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Nutrition

More fruit and vegetables for children
Children who sit for longer at the dinner table eat more fruit and vegetables
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Paleontology

Related sauropods found in Australia and South America
Dinosaur species from Australia roamed between continents 95 million years ago
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Mobility

More motorcyclists in hospitals
Growing number of motorcyclists admitted to public hospitals after traffic accidents
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Biology

Giant viruses released from thawing ground
Viruses come back to life after lying dormant in the icy ground for millennia
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Astronomy

Origin of the high temperature of the solar corona
Satellites help shed light on why the Sun's corona is so much hotter than its surface
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Food

Another way to consume babassu
Researchers create a drink and cheese from babassu seeds
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Environment

The effects of small power plants
Small hydroelectric power plants stimulate the multiplication of some fish species while discouraging others
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Agronomy

Hops could replace antibiotics for chickens
Hops could replace antibiotics used to promote growth in chickens
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Award

Award encourages application of science in public schools
FAPESP and the Roberto Marinho Foundation launch the 2nd edition of the Science for All Award
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Geography

Asian metropolises under threat from the sea
Metropolises in Southeast Asia could suffer from rising sea levels caused by global warming
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History

Medieval monks observed blood-red moons
Texts and paintings by medieval monks help accurately date major volcanic eruptions
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Health

Seniors with super sharp minds
Volume and quality of brain connections could explain the mental capabilities of people over 80 years old
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Flora

The sounds of wounded plants
Experiment shows that plants subjected to stress can emit ultrasonic sounds
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Archaeology

Fossil was a giant honeybee hive
Giant honeybee nest mistaken for a fossil, leading to erroneous geological conclusions
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FAPESP

Five new RIDCs
FAPESP announces five new Research, Innovation, and Dissemination Centers (RIDCs)
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Acknowledgment

FAPESP appoints new scientific director
Agronomist Márcio de Castro Silva Filho appointed new scientific director of FAPESP
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Foundation

Governor reappoints administrative director
Fernando Menezes de Almeida reappointed as administrative director of FAPESP
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Health

More powerful sunscreens
Antioxidant rosmarinic acid improves blocking of ultraviolet rays in sunscreen
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Environment

Predicting the paths of wildfires in the Cerrado
New system uses climate data and remote sensing to predict how wildfires will spread in the Cerrado, assisting firefighters
By Redação
Linguistics

Native language documents preferred
Articles in a country’s native language predominate among documents on biodiversity
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History

Irregular rainfall had a negative impact on the Mayans
Irregular rainfall patterns were a decisive factor in the breakdown of Mayan cities
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Acknowledgment

Victora receives Admiral Álvaro Alberto Award
Epidemiologist Cesar Victora wins the Admiral Álvaro Alberto Award
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Geophysics

The undersea volcano that shook an island
Undersea volcano caused hundreds of earthquakes, frightening the population of Mayotte island
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Sport

Soccer and the risk of dementia
Elite soccer players face a greater risk of developing dementia than the general population
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Archaeology

Iron staples inside the walls of Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris may have been the first to use iron extensively in its construction in the twelfth century
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Biology

The clock that regulates sunflowers
Circadian clock controls maturation of the hundreds of tiny flowers that form concentric circles on the heads of adult sunflowers
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