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ASTROPHYSICS
Astronomers identify 30 exocomets in Beta Pictoris
Astronomers identify at least 30 exocomets orbiting the extrasolar system Beta Pictoris
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Financing
UK set to lose funding
United Kingdom could be excluded from European science program
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OCEANOGRAPHY
A refuge for giant algae
Southern coast of Chile appears to be a safe haven for giant kelp forests
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Environment
Forests and water supply in the USA
USA’s national forest system produces almost half of all water used in the country
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HISTORY
Possible origin of the Black Death
Black Death may have originated in the region of Eurasia that is now Kyrgyzstan, west of China
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GEOLOGY
The Tonga megatsunami
Tonga tsunami in January may have been amplified by acoustic-gravity waves
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Health
Fewer cases of malaria during pregnancy
Cases of gestational malaria have decreased in Brazil over the last decade
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physical
Microscopic drones controlled by light
Physicists propel and control a microscopic object with precision using only light
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Financing
Poor management of research funding in Norway
Norway's minister of research and higher education dismisses all members of the board
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archeology
Genome of Vesuvius victim sequenced for the first time
Genome of Vesuvius victim sequenced for the first time by group of researchers
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FAPESP – 60 YEARS
Six decades of investment in STI
Since the beginning of its activities, FAPESP has funded over 310,000 research projects
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GOOD PRACTICES
Chinese government wants to create 50 new scientific journals
Strategy aims to ensure journal quality and integrity
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GOOD PRACTICES
Investigation accuses university employees of bullying and racism
The Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London dismissed those accused of misconduct
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photolab
Europe in China
Project investigates connections between Asian, European, and Indigenous cultures in Brazil
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COVID-19
Distortions in the perception of time
UFABC researcher registered distortions in the perception of time during the pandemic
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COVID-19
Number of children infected with Omicron growing in the USA
Omicron variant causes surge in child infections in the US
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COVID-19
Potential COVID-19 outbreaks in China
China registered over 500,000 cases between March and April
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Chemistry
Medicine pollutes rivers on every continent
International research group found drug residues in water samples from every continent
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Home office
Pros and cons of online meetings
Study shows online meetings can reduce group creativity
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Environment
Wildfires accelerate the melting of glaciers
Wildfires can accelerate the melting of glaciers and impact populations who rely on them for water
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Biology
Chubby sharks in Miami
Nurse sharks living near the city of Miami accumulate more fat than their neighbors in environmental conservation areas
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Medicine
Transplanted heart was infected
Pig heart transplanted into human patient in January was infected with porcine virus
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Botanics
Farming with lunar soil
Plants cultivated in lunar soil grow slower and show more signs of stress than those grown in volcanic ash from Earth
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Funding
FAPESP announces R$990.1 million for new initiatives
FAPESP allocates R$990.1 million to new research-support initiatives
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Public Policies
Alcohol law prevented 400,000 hospitalizations
Alcohol law reduced hospitalizations and generated savings of R$247.7 million from 2012 to 2019
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Funding
Canada launches new innovation agency
Canadian government announces launch of new agency to promote innovation
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Paleontology
São Paulo was once covered by forest
São Paulo Metropolitan Area was once covered by vast forest of araucaria trees between 180,000 and 135,000 years ago
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PHYSICS
The physics of flight
Mathematical model can reproduce the flight behavior of bird flocks
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DATA
Tax expenditures associated with research, development, and innovation (RDI)
Tax expenditures associated with research, development, and innovation
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