Marcos Pivetta
COVER
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
New Materials
Malleable and bounces back
Foam made from graphene oxide and boron nitride is lightweight
Astrophysics
Made in Brazil
Mechanical quadrupod for telescopes to be installed in gamma-ray observatory
Physical Chemistry
H2O in nanotubes
Confined, water has two different densities simultaneously
Nigel Lockyer
The physics of alliances
Fermilab director talks about a huge experiment on neutrinos
By Carlos Fioravanti and Marcos Pivetta
PALEONTOLOGY
A Caribbean cousin
Fossil of 12 million-year-old is a distant relative of South American turtles
Alexander Kellner
Alexander Wilhelm Armin Kellner: On the wings of the past
Paleontologist talks about the difficulties of doing research in his field
OCEANOGRAPHY
Thinner and more fragile
One shelf in western Antarctica may disappear by the end of the decade
Cover
The era of grand observations
Partnerships and investment should boost astrophysics in São Paulo
Communications
You win some, you lose some
The tone of Portuguese newspapers covering the trajectory of Brazilian coaches
Pre-History
New pieces of the puzzle
Teeth suggests that humans were present in Piauí over 20,000 years ago
History
The Art of Power
Approaches that meld culture and politics are characteristic of the Department
HUMANITIES
Riding the globalization wave
America’s first expedition showcases a nation in search of its place
Thomas Maack
Thomas Maack: Memories of a year that never ended
Physiologist on dictatorship, his own career and medical education
By Marcos Pivetta and Neldson Marcolin
New materials
Malleable and bounces back
Foam made from graphene oxide and boron nitride is lightweight