Redação
Photolab
Underground garden
Microscopic view of fungi cultivated by leafcutter ants allows us to understand how they grow from leaves
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Obituary
A leader in research
Agricultural engineer Joaquim José de Camargo Engler was dean of ESALQ and FAPESP
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GOOD PRACTICES
Stanford president resigns after image manipulation investigation
Stanford president resigns after image manipulation investigation
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GOOD PRACTICES
Military personnel punished for sexual assault of researcher in Antarctica
Military personnel punished for sexual assault of researcher in Antarctica
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Environment
Pollen reveals the history of the Caatinga
5,000 years of flora in rural northeastern Brazil reconstructed by pollen analysis
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Genetics
Luzio, similar to current Indigenous people
The oldest skeleton in São Paulo was a descendant of the people that populated the Americas 16,000 years ago
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History
Website brings together titles of 16,000 documents on Brazilian independence
Website brings together 16,000 documents about Brazil’s independence, including historical people and monuments
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Genetics
The risks of marriage between cousins
Children of married cousins face 4.16 times the risk of being born with rare genetic diseases
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Geology
When the Earth started to crack
Tectonic plates likely formed 3.2 billion years ago, when Earth’s surface cracked
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Public policy
Children and adolescents on council in Chile
Chile’s Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation forms Council of Children and Adolescents
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Paleontology
Pterosaur ancestor had a beak
230 million years ago, bipedal animal with long fingers surprisingly had a beak
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Medicine
The lethal dust of artificial stones
Aggressive cases of silicosis on the rise among workers in the engineered-stone industry
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Chemistry
A combination with long-lasting pigments
Paprika and cinnamon extracts, when combined, preserve carotenoids in food and have antimicrobial and antifungal properties
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Technology
Fire-resistant drone
Drone resistant to high temperatures could be used to assess the source of fires from up close
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Zoology
A bigger brain in the wild
Mink that escape from captivity and become wild can regain brain volume
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Elderly
Dramatic situation at nursing homes
Public and nonprofit nursing homes fail to fully comply with ANVISA regulations, study finds
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Acknowledgment
Three awards for Brazilian scientists
Biologist, parasitologist, mechanical engineer, and computer scientist receive the Bunge Foundation Award
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Astronomy
Ages of the Moon
The Moon is 4.5 billion years old, but its current surface is younger
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History
Agreement reached with the family of Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks’s family is compensated for unauthorized use of her cells
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PHOTOLAB
Seeing trees differently
High-resolution drone images used to monitor the characteristics and degradation of coastal vegetation
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PHOTOLAB
Laboratory star
Crystal inside pulsed laser equipment creates beautiful luminous effect
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DATA
Decline in scientific output in 2022
Data show a decline in scientific output in São Paulo and Brazil as a whole in 2022
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GOOD PRACTICES
How retracted articles survived peer review
Article examines how papers retracted due to error or fraud managed to pass peer review
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GOOD PRACTICES
Animal abuse at malaria research center
Agency stops funding malaria research center after mistreatment of monkeys
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Technology
India plans national research agency with US$6 billion budget
India planning to create a national funding agency to stimulate research at the country's universities, institutes, and laboratories
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Astronomy
Why we see fewer stars at night
Increased artificial light in the night sky hinders astronomical observations, study says
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Innovation
Lower X-ray doses
Material used in solar panels can detect smaller X-ray doses with better accuracy than existing medical equipment
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