Redação
Biodiversity
Coral reefs shrinking in Abrolhos
Coral reefs off the coast of Bahia have shrunk by 28% over the last 160 years
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Neuroscience
Organs partially revived
Experiment revives pig organ cells up to an hour after the heart stopped beating
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Acknowledgment
New member of the Board of Trustees
Mechanical engineer Herman Voorwald is the newest member of FAPESP's Board of Trustees
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Astronomy
Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain
Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain
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Astronomy
Korean Mission to the Moon
South Korea sent its first mission to the moon in August
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Funding
Risk of funding cuts
Senate approves provisional measure to invest in renewal of trucks, buses, and vans in Brazil
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Nanotechnology
Rupture-resistant nanowires
Brazilian researchers observed in atomic-scale the formation and rupture of zirconium dioxide ionic cables
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History
Drought caused collapse of Mayan capital
Lack of water was behind the civil conflicts that led to the fall of the Mayan capital in present-day Mexico
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Environment
Potential for jobs in the environmental sector
National survey estimates jobs available in the environmental sector until 2030
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Acknowledgment
UNICAMP physicist and UFRJ biophysicist win national award
Physicist from Unicamp and biophysicist from UFRJ were awarded in the 4th edition of the event
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Geophysics
Earthquakes in the sky
Atmospheric balloons at altitude of 20 kilometers detect earthquake in Indonesia
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Linguistics
The secret to speech: a simplified larynx
Images of the larynx indicate why humans are the only primates that can talk
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Environment
Arctic warming faster than the rest of the world
The Arctic may be warming much faster than experts previously thought
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Physics
Diving from 8 meters high can lead to injury
Mannequins fitted with sensors indicate that diving from 8 meters high can cause injuries
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DATA
Brazil falls short of higher education enrollment target
Data shows Brazil is falling short of higher education enrollment target
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GOOD PRACTICES
Ecologist accused of fabricating data in ocean acidification study
The journal Science retracts article by researcher from the University of Delaware
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GOOD PRACTICES
Data scientist reveals that papers whose results are not confirmed continue to receive citations
Survey showed that among psychology studies that could not be replicated, the number of citations dropped by just 5–9% compared to articles whose findings were successfully reproduced.
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Video
Camouflage to blend in the landscape
Mimicking leaves, branches or rocks is one of the most efficient camouflage strategies, but it limits movements and possibilities of living areas | 3'57
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Video
Meat or vegan ultraprocessed products, does it matter?
Nutritional values of processed meat or vegan products are similar, but salt contents may be too high to be healthy | 3'44
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Botanics
Queen of the water lilies
Victoria boliviana is the newest species of giant water lily to be recognized by science
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COVID-19
The pandemic and bats
Bats unfairly persecuted after being presented in the news as reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
New member of the Board of Trustees
Infectious disease specialist David Uip is the newest member of FAPESP's Board of Trustees
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ASTRONOMY
Preventing impact with Earth
Simulations used to find the best strategy for diverting an asteroid on a collision course with Earth
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GENDER
Women researchers still receive less credit than men
Women researchers still receive less credit than men in all scientific fields
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BIOMECHANICS
Why woodpeckers do not suffer from headaches
Why woodpeckers do not suffer headaches, despite pecking tree trunks almost 20 times per second
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Ukrainian wins the Fields Medal
Ukraine’s Maryna Viazovska wins the Fields Medal, one of the most prestigious honors in mathematics
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MEDICINE
The resurgence of the Sabiá virus
Two new cases of Brazilian hemorrhagic fever, caused by the Sabiá virus, have been identified
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