Environment

Atmospherical Sci.

Sahara Desert grows by 10% in a century

The Sahara has grown by about 10% over the last century and today occupies an area of almost 7.4 million km2

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Environment

Understanding water shortage

Specialists discuss water resources and how to preserve them

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ECOLOGY

Between water and land

The tendency toward more torrential rains could change the course of rivers and wetlands in the Pantanal region

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ENVIRONMENT

Contamination beyond the mine

Areas of the Amazon flooded by dams can raise mercury levels in fish consumed by local residents

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Environment

Less ozone over the tropics

The ozone layer over Antarctica has increased by 20% since 2005

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ENVIRONMENT

The science of disasters

Study evaluates scientific production on natural disasters around the world and highlights Brazilian work in hydrology

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Environment

El Niño and the silent melting of Antarctica

In years with strong El Niño events, the ice shelves that float off the west coast of Antarctica melt faster, even if it snows more than normal

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Environment

Genomics applied to climate change

The Center for Research in Genomics Applied to Climate Change, based at the University of Campinas, was formally constituted

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Cover

Heat waves: More intense, longer, and more frequent

Higher temperatures increase mortality around the world

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Environment

Trees in the Amazon contribute to methane emissions

Trees in the Amazon contribute to methane emissions

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Environment

Pollution practically nullifies the positive effects of walking for the elderly

Pollution practically nullifies the positive effects of walking for the elderly

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ENVIRONMENT

Lakes molded by time

Climate changes helped shape the landscape of Nhecolândia

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Environment

Climate change allows black truffle to grow in the United Kingdom for the first time

Climate change allows black truffle to grow in the UK for the first time

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Environment

Brazilian ethanol could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 5%

Brazilian ethanol could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 5%

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Atmospheric sciences

Danger in the skies of São Paulo

Air pollution has declined in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region

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ENVIRONMENT

Reinvigorated forest

The Atlantic Forest is again growing in the Paraíba Valley

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good practices

French physician is convicted of conflict of interest

French physician is convicted of conflict of interest

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Eduardo S. Brondizio

Eduardo S. Brondizio: Urban Amazonia is invisible

Anthropologist highlights the vulnerability of urban Amazonia

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cover

More efficient batteries

The electric car's biggest limitation is its energy storage system

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Cover

The challenges faced in Brazil

The use of electric models in Brazil depends on obstacles being overcome

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Cover

The rise of electric vehicles

16% of the world's cars will be electric by 2030

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Biodiversity

Tambaqui stocks in decline

The average size of the tambaqui has halved and it is less frequently caught

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Environment

Landscape control

Software helps monitor the health of city trees

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Oceanography

Sea levels along the Brazilian coast are expected to rise

Sea levels along the Brazilian coast are expected to rise

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Geology

Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought

Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought

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ENVIRONMENT

The impact of light on forests

Light pollution could affect Brazilian ecosystems

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Synlight

Artificial sun is expected to accelerate the search for clean fuels

Artificial sun is expected to accelerate the search for clean fuels

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waste from São Paulo

Where does waste from São Paulo go?

Half of the state’s waste goes to areas of high environmental vulnerability

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Careers

Hands soiled with oil

Company specializes in rescuing and rehabilitating fauna affected by oil spills

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Naval engineering 

Autonomous boat

Prototype of a solar-powered vessel carries out measurements

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