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Lauro Barata: The network of natural wealth

A chemist promotes connections in order to turn plant substances into applied products

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Growth without destruction

Sustainable development of the Amazon will require changes in traditional agricultural methods and improvements to agroforestry resource extraction

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Interview

Paulo Moutinho: Standing in the forest

Biology, economics, and biking trips help the ecologist think about sustainable development in the Amazon

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Cover

Two Amazons

The dry season is getting longer in the southern Amazon, where most deforestation occurs, while the northwest remains wet

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Cover

The rainforest

The Amazon carries water to other regions of Brazil and even other continents

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FAPESP

New FAPESP vice president

Chemist Ronaldo Aloise Pilli has been named the new vice president of FAPESP

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Nobel

A prize for men

This year, the six Nobel Prize categories honored 14 people

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Atmospherical Science

Have you ever heard of a stormquake?

A new geological phenomenon has been identified by American researchers

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Environment

Climate change could lead to bread shortages

Severe and frequent droughts could become common by the end of this century as a result of climate change

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Pharmacology

Personalized medication

Researchers in the USA have created a custom drug tailored specifically to an american girl with a rare and fatal genetic disorder

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Archaeology

Social inequality in the Bronze Age

Analysis of remains and grave goods found in cemeteries near the city of Augsburg in southern Germany suggests that social inequality is an older phenomenon than previously thought

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Astronomy

Saturn has more moons than Jupiter

Researchers announced the discovery of 20 new moons around Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun

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Biodiversity

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes ride the wind in Africa

High-altitude winds in West Africa can carry insects over great distances

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Data

PhDs in Brazil and São Paulo

In 2018, 22,894 doctorates were granted in Brazil, 7,356 of which were in São Paulo

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Good practices

From good example to bad

The journal Nature decided to revoke an award it gave to Spanish biochemist Carlos López-Otín in 2017 in recognition of his work as a mentor for young researchers

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Good practices

Two faces of excellence

The Wellcome Trust, a biomedical research foundation based in London, has launched two initiatives aimed at gathering information about the behavior of scientists and the environment in which they work

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Good practices

Academic legacy in dispute

King's College finds work by one of its most renowned researchers "unsafe"

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Challenges in the Amazon

The debate on the Amazon’s future depends largely on how exactly we define development. Since the 1970s, several governmental initiatives—as well as many private, often illegal ones—have focused on occupying the territory for farming and mining activities, as well as using its rivers to generate electricity, even if uncontrolled logging is involved. Northern Brazil is... View Article

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Photolab

Until archaeology do us part

After death, a man and woman in Lapa do Santo, Minas Gerais State, remained together for more than 8,000 years

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Careers

Neurology network

Award-winning Brazilian scientist attempting to improve rehabilitation of patients who have suffered central nervous system injuries

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Careers

For the sake of honor

Honoris causa doctorate recognizes important contributions to science, culture, and society

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Retrospect

Early flight

A northeastern military officer built two domestically developed airplane models that flew successfully in 1917 and 1918

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Literature

Revisiting Machado de Assis

In the 180th anniversary of his birth, research shows how the novelist went from displaced to central author in Brazil's literary history

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Public policy

Unsustainable energy

In addition to financial expenses, scholars see high social and environmental costs as obstacles to hydroelectric expansion in the Amazon

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Precision Livestock Farming

Weighing the herd

Innovative cattle-weighing solutions promise improved livestock productivity on Brazilian farms

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Computing

The age of QUBITS

IBM and D-Wave computers enter a new phase of quantum processing, but there is still much room for advancement

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Ecology

Plants that grow on iron

Research finds 38 plant species that exist only in the so-called Amazonian cangas, a type of rupestrian grassland found in the Serra de Carajás area

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Interview

Vera Lucia Imperatriz Fonseca: The vast world of bees

For 20 years, the biologist has defended the role of pollinators in conserving native forests and expanding agricultural production

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Environment

How to monitor forest fires

Data from NASA and INPE satellites confirms increased number of fires in the Amazon

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Microbiology

Bacteria in the ICU

Microbes found on mattresses, medical equipment, and smart devices can survive routine cleaning

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