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Environment
Pollen reveals the history of the Caatinga
5,000 years of flora in rural northeastern Brazil reconstructed by pollen analysis
By Redação
Genetics
Luzio, similar to current Indigenous people
The oldest skeleton in São Paulo was a descendant of the people that populated the Americas 16,000 years ago
By Redação
History
Website brings together titles of 16,000 documents on Brazilian independence
Website brings together 16,000 documents about Brazil’s independence, including historical people and monuments
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Genetics
The risks of marriage between cousins
Children of married cousins face 4.16 times the risk of being born with rare genetic diseases
By Redação
Geology
When the Earth started to crack
Tectonic plates likely formed 3.2 billion years ago, when Earth’s surface cracked
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Public policy
Children and adolescents on council in Chile
Chile’s Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation forms Council of Children and Adolescents
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Paleontology
Pterosaur ancestor had a beak
230 million years ago, bipedal animal with long fingers surprisingly had a beak
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Medicine
The lethal dust of artificial stones
Aggressive cases of silicosis on the rise among workers in the engineered-stone industry
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Chemistry
A combination with long-lasting pigments
Paprika and cinnamon extracts, when combined, preserve carotenoids in food and have antimicrobial and antifungal properties
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Technology
Fire-resistant drone
Drone resistant to high temperatures could be used to assess the source of fires from up close
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Zoology
A bigger brain in the wild
Mink that escape from captivity and become wild can regain brain volume
By Redação
Elderly
Dramatic situation at nursing homes
Public and nonprofit nursing homes fail to fully comply with ANVISA regulations, study finds
By Redação
Acknowledgment
Three awards for Brazilian scientists
Biologist, parasitologist, mechanical engineer, and computer scientist receive the Bunge Foundation Award
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Astronomy
Ages of the Moon
The Moon is 4.5 billion years old, but its current surface is younger
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History
Agreement reached with the family of Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks’s family is compensated for unauthorized use of her cells
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Technology
India plans national research agency with US$6 billion budget
India planning to create a national funding agency to stimulate research at the country's universities, institutes, and laboratories
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Astronomy
Why we see fewer stars at night
Increased artificial light in the night sky hinders astronomical observations, study says
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Innovation
Lower X-ray doses
Material used in solar panels can detect smaller X-ray doses with better accuracy than existing medical equipment
By Redação
Archaeology
Mayan city emerges from a forest in Mexico
Ancient Mayan city found in ecological reserve in southeastern Mexico
By Redação
Chemical
Method distinguishes chemical identities of coffees
New technique identifies the origin of Brazilian canephora coffees from the states that produce the most
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Sustainability
A hydrosolar megastation in China
World's largest combined hydro and solar power station begins operating in China
By Redação
Health
The sensitive eyes of women
Women at higher risk than men of suffering ocular toxoplasmosis multiple times
By Redação
Paleontology
Hollow bones promoted gigantism in dinosaurs
Fossil helps explain how dinosaurs became giants
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Ecology
Oil palm advances in Pará
Large oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) plantations can harm biodiversity
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Engineering
Jamaicans behind British iron
Wrought iron production method was invented by Black metalworkers in Jamaica before being taken to England
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Medicine
Medicinal cannabis seeds on sale in Argentina
Medicinal cannabis seeds approved for sale in Argentina
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Biology
Mimicking smell key to survival
Similar smell prevents fighting between termites of different species within the same termite mound
By Redação
Biology
Devastating invasion of the Brazilian sea
Lionfish are spreading along the Brazilian coast, having a harmful effect on fishing and the survival of native species
By Redação
Sustainability
Bamboo, a renewable energy source
Thanks to its rapid growth, bamboo can serve as a renewable energy source
By Redação