Indigenous protest in the seventeenth century

Document from 1645 shows that Indigenous people were dissatisfied with their enslavement by Europeans

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