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Unfolding the past

Using an X-ray microtomography scanner, an international team of researchers was able to read the contents of a letter from the Renaissance Period without actually opening it

More funding for science in the UK

The British government has announced plans to create a new funding agency in the country, known as the Advanced Research and Invention Agency

Gimli and Nigel, two dwarf giraffes

Gimli and Nigel are the first recorded examples of dwarfism in wild giraffes

New deans of UFSCar and UNESP

Two São Paulo universities have new deans

First images from Amazonia-1

The Brazilian National Institute for Space Research has released the first images taken by Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1

A planet with a renewed atmosphere

Data obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope suggest that an exoplanet (GJ 1132 b) was able to develop a new atmosphere after its original was lost

France underestimated how many were affected by nuclear testing

The inhabitants of the archipelagos of French Polynesia were exposed to 2–20 times more radiation than previously estimated

Scientific papers published by each Brazilian state

In 2019, 64,368 scientific papers were published1 and indexed by the World of Science base with at least one author based in Brazil

Racial violence and scientific meetings

The American Physical Society has adopted new venue selection criteria for its 12 annual scientific events

Scientific integrity training

The Albert Einstein Israeli Institute for Teaching and Research has strengthened training in good research practices for its graduate students

Bottled color

Under a blacklight, the lab-made solution shines

Research during quarantine

Poor performance

Brazil's response to the pandemic was considered the worst in the world by a survey released in January by the Lowy Institute, Australia

Antibodies reduce deaths

A clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Oxford, UK, identified a second drug capable of reducing mortality among patients with severe COVID-19

Some more likely than others to leave the house

Middle and high earner are more willing to leave home to work during the pandemic than low earners, even at the risk of contracting the novel coronavirus

Declining infections and hospitalizations

Israel is already benefitting from the effects of vaccination against COVID-19

Concerning virus variations

In early 2021, information emerged on the rapid spread of new variants of SARS-CoV-2

High season on Mars

The exploration of Mars was given fresh impetus last month with the arrival of three spacecraft, each controlled by a different nation

Vaccinations have prevented 37 million deaths in 98 countries

Immunization against major diseases has had a significant impact on public health in low- and middle-income countries, helping to save 37 million lives between 2000 and 2019

Responsibility and diplomacy in science

Two Brazilians—physicist Ricardo Galvão and climatologist Carlos Nobre—were honored on February 10 at the annual meeting of the AAAS

A simpler brain?

Scientists used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technique to alter stem cell DNA, replacing the NOVA1 gene with its archaic version from the extinct Neanderthals and Denisovans

Doctorates in Brazil

Women in the lead 24,280 doctorates were awarded in Brazil in 2019, an increase of 6.1% over the 22,894 awarded in 2018

An integrity official at every agency

On January 27, United States President Joe Biden ordered a review of the scientific integrity policies of all federal agencies

Simple tips to combat misconduct

The associate dean of research at São Paulo State University created a website with tips on good practices and issues related to scientific integrity

Cave times

Roughly 7,500 years ago, humans took shelter in Abrigo do Alvo, Analândia, in the state of São Paulo

A tool which can reveal graphene’s mysterious properties

Superimposing sheets of the material – composed of a single layer of carbon atoms in a beehive-like pattern – reveals new properties and gives rise to a new field of research: twistronics | 3'20

COVID-19 outbreak started on a flight

Map shows the origin of passengers who showed symptoms of illness after the journey

A safer way to ride share

Always open car windows to reduce the risk of being infected by the novel coronavirus

Yes to the vaccine

On January 18, FAPESP started the #vacinasim (“yesvaccine”) social media campaign to reinforce public confidence in their safety and effectiveness

Immunity could be long-lasting

The immune system's ability to recognize the novel coronavirus and fight it seems to last for at least eight months