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Neuroscience
Dogs know when their owners speak a different language
Dogs can differentiate between languages, according to researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary
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Chemistry
Fire-retardant coating inspired by lava
A group of researchers from China and Australia has developed a promising fire-retardant coating inspired by the properties of lava
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Geology
Atmospheric lakes over the Indian Ocean
A meteorologist has identified a new atmospheric phenomenon over the Indian Ocean
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Racism
Failures in the fight against racism
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine acknowledged in an official statement that it was unable to implement effective policies to combat racism
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Zoology
DNA in the air helps identify animals
Two studies published in the same scientific journal in January indicate that the air contains DNA at levels sufficient to allow species identification
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Astronomy
Lone planets in the Milky Way
An international group of astronomers has identified at least 70 new free-floating planets roaming the Milky Way
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Archaeology
233,000-year-old human fossils
The oldest fossils of modern humans ever found are at least 233,000 years old
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Biology
Female dolphins can enjoy sex
Dolphins are highly sociable mammals that do not only have sex during their reproductive period
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Data
Information about science
The demand for reliable scientific information has grown in recent years
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Good practices
Fraud in hundreds of articles
A recent editorial in the journal Anesthesiology profiled a researcher who committed fraud in hundreds of scientific articles. An investigation by the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists found that anesthesiologist Hironobu Ueshima fabricated data and committed other types of fraud, such as false attribution of authorship, in 142 papers. An inquiry by Showa University in Tokyo,... View Article
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Good practices
Digitization to fight plagiarism
Nigeria's Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will begin digitizing scientific theses and papers written by its students and faculty
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Photolab
Underwater garden
These sea anemones of varying colors appear to be of distinct and possibly unknown species
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VIDEO
Where do Brazilian whales go
Researchers use recognition algorithms to understand humpback whale annual migrations | 3'11
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COVID-19
Health expenses for the poorest
The pandemic is expected to interrupt the progress made towards universal health coverage in several countries over the last two decades
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COVID-19
Big cats and Covid-19
Snow leopards died from complications associated with COVID-19 in November
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COVID-19
The impact of restrictions on movement
Lockdown delays the peak of contagion and reduces infections of the disease
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AGRICULTURAL
Forests can recover quickly
Over the past two decades, tropical forests have shrunk by between 30,000 and 40,000 square kilometers per year
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SEARCH
Return to research
Francis Collins has stepped down from his position as director of the US National Institutes of Health
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PHYSICS
Manuscript by Einstein sells for US$13 million at auction
Manuscript by Einstein sells for US$13 million at auction
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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Encouragement to become a scientist
FAPESP and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences announce the reactivation of the Aristides Pacheco Leão program
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ARCHEOLOGY
A probable crucifixion
A nearly 2,000-year-old skeleton offers possible evidence of a crucifixion
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ACADEMY
Doctor takes over as new USP dean
Doctor Carlos Carlotti Junior will be the dean of the University of São Paulo
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ASTROPHYSICS
The heavyweight of the Milky Way
Black hole holds 99.9% of the matter at the center of the galaxy
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GEOLOGY
A very special diamond
A diamond contains a mineral that has never been seen before
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