Issue # 271 _ September 2018
Cover
- Pesticides in the balance
- Debate stirs over proposed regulations on pesticides—the mainstay of large-scale farming but a hazard to the environment and the health of rural communities By Yuri Vasconcelos
- Options on the table
- Agriculture 4.0 can help to reduce pesticide use on farms in Brazil By Yuri Vasconcelos
S&T Policy
Funding

Reaping dividends
Investment in research has increased farm productivity in São Paulo and generated economic returns for the state
By Fabrício MarquesENVIRONMENT

Life goes on
Environmental legislation helps reconnect Atlantic Forest fragments in agricultural regions across Brazil
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradePublications

A wider target audience
Major publisher’s acquisition of manuscript submission system makes waves in scientific journals market
By Bruno de PierroScience
EVOLUTION

A theory in motion
Research that looks beyond the gene suggests new directions for understanding how species diversify
By Maria GuimarãesHEALTH

Early-term births on the rise
In 2015, 40% of babies were born before reaching biological maturity, partly because of elective cesarean sections
By Ricardo ZorzettoOCEANOGRAPHY

Sources of methane under the sea
Two thousand craters releasing greenhouse gas found off the Brazilian coast
By Carlos FioravantiASTROPHYSICS

Signs of new worlds
Gravitational waves could be used to detect exoplanets in close orbit around their parent star
By Marcos PivettaSBPC

In search of new audiences
Brazilian science association targets young people, liberal professionals, and businesses in an effort to extend their social reach
By RedaçãoTechnology
JUSTICE

Automation in law
A new type of startup known as legaltechs is developing technological systems for the legal field
By Janaína SimõesINTERVIEW

Antonio Carlos Rossini Jr.: Betting on connected environments
An engineer talks about the expansion of the Internet of Things in Brazil and the trajectory of one of the first Brazilian startups focusing on this ecosystem
By Yuri VasconcelosHumanities
URBANISM

The search for open spaces
Recent urban development has been marked by contradictions around the use of open areas
By Christina Queiroz