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Archaeology
World’s oldest mummies found in Asia
12,000-year-old mummies in Southeast Asia are even older than those found in Egypt
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Space
MIT becomes a member of GMT supertelescope
MIT joins GMT supertelescope under construction in Chile
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Botany
A memory of drought resistance
Plants transmit the ability to withstand shortage of water
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Museology
Identification of human remains
US museums define rules on displaying human remains
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Zoology
Males of two species born from the same mother
Iberian harvester ant can produce male offspring of a different species
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Astrophysics
Giant wave pushes stars at the edges of the Milky Way
Massive wave moving thousands of stars at the edges of the Milky Way
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Ecology
Fish reproducing in the Chicago River
Several fish species are reproducing again in the Chicago River, which was once heavily polluted
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FAPESP
New members of the Board of Trustees
Felipe Figueiredo, Franklim Nishimura, and Carlos Carlotti Junior appointed as new members of the FAPESP Board of Trustees
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Ecology
The strategies of an invader
Invasive European plant spreading across grasslands of southern Brazil
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New materials
Building houses with cardboard and rammed earth
Scientists create building material from cardboard, soil, and water
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Epidemiology
Spotted fever on São Paulo’s northern coast
First case of spotted fever confirmed on the coast of São Paulo
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Aeronautical engineering
Another electric air taxi record
Electric aircraft reaches altitude of 2,100 meters and speed of 193 km/h in tests in the US
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Oceanography
High Seas Treaty becomes international law
Treaty limiting fishing and mining on the high seas set to become law in 2026
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Medicine
Exercise also strengthens nerves in the heart
Regular aerobic exercise also strengthens nerves in the heart
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Ecology
Bird feathers contain traces of pesticides
Bird feather flaws caused by pesticides
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Environment
AI to recover climate data
Artificial intelligence helps recover climate records beyond the reach of large-scale analyses
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Climatology
Heat spoils the mood
Rising temperatures could reduce global well-being by the end of the century
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Zoology
Jaguar mates with black jaguar
Jaguars place importance on sounds and smells when mating
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Archaeology
A human skull with features of two species
140,000-year-old child’s skull has traits of both modern humans and Neanderthals
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Digital world
Protecting yourself against cyber attacks
Making backups is a key measure against virus attacks
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Political science
Prevention is better than the cure in elections
In elections, it is better to warn about fake news beforehand than to try to correct it afterward
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Awards
Winners of the Conrado Wessel Award
Biologist Mercedes Bustamante and writer Marcelo Rubens Paiva win 2025 FCW Prize
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Epidemiology
Mosquitoes spreading diseases across Europe
Warming climate helps mosquitoes spread infectious diseases across Europe
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Virology
FDA suspends Chikungunya vaccine approved in Brazil
Ixchiq Chikungunya vaccine suspended after reports of serious side effects
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Public health
Heart failure causing fewer hospitalizations
Hospitalizations for heart failure have decreased, but in-hospital deaths have increased
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Physics
Fully Japanese quantum computer
Japan’s first superconducting quantum computer begins operating
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Environment
Predicting landslides
Data on climate, soil, and topography help predict landslides
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Health
Flu cases rise with wildfires
Study associates wildfires with increase in flu cases
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