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Amid intensifying trade wars and geopolitical tensions, United Nations scientists and global experts have proposed a Global Minerals Trust—a cooperative, multilateral governance mechanism to ensure fair, sustainable, and conflict-free access to critical minerals. The trust would include independent audit mechanisms—similar to those used by the International Atomic Energy Agency—to ensure environmental and social safeguards. Countries would retain full sovereignty over their [...]

As the population grows and urbanization and agro-industrial activity increase, the demand for freshwater is expected to rise by 55% by 2050. Experts project that this increase in demand will strongly impact a scenario already characterized by scarce and unequally distributed water resources, the privatization of an essential public asset, and deteriorating water quality, especially in developing countries. Forced migration, social tensions, and military conflicts caused by the water [...]

A group of researchers in Brazil has developed a smart wearable device that could make walking safer and more independent for people who are blind or visually impaired. The device, called NavWear, is worn like a backpack and uses vibrating signals to alert users when obstacles are nearby. Created by researchers from São Paulo State University (UNESP) and the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), the device features a small camera with depth-sensing [...]

A study conducted by researchers at the Center for Cell-Based Therapy (CTC) highlights key proteins and signaling pathways involved in the efficacy of immunotherapy based on CAR-T cells (lymphocytes modified in the laboratory to fight cancer). The CTC is a Research, Innovation, and Dissemination Center (RIDC) funded by FAPESP and based at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School of the University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP) in Brazil. The research, published in the Journal of Proteome [...]

A hidden swarm of "city killer" space rocks, known as co-orbital asteroids, is likely hiding around Venus and could pose an "invisible threat" to Earth over the coming millennia if the asteroids are not found, new simulations suggest. However, there is no immediate danger to our planet, researchers told Live Science. Co-orbital asteroids are space rocks that orbit the sun alongside a planet or other large body without truly orbiting the larger object. There are currently [...]

A study conducted by researchers at the Center for Cell-Based Therapy ( CTC ) highlights key proteins and signaling pathways involved in the efficacy of immunotherapy based on CAR-T cells (lymphocytes modified in the laboratory to fight cancer). The CTC is a Research, Innovation, and Dissemination Center ( RIDC ) funded by FAPESP and based at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School of the University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP) in Brazil. The [...]

Venus co-orbital asteroids are celestial bodies that share Venus's orbital path around the Sun, locked in a 1:1 mean-motion resonance. Currently, 20 such asteroids are known, but only one has an orbital eccentricity below 0.38, likely due to observational biases favouring the detection of asteroids with higher eccentricities (meaning how much the orbit deviates from a perfect circle) that approach Earth more closely. These asteroids are classified as Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs) [...]

The quest to transform carbon dioxide (CO2), a major greenhouse gas, into sustainable fuels through hydrogenation is gaining momentum. This process can produce methanol, a versatile compound used in fuels, plastics, and other chemicals. It can also yield methane for natural gas pipelines and longer-chain hydrocarbons suitable for gasoline and aviation fuel, enabling the creation of sustainable e-fuels. An international team led by Liane Rossi, director of the Carbon Capture and Conversion [...]

The world is being inundated with microplastics. They are in our drinking water, soil, and air. They’re deep in the Mariana Trench, on the top of Everest, and in our bodies. Now, they are being found in fully protected marine areas. A new study led by Brazilian and Australian scientists reveals that even Areas of Integral Protection (API) – the most restrictive class of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), where all human activity is prohibited – are contaminated by [...]