Coastal vegetation, carbon sponges
October 10, 2023 8:23 pmCoastal ecosystems with vegetation are essential for storing organic carbon
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Another plan to stop deforestation in the Amazon
October 10, 2023 8:23 pmFederal government relaunches plan to achieve zero deforestation in the north of Brazil by 2030
Lithium battery–powered bus in Argentina
October 10, 2023 8:23 pmA new type of lithium battery–powered electric bus, the first in the country, begins operations in Argentina
Fungi, sources of flavor and problems
October 10, 2023 8:23 pmFungi on the rind give flavor and cause problems for cheeses from Minas Gerais
The oldest recorded kiss, found in Mesopotamia
October 10, 2023 8:23 pmA 4,500-year-old clay tablet from Mesopotamia depicts a couple kissing
Open letter defends Russian scientists arrested for treason
October 10, 2023 8:23 pmHypersonic missile experts deny leaking secrets to China
EMBRAER’s flying car passes decisive test
October 10, 2023 8:23 pmStartup Eve Air Mobility makes advances in its development of a Brazilian flying car
Fossil extends the history of peppers
October 10, 2023 8:23 pmChili peppers appear to have existed in North America long before their supposed origin in South America
At least 1.76 million people in Brazil suffer from dementia
October 10, 2023 8:13 pmThe number of cases of the disease is increasing as the population ages and could reach 5.5 million by 2050
Virginia Ciminelli: Mining territories
October 10, 2023 8:13 pmUFMG hydrometallurgist argues that the benefits of exploiting natural resources should be better shared with local communities
Indicators show a decline in Research and Development in 2020
October 10, 2023 8:13 pmThe pandemic affected private sector investments in Brazil
Most of the organs offered to state health services for transplantation went unused
October 10, 2023 8:13 pmWhy most organs available for transplantation in Brazil go unused
Study estimates influence of experienced researchers in collaborations
October 10, 2023 8:12 pm243 million articles by 2.6 million coauthors were evaluated
Alexandre de Ávila Gomide: Between dismantling and resilience
October 10, 2023 8:12 pmIPEA economist discusses new book analyzing the impact of policy dismantling in Brazil since 2016
Reward for publishing in renowned journals
October 10, 2023 8:02 pmReward for publishing in renowned journals
Student articles used to increase citations of college’s own papers
October 10, 2023 8:02 pmStudent articles used to increase citations of college’s own papers
Pay close attention to the signs
October 10, 2023 8:02 pmConference attendees discuss new strategies for identifying and combating fraudulent articles sold by paper mills
PhD graduation/dropout rates and the effects of the pandemic
October 10, 2023 8:02 pmPhD completion and dropout rates and the effects of the pandemic
Primate genetic material could contribute to precision medicine
October 10, 2023 8:00 pmInternational project is sequencing the DNA of more than 200 species in pursuit of tools to predict human propensity to diseases
Psychedelics act against depression by stimulating connections between neurons
October 10, 2023 8:00 pmAntidepressant effect occurs independently of the mechanism that alters perception of reality
Biochemists identify retinal changes associated with blindness in preterm infants
October 10, 2023 8:00 pmAbnormal blood vessel formation affects the availability and utilization of lipids that constitute cell membranes
Food supply determines reproduction among Brazilian eagles
October 10, 2023 7:59 pmIn four bird of prey species, the factor that most influenced reproductivity was the availability of prey, not environmental changes
The ice age in the brazilian pampas
October 10, 2023 7:57 pmFossils such as a tibia of a giant sloth, which can measure 60 centimeters, catch the eye amongst the shells on Concheiros beach in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
Vestiges of the sea in the Amazon interior
October 10, 2023 7:57 pmFossils of marine microorganisms indicate that Caribbean waters inundated the Solimões basin at least 11 times over the last 23 million years
Mountains and volcanoes in the interior of Ceará
October 10, 2023 7:57 pmMineral analysis used to reconstruct the landscape and movements of large blocks of rocks in the region around 600 million years ago
Vanderlei Bagnato: “This isn’t a case of brain drain”
October 10, 2023 7:55 pmCurrently on leave from USP, physicist Vanderlei Bagnato has spent most of his time in Texas, where he is working to set up a biophotonics laboratory modeled after the center he heads in São Paulo
CFC emissions have increased 2.6-fold over the past decade
October 10, 2023 7:52 pmAtmospheric concentration of five types of gas responsible for destroying the ozone layer peaked in 2020
Mosses are major carbon sinks
October 10, 2023 7:49 pmThe total area of land covered by moss worldwide, almost equal to the size of China, removes 6.43 billion tons of gas from the atmosphere every year
Ultra-thin lenses for cell phones, microscopes, and telescopes
October 10, 2023 7:48 pmSilicon films can combine a wide field of vision with high digital resolution, although achieving high-quality multi-color images remains a hurdle
Brazilian researchers develop sodium-based battery
October 10, 2023 7:46 pmSodium offers an alternative to lithium for electric vehicle batteries