Environment

environment

Geogenomics

Geogenomics is aimed at explaining biological diversity in tropical rainforests

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NANOGEOSCIENCE

More productive oil wells

Nanoparticles can increase the oil and gas extracted from reservoirs

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METEOROLOGY

The hidden seeds of rain

Missing particles explain how clouds form in the Amazon

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Biogeography

When the ocean was forest

The Atlantic Forest may have occupied the continental shelf in the Ice Age

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COOPERATION

Ranchers and environmentalists united

Cattle ranching on native grasslands balances interests of both parties

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construction

Mining waste

UFMG researchers built a house with waste material from iron ore mining

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climate change

Draining off carbon dioxide

A regenerating forest drains off more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

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sewerage

Higher risk of leptospirosis

The risk of contracting leptospirosis in slums is recognizably high

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larvicide

Plants battle the mosquito

Leaves and seeds display properties that kill Aedes aegypti larvae

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Photolab

Rebirth of a forest

Rebirth of a forest

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Economics

Good news for sugarcane

Increase in ethanol production improved people’s lives in the countryside

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Ecology

Reefs at the mouth of the Amazon River

Where the river meets the ocean is home to the northernmost corals

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ENVIRONMENT

Damage hidden in the mud

Dam collapse in Minas Gerais can change the ecological dynamics of the Rio Doce

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Symposium

Solutions from science

Event discusses paths for overcoming challenges in the different fields

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COP-21

The beginning of the transition

Paris Agreement calls for a global pledge to limit the temperature increase

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Paulo Artaxo

Paulo Artaxo: Physics in service of the planet

Researcher comments on the COP21 agreement and the Amazon’s importance

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climate change

More lakes in the Himalayas

Researchers recorded a increase in the number of the lakes in the Himalayas

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pollution

The cars and the air of São Paulo and Rio

Incompletely burned fuels generates 20% of the fine particulate matter

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deforestation

Disease and deforestation

The impact of the devastation of forests on the population’s health

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CLIMATE CHANGE 

From deforestation to urban pollution

Forest code is expected to help Brazil reduce greenhouse gases

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Biodegradable packet

Pesticide in a packet

New packet may promote safer use of agricultural chemicals in Brazil

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Green revolution

Green revolution

FAO awarded prize to 10 researchers

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environmental sanctuaries

Chile strengthens protection for oceans

Chile strengthens protection for oceans

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ENERGY

Versatile power plants

Water reuse in a hydroelectric system could increase electricity supply

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preservation

Inventory of the Cerrado

Initiative aims to create a platform of information about the Cerrado

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COVER

Rain dance

The water shortage alarming Brazil is closely related to its forests

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Botany

Forests in transformation

Remodeling the Amazon Region and the Atlantic Forest

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AUTOMATION

The driverless future

New technology guarantees truck and car autonomy

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climate change

Underground reserves of CO2

Aquifers stockpile 14 times more carbon dioxide than it was believed

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Biofuel

For a more balanced future

Committee suggests bioenergy expansion without environmental damage

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