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Plastic Pollution: Are Microplastics Contaminants an Emerging Concern?

Bruna Soldera Trends July 13, 2021

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Almost 20 years have passed since researchers discovered the danger of microplastics – the majority of studies have focused on marine life. Any plastic fragment under 5 millimeters long is termed a microplastic. In the early days of microplastic research,…Read more

Arctic Sea Ice Thinning, in the Fast Lane

Bruna Soldera Trends July 8, 2021

The Arctic is thinning two times faster than expected. An updated model suggests that the sea ice along the coasts of the Arctic is thinning two times faster than expected. Nature is deteriorating with increasing global warming and climatic changes.…Read more

Measuring Soil Macronutrients With a Tongue

Bruna Soldera Trends July 5, 2021

How to measure macronutrients in the soil? Fortunately, no one needs to lick soil to measure the nutrients present in it. Scientists like Dr. Maria L. Braunger and Dr. Antonio Riul Jr are working on an electronic tongue to do…Read more

Ayahuasca: History and Compounds Analysis

Bruna Soldera Infographic, Trends June 29, 2021

In the last few years, the interest in what is the psychoactive tea Ayahuasca has been largely growing. The scientific community and the general public had been discovering the tea due to its apparent benefits for psychiatric disorders. Ayahuasca has…Read more

Napping Time Genetics: How Taking a Nap Can Influence Genetic Variation

Bruna Soldera Trends June 21, 2021

A napping time during the day is most of the individual’s guilty pleasure. Most of the time it is also a habit inculcated in daily routine. It’s very common in many species from flies to mammals. Napping is also associated…Read more

Urban Computing: Facing the Big Challenges of Big Cities

Bruna Soldera Trends June 17, 2021

Nowadays, big cities face big issues such as traffic congestion, air pollution, and energy consumption. These big issues in big cities can be tackled by using big data (which means treatment of large volumes of data). It is precisely what…Read more

SIRIUS: The Brightest Star in Brazil

Bruna Soldera Infographic, Trends June 15, 2021

Named after the brightest star in the night sky, Sirius is one of the first fourth-generation synchrotron light sources in the world and is located in the city of Campinas in São Paulo state, Brazil. The most complex and the…Read more

Microscopy: How Scientists Use Fluorescence To See Inside Cells

Bruna Soldera Infographic, Tips, Tools, Trends June 8, 2021

A great part of the scientist’s routine is to design and perform experiments. The combination of laboratory techniques will answer most of the questions proposed by scientists, and the workflow to suggest new methods depends on the scientist’s background and…Read more

The Magnetic Revolution: The Venus Flytrap Action Potential

Bruna Soldera Trends May 25, 2021

Dionaea muscipula popularly known as Venus Flytrap is a carnivorous plant that traps its prey through modified leaves. The mechanism of action includes the swift movement of the leaf when the small prey comes in contact with it. It shuts…Read more

The eyes speak the truth: Isotopes analysis of fish eyeballs reveal details of animal’s migratory path and dietary source

Bruna Soldera Trends May 12, 2021

That’s right, all the answers lie in the eyes. Even when it comes to the history of the fishes. The scientist Miranda Bell and his team from the University of California illustrated the use of fish eyeballs lenses to predict…Read more

Terpenes Profile in Cannabis: Why They Matter

Bruna Soldera Infographic, Trends May 5, 2021

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The most discussed molecules today in the cannabis news are definitely, THC and CBD. And between these two cannabinoids, CBD is the winner, leaving THC in second place and all the other components of the plant behind. Actually, we can…Read more