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Herton Escobar

  • Science and Environmental Journalist, Freelance
São Paulo
As seen in: Brasil Online, Folha de S.Paulo, O Globo, UOL, UOL Notícias, Estadão, Estadao E+, Nature, Exame, Momento Cidade - USP and
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O dilema de Belo Monte: mudanças climáticas tendem a agravar conflito por água do rio Xingu

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By Herton Escobar
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Passados dez anos desde a sua inauguração, a usina hidrelétrica de Belo Monte, no norte do Pará, continua sendo um dos projetos de infraestrutura mais contestados da Amazônia. Comunidades tradicionais afetadas pelo empreendimento relatam impactos severos aos ecossistemas e à qualidade de vida na região da Volta Grande do rio Xingu, enquanto cientistas alertam que as mudanças climáticas deverão agravar ainda mais esse quadro nas próximas décadas.
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New center will investigate how metabolism “defines life” and shapes disease

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By Herton Escobar
| Momento Cidade - USP
Publicado: 14/11/2025 às 10:40 USP’s University Hospital (HU) will soon gain a new partner – and a new neighbor. In the area currently occupied by the hospital’s carpentry and parking lot, directly across from the main patient entrance, a new research center dedicated to the study of metabolism will be built.
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Brazilian scientists travel 40,000 years back to study Neanderthals in Romania

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By Herton Escobar
| Momento Cidade - USP
Publicado: 07/11/2025 às 7:17 Researcher Ruben Burkhardt, from the University of Cologne, works on the excavation of Peştera 1 cave, in the Vârghiş Gorge, Romania – Photo: Herton Escobar / USP Images The sound of pickaxes striking rock echoes through the walls of a cave in Transylvania, a region in central Romania.
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