Igor Zolnerkevic
ASTRONOMY
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Titan’s landscape
Methane creates canyons and lakes on the surface of Saturn's largest moon
PHOTONICS
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An unconventional laser
Laser light reveals unexpected connections between areas of physics
Sylvio Ferraz Mello
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Sylvio Ferraz Mello: A unique trajectory
Studies helped explain characteristic anomalies in the orbits of asteroids
By Marcos Pivetta and Igor Zolnerkevic
geophysics
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Quantum acceleration
Clouds of cold atoms can be used to measure variations in gravitational force
PALEONTOLOGY
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Inside fossils
Computed tomography permits detailed analysis of bones of extinct animals
GEOMAGNETISM
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Magnetic memories of the Jesuit missions
Geophysicists recovered information about the Earth’s magnetic field
GEOLOGY
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The human era
Plastic material accumulated on ocean floors may define a new period in history
GEOLOGY
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The ancient volcanoes of Minas
Volcanic eruptions inundated what is now Rio Doce Bay with lava
ASTROPHYSICS
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Another window to the Universe
Gravitational waves is expected to lead to studies on high-energy phenomena
CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
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Searching for the magic numbers
Four chemical elements are now part of the periodic table
ASTRONOMY
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Investigating the Sun
Researchers try to understand the reactions that take place inside the Sun
PALEONTOLOGY
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The golden age of the cynodonts
Cynodonts lived during the peak of diversity of mammal precursors
ASTRONOMY
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Perturbed atmosphere
Meteorologists want to know why the wind is so strong on Venus and Titan