The economic value of wildlife
July 31, 2024 10:51 amWildlife investment index in Africa encourages environmental conservation and ecotourism
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More salt in the soil, air, and water
July 31, 2024 10:49 amUse of salt in mining, agriculture, and to melt ice on roads poses a risk to biodiversity
The end of a nuclear fusion reactor
July 31, 2024 10:45 amNuclear fusion reactor operating in the United Kingdom since 1983 to be decommissioned
Air viscosity hinders flight of small insects
July 31, 2024 10:39 amAir viscosity is an obstacle to flight for insects smaller than 4 millimeters
Invisible work
July 31, 2024 10:20 amIn a society that is increasingly reliant on data processing, supercomputers are becoming ever more important. Characterized by their high... View Article
Microscopic view
July 17, 2024 3:46 pmScience and art collide in microscopic images colored using nanoart
Food safety advocate
July 17, 2024 3:46 pmCultural differences did not prevent Pakistani agronomist Arshad Jalal from finding answers to his biofortification research in Brazil
Amazement and horror in nineteenth-century Rio
July 17, 2024 3:45 pmPaintings by two artists who accompanied Darwin on the Beagle voyage recorded the exuberance of nature and social contrasts
An educator for freedom
July 17, 2024 3:44 pmEducator Roberto da Silva argued that teaching could transform the future of offenders
Gonçalves Dias’s legacy goes beyond nationalist Indianism
July 17, 2024 3:43 pmPoet from Maranhão worked in several areas and wrote texts that preceded discussions about the effects of slavery on Brazil’s formation
The history of the women who created textile artifacts in Brazil
July 17, 2024 3:43 pmPioneers of Brazilian design created tapestries, fabrics, and fashion
Sexual violence against men is underreported
July 17, 2024 3:42 pmSexual violence against men is underreported
Nanocellulose used in tires and cosmetics
July 17, 2024 3:40 pmSubstance extracted from plants increases the strength and reduces the weight of paper, rubber, plastics, paints, and cement
Online tools help users estimate their carbon footprint
July 17, 2024 3:40 pmOnline calculators encourage ecological awareness and increase access to environmental compensation programs
New techniques for determining soil identities
July 17, 2024 3:38 pmLand mapping with sensors, drones, and satellites improves agricultural productivity and identifies erosion and water or nutrient loss
Study reduces uncertainty about excess magnetism in muons
July 17, 2024 3:37 pmStudy reduces uncertainty about excess magnetism in muons
The injured paw of a saber-toothed tiger
July 17, 2024 3:36 pmFossil with signs of infection indicates that the animal, which lived around 100,000 years ago, probably struggled to move and hunt
Digital map reveals rock art in São Paulo
July 17, 2024 3:35 pmCutting-edge technology used to unite data about sites with prehistoric paintings and engravings in the state in an interactive format
Theodoro, Soneca, and other jaguars in the forests of São Paulo
July 17, 2024 3:34 pmGuide identifies 51 jaguars, mostly in the far west and south of the state
Tasso Azevedo: Deforestation frontiers
July 17, 2024 3:33 pmHead of MapBiomas explains why deforestation declined in the Amazon in 2023, but increased in the Cerrado
Approximately 30% of native Pampas vegetation has been cleared since 1985
July 17, 2024 3:32 pmIn the past four decades, 30% of the biome’s native vegetation has been occupied by soybean cultivation and even by planted eucalyptus forests
2023 was the hottest year on the planet since 1850
July 17, 2024 3:30 pmThe global average temperature was 14.98 °C, almost 1.5 °C higher than in the preindustrial period
Half of all tuberculosis patients spend more than 20% of their annual family income on treatment
July 17, 2024 3:29 pmExtra consultations or exams, transportation, food, and loss of income add up to US$1,573.40, on average
Around 400,000 people died due to cardiovascular problems in Brazil in 2022
July 17, 2024 3:28 pmHeart attacks and different types of strokes accounted for 76% of cases
Anemia and nutrient deficiencies fall while being overweight increases among children up to 5 years old
July 17, 2024 3:27 pmA nationwide study also found that ultra-processed foods are consumed at a high frequency
The slow resumption of PhDs
July 17, 2024 3:26 pmSignificant growth in the number of PhDs awarded between 2021 and 2022
Shining a light on the dark history of racism
July 17, 2024 3:25 pmTwo-hundred-year-old scientific journal acknowledges its own connections with slavery and complicity in prejudice
Study examines sanctions for misconduct in the USA
July 17, 2024 3:25 pmA team of researchers analyzed the severity of punishments for scientists accused of misconduct by the US Office of Scientific Integrity
Map of scientific article retractions in the BRICS countries
July 17, 2024 3:24 pmResearchers from India analyzed 11,764 articles by scientists from BRICS countries that were retracted between 1989 and 2021
Radical change in science communication
July 17, 2024 3:22 pmInternational consortium proposes new model for publishing articles and research results