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Plastic pollution, in numbers and pictures
Since the mid-20th century, an estimated 8,9 billion tons of plastics have been produced worldwide
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OBITUARY
News with reflection
Maria da Graça Mascarenhas helped to create Pesquisa FAPESP
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Information technology
Deciphering blockchain
System created to support cryptocurrency is now being used in a number of other applications
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physics
A picture of sound
Image shows the interaction between shock waves generated by two fighter jets as they pass the speed of sound at about 1,230 kilometers per hour
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Physics
Physicist receives Brazil’s highest science and technology award
Vanderlei Bagnato, from the São Carlos Physics Institute (IFSC) at the University of São Paulo, is the 2019 winner of the Almirante Álvaro Alberto Award
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Engineering
Recognition for creators of GPS
Four engineers who created the first Global Positioning System (GPS) have received The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
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mathematics
The first woman to win the Abel Prize
American mathematician Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck is the first woman to win the Abel Prize, one of the most important awards in mathematics
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Astronomy
Organization established to build the world’s largest radio telescope
After three and a half years of negotiation, representatives from seven countries came together to sign a treaty establishing the intergovernmental organization that will oversee construction of the world's largest radio telescope, the Square Kilometer Array
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Nanotechnology
Fabric that controls heat and repels insects
Brazilian researchers and businesses are using textile fibers that contain nanometric particles to develop fabrics with special properties
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History
Ancient societies and rare diseases
In several ancient societies, people with deformities and rare diseases appear to have been given social support and special care
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biodiversity
Faster than a cheetah
Instead of waiting for insects to fly into its web, a small spider in the Theridiosomatidae family launches itself like a slingshot to catch the prey
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Public health
The fight against measles
The goal of eliminating the transmission of measles worldwide by 2020 is far from being achieved
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Geography
Boundaries between the Amazon and the Cerrado
In the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso, Pará, Tocantins, and Goiás, some areas classified as Cerrado are, in fact, part of the Amazon
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Environment
Air quality weighs heavy on health in Europe
Nearly 800,000 people in Europe die every year as a result of air pollution
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Data
R&D spending breakdown – USA (2017)
Of the US$542 billion spent on research and development (R&D) in the United States in 2017, 73% was invested by businesses and 13% by universities
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Good practices
Editor fired for homophobia
The American Heart Association dismissed cardiologist Roberto Bolli from his position as editor in chief of its journal Circulation Research
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GOOD PRACTICES
Why do authors publish in predatory journals?
Why do authors publish in predatory journals that do not properly review articles and are more interested in making money than maintaining a good reputation?
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PHOTOLAB
Medicinal necklaces
Crnkovic studied microalgae in fresh water as part of her PhD research, which involved bioprospecting for compounds that could help fight cancer
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Characterizing ecosystems through sound
Acoustic information portrays environments and set natural changes apart from those caused by human action | 7'46"
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Heritage
Inside the ruins of the National Museum
Five months after the fire, a visit to the rubble shows what remains of São Cristóvão Palace
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Biodiversity
Number of large animals continues to fall
The number of large wild animals on the planet is decreasing as a result of various human activities,
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Innovation
2019 Péter Murányi Prize Winners
The Péter Murányi Foundation awarded its top prize for 2019 to the SOS Chuva mobile app
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Opportunity
The death of the Opportunity Mars rover
One of NASA's longest and most successful interplanetary exploration missions ended after nearly 15 years of service
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Medicine
Drug program reduces deaths
A federal program designed to provide greater access to drugs that combat chronic disease has significantly reduced deaths and hospitalizations associated with hypertension and diabetes
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Archaeology
Megamonuments may have originated in France
Archaeologist concluded that the first structures of Stonehenge were created roughly 6,500 years ago in what is now Brittany, northwest France
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Technology
A fabric that keeps you cool in the heat and warm in the cold
A high-tech fabric is capable of altering its structure depending on heat and humidity, thus helping to maintain a stable body temperature
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Geography
The wandering North Pole
The North Magnetic Pole has been moving faster than expected from Canada toward Siberia, Russia, in recent years
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Zoology
Bees capable of adding and subtracting
Apis mellifera bees can learn to recognize quantities
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Geology
Light Brazilian earthquakes
Brazil experiences earthquakes of a low to medium magnitude, similar to those of central-eastern USA and the interior of Australia
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