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The eclipse which revolutionized physics

This Wednesday, May 29th, celebrates 100 years of the eclipse which was the first experimental proof of the Theory of General Relativity | 2'36"

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Fasting induces growth hormone to stimulate hunger

Researchers comment on their discovery that fasting makes growth hormone activate neurones which stimulate hunger

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Analyses show how Portinari produced his work

The findings can help confirm authorship of a painting found in what used to be his home and now is the Portinari House Museum

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Oncology

Intestinal bacteria can be used to predict occurrence of colorectal cancer

International study may contribute to develop predictive tests valid for different dietary cultures

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Sirius, the largest and most complex Brazilian laboratory

Last generation source of synchrotron light may improve the quality of Brazilian research

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Promising winds ahead

Today, wind power energy is the third source of Brazil’s primary energy supply

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Oceanography

The sea’s advance

Brazilian beaches under erosive processes have increased from 40% to 60% since 2003.

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anthropology

How graffiti tensions art

Graffiti movement gave rise to São Paulo's own language

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Linguistics

For the survival of indigenous languages

Researchers seek to keep Brazilian native idioms from disappearing

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New species of colorful fish stuns researchers

Discovery off the São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago is evidence of a unique and little known fauna

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Illegal Amazonia

Landowners in the state of Pará may be resorting to fraud to extract more timber than is allowed

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Eduardo Góes Neves

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

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Environment

Understanding water shortage

Specialists discuss water resources and how to preserve them

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Public health

Visceral leismaniasis gets to the metropolises

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

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Music

(Almost) unknown Villa-Lobos

Composition analyses showcase the composer's complex creation process

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Geoscience

Scars of a cataclysm in Central Brazil

Meteorite impact 250 million years ago caused earthquake and tsunami

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Marcelo Viana

Marcelo Viana: A mathematician 30 hours a day

Impa's director talks about Brazil's entry in the elite group in mathematics

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Physics

Reversing the arrow of time

A cold particle can transfer heat to a hotter one, reversing the arrow of time

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public health

Tracking yellow fever

How monkeys help us understand the virus' dispersal

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Medicine

Autism – another possible cause

Inflammation reduces neuron conections of children with the disorder

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astronomy

A new era for astrophysics

The detection of gravitational waves from a neutron star collision

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Chronobiology

Chronobiology: rhythms and cycles

Physics, biology and technology unite to unravel a rodent's circadian rhytms

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Evolution

A silent call

Brachycephalus froglets, from the Atlantic Forest, don't hear their own calls

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Biotechnology

Genetic battle

Transgenic sugarcane is resistant to its main pest

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Communication

Internet for all

Balloons can help bring connectivity and vigilance to remote areas

Physics

Bathtub astrophysics

Experiment replays phenomenon which may occur near black holes

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Genetics

Boy or girl?

The challenges in diagnosing and treating genetic sexual disorders

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Communication

Famelab – Talking science

The importance of communication to bring science closer to the public

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Chemistry

How fungi use chemistry to shine in the darkness of the forest

How fungi use chemistry to shine in the darkness of the forest

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Cytology

Suspended cell gardens

3D cell cultures help further understanding on organs and tissues

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