Issue # 351 _ May 2025

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Breast and cervical cancer mortality rising in Brazil
Increase is more pronounced among women under 40 years old By
How cancer cells reach the brain
Chemical communication allows tumors from other organs to spread among neurons By

 

Higher education

Public universities in São Paulo compare inclusion and gender indicators

Report reveals lack of women at highest career levels

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Interview

Christiane Taubira: An Amazonian with global reach

After serving as a member of parliament and minister in France, the French-Guyanese economist is preparing to contribute to COP30 with a study on the diversity of local populations

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Open science

Website allows researchers to request evaluation of their preprints

American website is integrated with SciELO and other international repositories

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Public health

Think carefully before drinking soda or sweetened coffee

Sugary drinks fuel diabetes and increase risk of heart attack

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Mental health

Almost 11 million Brazilians gamble in ways that put their health and finances at risk

Estimate is based on a survey of 4,860 people aged over 14 from 349 municipalities

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Biodiversity

Study lists 409 edible species of wild mushrooms

With a range of flavors and textures, fungi are consumed in rural and Indigenous communities and cultivated by researchers in the laboratory

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Climate change

Heatwaves, high acidification, and chlorophyll scarcity devastate the South Atlantic

Simultaneous occurrence of three types of extreme event has become more frequent in the south of the ocean since 2009

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Physics

Advances in experiments manipulating interactions between acoustic and light waves

Control of the interactions between phonons and photons could be used to develop more refined lasers and facilitate quantum information processing

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Astrophysics

Far reaches of the Solar System could be home to another planet

Study suggests the existence of a new world with a mass 7.5 times greater than Earth

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Biotechnology

Microorganisms provide alternative for production of sustainable oils

Inputs can be used for development of biofuels and as an ingredient in the food and cosmetics industries

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Automotive engineering

Device designed in Brazil retains some of the CO2 emitted by trucks

System captured up to 17% of gas emissions from diesel engines in real-world tests

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Biomedical engineering

Do you want to improve your sleep and well-being? Check the light and temperature levels

Prototype uses sensors to assess the conditions of indoor environments

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Aeronautical engineering

Embraer eVTOL development advances

Company set to begin flight tests of its flying car, which is planned to enter commercial operation in 2027

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Society

New Republic turns 40

Period of redemocratization has been marked by social advances and economic plans

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Literature

Chico Buarque's books boost international circulation of his work

Translated into several languages, the author's novels have earned recognition from awards and literary circuits in countries such as Italy and Portugal

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Performing arts

Artists with disabilities defend the presence of non-normative bodies on stage

Productions designed with this in mind emerged in Brazil in the 1990s and seek a wide audience

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