Guide to Amazon snakes launched at the Butantan Institute
June 12, 2024 12:02 pmIllustrated panels provide information and teach visitors how to recognize 160 species that inhabit the biome
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Maps show that 14% of the Amazon is occupied by pasture and agriculture
June 12, 2024 11:57 amEMBRAPA and INPE restart the TerraClass project, which monitors land use and cover in deforested areas of the biome
Multiple systems use satellites to monitor deforestation in the Amazon
June 12, 2024 11:52 amMultiple systems are used to monitor deforestation in the Amazon and guide oversight
Ice-covered lava lake
June 12, 2024 11:51 amLava lake on an icy island could tell us more about how magma circulates in volcanoes
Egg-laying mammal rediscovered
June 12, 2024 11:51 amRare species of mammal that lays eggs is found in a forest in Indonesia
AI regulations in the USA
June 12, 2024 11:51 amUS president signs executive order regulating artificial intelligence
Brain structures change during menstrual cycle
June 12, 2024 11:51 amHormone fluctuations during the menstrual cycle can temporarily restructure the brain
Plasma waves higher than the Sun
June 12, 2024 11:51 amStars close to one another can cause plasma tides and enormous waves
Almost universal music standards
June 12, 2024 11:50 amMusic is almost always understood in the same way by different cultures
Partnership to sequence the genomes of 500,000 Africans
June 12, 2024 11:49 amSequencing the genome of 500,000 Africans could aid medical research
The dexterous rock carvers of 12,000 years ago
June 12, 2024 11:49 amLithic instruments found in Pará were carefully crafted 12,000 years ago
Babies with anemia sleep less
June 12, 2024 11:49 amAnemia can cause babies to sleep less than they should
Beetles destroy cashew trees in Piauí
June 12, 2024 11:48 amMillions of beetles destroy cashew trees in Piauí
Weight loss medications cause digestive problems
June 12, 2024 11:48 amInjectable drugs used for weight loss can cause serious digestive problems
Satellite debris in the stratosphere
June 12, 2024 11:48 amOn returning to Earth, satellites and rockets leave metal chemical elements in the stratosphere
No flash photography, please
June 12, 2024 11:46 amFlash photography by tourists can cause stress to caimans in the Amazon
Why and for whom do police officers risk their lives?
June 12, 2024 11:45 amPolice officers are more reluctant to risk their lives for minority groups, such as the LGBTQ+ community and the homeless
Another vinasse biomethane factory
June 12, 2024 11:45 amSão Martinho plant announces plans to invest in its first biomethane factory
The risks of eating red meat
June 12, 2024 11:45 amStudy of 200,000 people associated hamburger consumption with a 40% higher risk of type 2 diabetes
Keeping an eye on the forest
June 12, 2024 11:44 amThe importance of the Amazon has become increasingly evident in the twenty-first century. Firstly, for its biodiversity, which has incalculable... View Article
What are supercomputers?
June 3, 2024 10:11 amCapable of complex operations, machines enable to investigate matters such as the effects of deforestation on climate and Milky Way evolution | 5'26
Versatile sphere
May 23, 2024 11:30 amWhen suspended in a liquid, cultured cells form clusters known as spheroids
Veterans of the Nióbio Project try to rescue it from obscurity
May 23, 2024 11:29 am45 years ago, researchers and technicians began developing domestic technology for metal production in Lorena, São Paulo
Collect and organize
May 23, 2024 11:28 amHistorian Ana Maria de Almeida Camargo helped expand the range of documents cataloged in archives
The cloud architect
May 23, 2024 11:28 amEngineer Luiz André Barroso was known for his pioneering work in data center planning
Anthologies broaden perspectives on the work of José Paulo Paes
May 23, 2024 11:27 amSelf-taught intellectual wrote poetry and essays, in addition to translating the works of other important authors
Book gathers scores by Antonio Madureira
May 23, 2024 11:27 amComposer is one of the biggest names of the Armorial Movement, which looked for the intersection between the erudite and the popular
Number of gifted people is underreported in Brazil
May 23, 2024 11:27 amThe country does not have the tools needed to identify and nurture individuals with high skills in different age groups and fields of knowledge
Carnaúba: an X-ray supermicroscope
May 23, 2024 11:26 amThe longest light beamline of Sirius in Campinas, São Paulo State, provides details on fossil histories, interaction of plants with the soil, and impurities in diamonds
An iberian pterosaur
May 23, 2024 11:26 amLusognathus almadrava is the first species of winged reptile described in Portugal, with Brazilian participation