Marcos Pivetta and Ricardo Zorzetto
Gabriela González
Gabriela González: When space curves
Argentine physicist describes the process of detecting gravitational waves
By Marcos Pivetta and Ricardo Zorzetto
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A risk map of the world
Poor and developing countries are most vulnerable to natural disasters
ZOOLOGY
Obama crosses the Atlantic
A flatworm named after a U.S. president is now spreading across Europe
NANOTECHNOLOGY
The secret of the memoristor
Researchers try to demonstrate the mechanism behind memoristors
Sylvio Ferraz Mello
Sylvio Ferraz Mello: A unique trajectory
Studies helped explain characteristic anomalies in the orbits of asteroids
By Marcos Pivetta and Igor Zolnerkevic
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New eyes on the Universe
Telescopes will study dark matter, dark energy, and map the cosmos in 3D
MATHEMATICS
Virtual sieve
System compares the performance of soccer players and helps identify talents
Marcela Carena
Beyond the Standard Model
The challenges of new theories that attempt to understand the particle physics
Education
Acquisition of subject knowledge ranks first
Study detects substantial gains in subject knowledge
Paulo Artaxo
Paulo Artaxo: Physics in service of the planet
Researcher comments on the COP21 agreement and the Amazon’s importance
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Prevention is worth the effort
Adaptive measures would reduce the damage caused by rising sea levels
ORNITHOLOGY
The origin of the seedeaters
Studies capture the process of a South American bird group emerged
Pre-History
New pieces of the puzzle
Teeth suggests that humans were present in Piauí over 20,000 years ago