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Pandemics as allegory

Writers and artists use images of plague to portray tragic events and reflect on the human condition

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Sharing and expanding knowledge

Data sharing has grown amid the pandemic and perceived benefits can drive further growth

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Varying investment in science

Countries increase spending on COVID-19, but levels of investment in research vary

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The risk of traveling by plane

The probability of catching a respiratory virus, such as the novel coronavirus, is high for those close to a contaminated passenger and low for those further away

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The puzzle of immunity

Crucial questions about the response of the immune system to the novel coronavirus remain unanswered

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Health professionals under emotional stress

Depression rates for health professionals who care for COVID-19 patients have tripled

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The emotional pain of the pandemic

Psychological suffering and mental illness caused by radical changes to daily life, fear of getting sick, and an economic crisis

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COVID-19

In the skies above Scotland

Skyports plans to start a new drone service for transporting medical supplies, tests, and samples between hospitals on the west coast of Scotland

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A potential virus reservoir

Adipose tissue may act as a reservoir for the novel coronavirus, suggests a study conducted by researchers at the University of Campinas

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Vaccine tests advance

One of the best-known COVID-19 vaccine candidates achieved good results in the first phase of clinical trials

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Environment

Logging on the rise in Europe

The growing timber industry in the European Union may prevent the region from reaching its goal of being carbon neutral by 2050

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History

Rescuing UFMG’s museum collection

The quick response of the Collection Preservation Management Commission of the Federal University of Minas Gerais has proven fundamental to rescuing technical reserve collection 1 of the university’s Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden, struck by a fire on June 16

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Pharmacology

Lasting action against HIV

Researchers at American pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences have published the results of clinical trials of a new long-acting antiretroviral against HIV

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Paleontology

Dinosaur or lizard?

In March, paleontologists announced an incredible discovery. The research team, led by Jingmai O’Connor of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, China, published an article in Nature on the smallest dinosaur species ever identified: Oculudentavis khaungraae, described based on a skull found trapped in a 99-million-year-old fragment of amber found in Myanmar,... View Article

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Public health

Lead in the Paris air

A ton of lead may have been deposited over a 1 kilometer radius around Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris as a result of the April 2019 fire

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Technology

Nanocellulose sensors

Microbial nanocellulose could be used to make electrochemical sensors that attach to the skin to monitor health conditions or physical performance

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Astronomy

Heading for Mars

The United Arab Emirates launched its first interplanetary space probe from a space center in Japan

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Astronomy

Asteroid showers on Earth and the Moon

About 800 million years ago, fragments of a large asteroid collided with Earth and the Moon

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Biochemistry

Venomous amphibians

Caecilians are venomous animals, capable of injecting venom into their prey, say researchers from the Butantan Institute

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Atmospherical Science

South American megaflashes

The longest lightning bolt ever recorded stretched 709 kilometers across southern Brazil on October 31, 2018, the World Meteorological Organization reported in June

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History

The first voyages across the Pacific

The first inhabitants of Polynesia had contact with native peoples from the Americas just over 800 years ago

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Data

Business R&D spending falls sharply

Spending on research and development by businesses fell nationwide and in São Paulo compared to 2014

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Good practices

Appointment canceled after scandal

The Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine in Padua, Italy, revoked geneticist Pier Paolo Pandolfi’s appointment as scientific director after members of its scientific advisory board resigned en masse in protest

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Good practices

The limits of text recycling

A group of researchers is analyzing the extent to which an author can reuse excerpts of their own academic work in new papers without being accused of plagiarism

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Integrity in the midst of a public health emergency

Study examines recommendations for ensuring the quality of peer reviews during the pandemic

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The plague and the pain

It is no surprise that pandemics have a significant impact on the population’s mental health. The fear of contagion and death, the immediate impact of an economic downturn, the stress of confinement, the burden of having to take on  tasks that used to be shared by multiple people, and worrying about the future have all... View Article

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A look through the lens

Iny: o brilho dos espíritos, which captures a ritual of the Karajá people from the state of Mato Grosso, placed first in the Images Produced by Cameras category of the Science & Art Photography Prize

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Research during quarantine

Fernando Carvall“When I saw the results, I thought: this virus is going to infect everyone” The first reports about the disease in China sparked my curiosity. The Chinese discovered that the virus enters the cells via the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 [ACE2] receptor. Its expression depends on the ACE2 gene, which plays an important role in... View Article

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Profile

The living being in the equation

Researcher combines exact and life sciences to measure the SARS-CoV-2 virus's potential to spread

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Careers

Remote thesis defense

Defending theses online allows master's and PhD students to finish their research journeys while social distancing

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