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Editor resigns after accusations of harassment

The American Journal of Political Science former editor William Jacoby resigned from his position amid allegations of sexual harassment

A network for reproducing scientific experiments

A group of researchers are organizing a network of laboratories to repeat up to 100 biomedical experiments in order to verify the reproducibility of the results

Laser faucet

System simulates how light travels through the icy clouds of interstellar media

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Diamonds in the sky

Tin oxide nanoparticles congregate in a cohesive circle, taking on the appearance of a volcan

Wood identification

Computer vision systems identify the quality of wood boards and their tree species

More resistant sugarcane fields

A variety of genetically modified sugarcane developed by a company from Piracicaba is approved for planting

Eduardo Góes Neves

Archaeologist from MAE-USP summarizes his studies on how intense human occupation has shaped the Amazon forest

Understanding water shortage

Specialists discuss water resources and how to preserve them

Reduced access to ESO telescopes

Brazilian astronomers will be granted less observation time at some of the world's most advanced telescopes

A superfamily of 13 million people

Thirteen million people connected by blood ties or marriage over five centuries make up the largest family tree ever constructed

Effects of a long space journey

A long stay in space causes changes to the body that can last for months, even after returning to Earth

Crowdfunding success

Research to evaluate what factors may influence the outcome of this fundraising method

Brazilian rarities in Washington

Some 60,000 items that could be of interest to Brazilian and Portuguese literature and history researchers have been made available in Washington D.C., USA

Five more Brazilians at the TWAS

Five researchers from Brazilian institutions are among 55 who have been elected to join The World Academy of Sciences this year

Sensors for electronic tongues

Physicists have developed a high-precision technique for manufacturing microsensors used in the flavor detection systems of electronic tongues

The world’s oldest figural tattoos

Two naturally mummified bodies have what archaeologists consider to be the earliest known figural tattoos

Mapping hunger and education in Africa

The researchers created detailed maps that also revealed large educational disparities between genders and locations in Africa

Max Planck to recruit 20 new directors

The Society has started an international selection process to hire 20 new directors for its research institutes

The (almost) inaudible song of a hummingbird

The black jacobin hummingbird's song is inaudible to other bird species

Papers published on Zika and microcephaly

Multiple irregularities

Journal has announced the retraction of a scientific paper based on a number of factors

Billionaire startup founders charged with fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission has formally charged biotechnology company Theranos with fraud

Credit where credit is due

Experts recommend ways to ensure proper recognition of everyone who contributes to a scientific article

Rainforest selfies

The beauty of knowledge through images

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Visceral leismaniasis gets to the metropolises

Diagnosis difficulties and warmer climate favor disease movement towards large urban centers

Rocky planets with water and an atmosphere that could support life

At least five of the seven Earth-like planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 could hold as much as 250 times more water than the earth's oceans

Brazilian teachers paid less

Teachers working at public elementary schools and high schools in Brazil earn less than half the average salary of teachers in other countries