Salvador Nogueira
ASTROPHYSICS

Cannibalistic stars
Group explains how a class of pulsars consumes other celestial objects
CLIMATOLOGY

Rainfall in the past
Study estimates South Atlantic's surface temperatures in the last 12,000 years
Breast cancer

Unexpected supporting actors
Normal cells like fibroblasts can facilitate tumor growth and hamper treatment
Body defenses

When the body destroys itself
A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of sepsis
Forensic analyses

Skin color written in the DNA
Tests can reveal racial characteristics without the person
Granular materials

The mysteries of sand
Movement of grains may improve the manufacture of materials
Evolution of the Universe

The birth of supermassive black holes
These enormous black holes that thrive at the center of galaxies
biochemistry

The great oxygenation event
Oxygen only started accumulating in the atmosphere 2.5 billion years ago
Nanotechnology

Accurate particles
Alternatives for the use of cells to battle diseases and accurate diagnoses
Physics

Returning to active service
Modernized, USP's particle accelerator is returning to active service
Bioinformatics

How a human being is made
Researchers map the network of adult human cells and their precursors
Astrophysics

The secret of Perseus
Simulations explain the high temperature of gas in galaxy agglomerations