International issue | May 2024

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Forest guardians
Multiple satellite systems monitor deforestation in the Amazon and provide support for the target of zero deforestation by 2030 By
The return of TerraClass
EMBRAPA and INPE resume the mapping of land use and cover in the Amazon, 14% of which is occupied by pasture and agriculture By

 

INDICATORS

Expanding opportunities

The FAPESP Annual Report shows that the foundation increased its research funding in 2022 and sought to recover from losses caused by the pandemic

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SCIENTIFIC DIFFUSION

Communication barrier

Study outlines disadvantages faced by authors of scientific articles who do not speak English as a native language and ways to overcome them

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EVOLUTION

The long history of bees

Pollinating insects are estimated to have appeared 120 million years ago on the Western Gondwana supercontinent, formed by what is currently South America and Africa

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EPIDEMIOLOGY

Premature deaths

The suicide rate among indigenous people is almost three times greater than that among the general population

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GEOLOGY

The long history of the São Francisco river

In the last 90,000 years, the São Francisco river has straightened and deepened under the influence of erosion and dams

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CLIMATE CHANGE

The green carpet contribution

Moss-covered areas capture 6.43 billion tons of carbon a year and have a coverage area nearly that of China

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ARCHAEOLOGY

Human marks in the amazon

Cutting-edge technology was used to identify geoglyphs beneath the forest, and work with current indigenous peoples suggests the intentional generation of terra preta since pre-Columbian times

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PHARMACOLOGY

A potential vaccine against cocaine addiction

Research to develop an immunizing agent for treating addiction to cocaine is underway

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ENERGY

The power of salt

Researchers developed the first prototype of a Brazilian sodium battery, which could provide an alternative to lithium storage modules

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BIOTECHNOLOGY

A test of quality

A modified cardboard sensor with gold particles may help monitor the quality of water consumed by the population

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SOCIETY

From the margins to academia

Fifty years since it began, the hip-hop movement is the subject of Brazilian research in fields such as anthropology and education

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

The faith and the fiscal

Brazilian Revenue Service data can be used to map a century of expansion by the evangelical church

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