Issue # 286 _ December 2019
Cover
- Public faith
- Researchers around the world are attempting to understand the growth of evangelicalism in Brazil, where it is rising faster than in any other country By Christina Queiroz
- Corporate strategy
- Evangelical presence in the legislature triples thanks to backing by large churches By Christina Queiroz
Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years
S&T Policy
Funding
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In defense of science
Party leaders propose research funding as a means to overcome economic crisis
By Christina QueirozScience
Environment
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Oil spill spreads
Analysis suggests three potential sources of the oil near the Brazilian coast
By Carlos FioravantiOrnithology
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A comeback in the Atlantic Forest
Alagoas curassows are reintroduced into their habitat 40 years after going extinct in the wild
By Marcos PivettaEnvironment
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Hidden landscapes in the Pantanal
Researchers find a 1000 km2 lake hidden under aquatic plants on the plains of the Rio Negro
By Rodrigo de Oliveira AndradeTechnology
Aeronautical engineering
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The arrival of flying cars
Development of eVTOLs advances in Brazil and around the world
By Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade