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Cultura da posse de arma é responsável pela maioria dos tiroteios e acidentes domésticos com mortes em todo o mundo, especialmente nos EUA e nos países do sul global - entre eles Brasil, México, Jamaica e Colômbia. Aplicação firme de legislações mais rigorosas é a principal saída para reduzir o número de mortes, que já são cerca de 200 mil por ano em todo o planeta. AP Photo/Eraldo Peres

A violência armada: os dados de uma pandemia global que tem no Brasil e nos EUA seus piores cenários

Brasil é responsável por 17% de todos os homicídios por arma de fogo no mundo, enquanto que mais da metade dos norte-americanos já vivenciaram incidente relacionado a tiros, diz estudo da Lancet
The scientific research ship JOIDES Resolution on an expedition to the southwest Indian Ocean in 2015. Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong via Getty Images

The workhorse ship of ocean drilling may have made its last voyage – here’s why scientists don’t want to see the JOIDES Resolution mothballed

The National Science Foundation says that the JOIDES Resolution has become too costly to fund. But scientists say its $72 million annual budget pales compared with discoveries the ship has enabled.
Regulamentação do setor espacial agora pode evitar a proliferação de práticas colonialistas no futuro da exploração espacial. gremlin/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Astrônomos alertam sobre práticas colonialistas na indústria espacial e filósofa da ciência aponta como evitá-las

O espaço pode ser considerado a fronteira final, mas os EUA também já foram uma fronteira. Como os líderes do setor espacial podem evitar a repetição de práticas colonialistas?
Considering regulation for the space industry now could prevent the proliferation of colonial practices later. gremlin/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Astronomers have warned against colonial practices in the space industry − a philosopher of science explains how the industry could explore other planets without exploiting them

Space may be considered the final frontier, but the US was once a frontier, too. How can space industry leaders avoid repeating practices that led to colonialism in the 18th century and beyond?
Trash collected in a 2019 cleanup that removed 24,000 pounds (10,000 kilograms) of garbage from Mount Everest. Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Climbers have turned Mount Everest into a high-altitude garbage dump, but sustainable solutions are within reach

Mountain tourism brings revenues to Nepal but leaves a mess behind. Local and international groups are offering new cleanup strategies.
Ballaké Sissoko, estrella de la kora, en el lugar sagrado de Sanementereng, en Gambia. Screengrab/Ballaké Sissoko: Kora Tales/Vimeo

Los orígenes de la kora: el popular instrumento de cuerda del África occidental

El maliense Ballaké Sissoko, uno de los intérpretes más asombrosos de la kora, ha viajado, como protagonista de un documental, a Gambia, en la costa atlántica africana, buscando los orígenes de este instrumento que cuenta con 21 cuerdas y se toca con cuatro dedos.
Ikan peri terselubung mawar, ikan karang kecil yang ditemukan pada tahun 2022. Luiz A. Rocha/Wikimedia Commons

Apakah ada kehidupan di dalam laut yang belum ditemukan?

Mulai dari kepiting berbulu yang mengenakan topi spons laut hingga cacing yang bersinar dalam gelap, para ilmuwan terus menemukan bentuk kehidupan baru yang menakjubkan di lautan.
Demonstrators attend a pro-Ukraine rally in Taiwan in February 2023. Walid Berrazeg/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

War in Ukraine is a warning to China of the risks in attacking Taiwan

Foreign policy experts are divided on whether Russia’s invasion of Ukraine makes it more or less likely that China will launch a similar attack on Taiwan. Here are the arguments on both sides.
Hip-hop culture spread quickly – to places like London, seen here in 1984. Kerstin Rodgers/Redferns

Hip-hop at 50: 7 essential listens to celebrate rap’s widespread influence

On Aug. 11, 1973, a block party in the Bronx spawned a genre that would go on to influence nearly all aspects of US culture – and the music, fashion and art of countries around the world.
Una mujer posa para una foto delante de un vehículo militar del Grupo Wagner. Feodor Larin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

El motín de Wagner dinamita la imagen de “hombre fuerte” de Putin

Los signos de descontento entre los nacionalistas rusos y el Grupo Wagner habían ido creciendo antes de que la columna de paramilitares iniciara una marcha abortada sobre Moscú.
Evguéni Prigojine, le patron de Wagner, ici caricaturé lors du carnaval du Lundi des Roses à Düsseldorf le 20 février dernier, ne cesse d’appeler le pouvoir russe à durcir encore sa guerre contre l’Ukraine et ses soutiens, tous assimilés à des nazis. Il n’est pas le seul à tenir un tel discours. Ina Fassbender/AFP

En Russie, l’élite politique gagnée par la nervosité face aux critiques du camp ultra-nationaliste

Alors que l’Ukraine contre-attaque, et frappe même le territoire russe, l’élite moscovite constate avec inquiétude que les radicaux exigent une escalade rapide.

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