International issue | November 2024

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The mysteries of giant Amazonian trees
In Amapá, the rainforest reaches heights unexpected of a neotropical zone and has yet to be explained By
Travel itinerary
The Tumucumaque Mountains National Park (PNMT) is isolated from urban areas, leaving the forest unaltered by human activity By

 

COOPERATION

Life below the forest canopy

The Amazon+10 Initiative unites researchers from 25 Brazilian states and abroad to raise awareness of the region's social and biological diversity

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INDICATORS

Research finding its way into society

A new survey reveals the extent to which research in São Paulo has shaped public policies around the world

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ENVIRONMENT

The silent drama of the Pampas

In the past four decades, 30% of the biome’s native vegetation has been occupied by soybean cultivation and by planted eucalyptus forests

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VIROLOGY

Mystery solved

Virus that causes chikungunya provokes inflammation in several organs, including the brain, and can lead to death

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CÉSAR LATTES, 100

The physicist who saw a bigger picture

César Lattes' studies were based on experiments with cosmic rays and the use of accelerators in particle physics

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CÉSAR LATTES, 100

A major contribution

Lattes on Mount Chacaltaya in Bolivia, where mesons were recorded in nuclear emulsions

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COMPUTING

Clear roads ahead

Five million large animals are killed on Brazilian highways every year, according to the Brazilian Center for Road Ecology

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ARCHAEOLOGY

In step

Thousands of years ago, Indigenous peoples made rock etchings beside dinosaur footprints in Paraíba, Brazil

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SUSTAINABILITY

The road to renewable fuel

In the global race to decarbonize the airline sector, Brazil could fulfill a leading role through the production of an alternative to fossil-based kerosene

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ENERGY

The race for perovskite solar cells

Brazilian research groups are helping to advance research on a promising class of materials for photovoltaic applications

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LINGUISTICS

Plural voices

Research into variants of Portuguese, sign and indigenous languages indicates linguistic diversity and prejudice in Brazil

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