Notes
Biodiversity
Fewer armadillos and more jaguars in the Pantanal after fires
Giant armadillos in decline and jaguar populations increase after wildfires in the Pantanal
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ECOLOGY
Thousands of plant species live on rocks
Thousands of plant species live on rocks
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Environment
Agreement to reduce pollution by ships
Australia and Singapore sign agreement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from ships
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Collaboration
African countries demand more equitable partnerships
Scientists from African countries release manifesto demanding more equitable scientific partnerships
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Public health
Anti-HIV medication still poorly distributed
Distribution of preventive HIV medicine concentrated in major cities
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Environment
Alaskan rivers turn orange and acidic
Minerals in the soil alter water color in dozens of Alaskan rivers
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Biochemistry
The chemistry of a teenager’s smell
Hormone residues alter body odor in adolescence
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Paleontology
Marsupial nursery
Large marsupial lived in Itaboraí (Rio de Janeiro) 55 million years ago
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Space exploration
Mars was like Earth
Rocks collected by Curiosity rover suggest Mars may have been more like Earth in the past
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Medicine
Hospital infections caused by skin
Hospital infections can be caused by bacteria carried on the patient's own skin
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Ethology
Canine expressiveness
Canine from Africa may have the same expressive features as domestic dogs
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Global warming
India, 52 ºC
Heat waves intensify in India, with temperatures reaching 52.9 ºC
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Cultural property
Egypt recovers stolen 3,400-year-old statue
Egypt recovers statue of Pharaoh Ramses II, stolen in the late 1980s or early 1990s
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ECOLOGY
Songs born from trees
Book brings together scientific information, photographs, stories, and songs about Brazilian trees
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CHEMISTRY
Mushrooms and biogas from brewery waste
Brewery waste used to produce biogas and feed mushrooms
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PALEONTOLOGY
Another donation to Brazil’s National Museum
Brazilian National Museum receives donation of 1,104 fossils from the Araripe basin in Northeast Brazil
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FUNDING
FAPESP Board of Trustees speaks out on LDO
FAPESP Board of Trustees speaks out on the proposed 2025 Budgetary Guidelines bill
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EVOLUTION
A rare hybrid butterfly
Heliconius elevatus, a hybrid of H. pardalinus and H. melpomene, has more genes from the former, but inherited the coloration capable of scaring off predators from the latter
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SOCIOLOGY
New center to debate global issues
Center for Critical Imagination: Political Economy and Citizenship (CCI) will hold discussions on global problems
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EPIDEMIOLOGY
Children one centimeter taller and a few grams heavier
One in 10 children aged three and over is overweight
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BIOLOGY
Amazonian fish sensitive to intense heat
Higher temperatures damage the tambaqui's DNA and liver and worsen the effects of pesticides
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ECOLOGY
Invasive species in mangroves of São Paulo
Fast-growing invasive plant spreading through mangroves in the Santos estuary
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GEOLOGY
Gateway to the underworld opening wider
Crater in Russia growing larger and releasing between 4,000 and 5,000 tons of carbon per year
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COMMUNICATION
Butantan Institute wins José Reis Award
Butantan Institute wins José Reis Award for science communication initiatives
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CHEMISTRY
A single layer of gold atoms
Goldene, a new gold-based material, could be used to convert carbon dioxide, produce hydrogen, and purify water
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ASTRONOMY
Thousands of craters and 17 rock types on the Moon
Geological maps of the Moon could help in the planning of future missions and construction of a lunar research base
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INFECTOLOGY
Antiviral milking
Rising number of mammal species infected by the H5N1 virus worldwide
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Demographics
A world with fewer children
Fertility rates have fallen drastically in the last 70 years
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