Notes
Demographics
A world with fewer children
Fertility rates have fallen drastically in the last 70 years
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Health
One in five pregnant women has an STI
One in five pregnant Brazilian women has at least one sexually transmitted infection
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Biochemistry
Floating flowers to clean rivers
Flowers on mats helped clean river water in the USA
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New Materials
Banana peel films
Powdered banana peel transformed into bioplastic films with potential applications in packaging
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Biodiversity
Colors found among white sandy islands of the Amazon
White sandy areas of the Amazon are home to unique plant communities
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Biodiversity
Rare maned wolves in Rio Grande do Sul
The maned wolf, typical of the Cerrado biome, was spotted on the border between the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina
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Medicine
Signs of Parkinson’s disease in the skin
In the future, a skin exam could help doctors diagnose Parkinson's disease
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recognition
Niède Guidon wins Admiral Álvaro Alberto Award
Niède Guidon wins Admiral Álvaro Alberto Award
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History
Mexicans recover Aztec documents
Mexicans recover three Aztec documents from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
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Biodiversity
More dams, less fish diversity
Hydroelectric dams reduce the diversity of freshwater fish worldwide
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Astrophysics
Strong magnetic field at the center of the Milky Way
Magnetic fields around the edge of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole
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New Materials
Flexible solar cells in thin plastic films
Australian scientists make flexible solar cells from thin plastic film
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Agriculture
Drought-resistant crop options
Diversification of agricultural crops has mitigated effects of climate fluctuations in northwest India
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Paleontology
Plentiful hunting in the rivers
Turtle fossil found in a mine in the Madeira River basin belonged to one of the largest species ever described
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History
Shipwrecks record history of slavery
Archaeologists in the Bahamas identify 14 slave ships that sank between 1767 and 1860
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COVID-19
Even after being destroyed, the COVID-19 virus wreaks havoc
Even when broken apart by the human immune system, the SARS-CoV-2 virus still causes excessive inflammation
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Computing
Carbonized ancient philosophy
Brazilian team is among the winners of the international Vesuvius Challenge to identify writing on carbonized scrolls
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Acknowledgment
New USP representatives at FAPESP
Maria Arminda do Nascimento Arruda, Marcílio Alves, and Marco Antonio Zago appointed to the FAPESP Board of Trustees
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Innovation
Fireflies of the plant world
Bioluminescent plant that emits green light in the dark goes on sale in the USA
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Projects
More researchers submitting applications
In 2023, FAPESP received 4,483 proposals from researchers who had never before requested funding
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Agriculture
Who’s afraid of European legislation?
Agricultural sectors prepare to adapt to new European regulations requiring proof that products do not originate from land deforested after 2020
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Digital
Virtual tour of Darwin’s library
British naturalist Charles Darwin’s library is now available online
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Zoology
The smallest vertebrate in the world
Flea toad (Brachycephalus pulex), from Bahia, is the smallest known vertebrate
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Technology
Artificial intelligence against mosquitoes
Artificial intelligence helps identify breeding sites of the Aedes aegypti mosquito
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Atmospheric sciences
Water flows through the atmosphere and makes rain
System monitors atmospheric rivers, responsible for much of the rain that falls on Earth
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Public health
More arguments against vapes
Brazilian Society of Cardiology supports the ban on electronic cigarettes
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Epidemiology
Thousands of dead pups
Outbreak of the H5N1 avian flu virus devastates southern elephant seal populations
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Astronomy
The Moon is shrinking
Cooling of the Moon’s core has caused it to shrink over the last few hundred million years
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Health
Hugs for heart health
Affection and emotional support during childhood can influence heart health
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