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Oceanography

Greater marine protection needed

Document highlights the sea’s importance to the economy and climate regulation

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Health

Seventeen ways to reduce cancer risk

Physical exercise and a healthy diet is essential to protection against diseases

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Acknowledgment

Pesquisa FAPESP wins award

Pesquisa FAPESP wins 2023 Einstein Award for Most Admired in Health, Science, and Well-being

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Citizen science

App for studying pollinators

App used to record visits to flowers by bees, flies, and hummingbirds

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Zoology

Unique fauna at Pico da Neblina

Scientists discover two new families of frogs at Pico da Neblina

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Archaeology

The oldest pyramid?

Monument in Indonesia may be older than the pyramids in Egypt

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Astronomy

Internet down? It could be because of the Sun

Extreme solar activity could cause internet and power outages in 2024

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Public policy

How to reduce violence in schools

Report identifies possible causes of violence in schools and suggests 12 ways of addressing the issue

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Sustainability

Seven-hour flight with 100% SAF

A Boeing 787 completed the first transcontinental flight powered entirely by sustainable fuel

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Ecology

Amazonian fruit was domesticated

Native people of the Amazon domesticated cupuaçu 8,000 years ago

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History

Aztec encyclopedia

US Institute publishes online illustrated encyclopedia about the Aztecs and the conquest of Mexico

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Technology

REDNESP record

REDNESP broke the record for academic data transmission at Supercomputing 2023

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Astronomy

The challenges of living in space

Experiments confirm that living in space would not be easy

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Archaeology

Artifacts returned to Argentine museum

Argentine museum recovers 6,400 artifacts smuggled into Spain

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Geology

Ice-covered lava lake

Lava lake on an icy island could tell us more about how magma circulates in volcanoes

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Zoology

Egg-laying mammal rediscovered

Rare species of mammal that lays eggs is found in a forest in Indonesia

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Technology

AI regulations in the USA

US president signs executive order regulating artificial intelligence

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Medicine

Brain structures change during menstrual cycle

Hormone fluctuations during the menstrual cycle can temporarily restructure the brain

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Astronomy

Plasma waves higher than the Sun

Stars close to one another can cause plasma tides and enormous waves

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Music

Almost universal music standards

Music is almost always understood in the same way by different cultures

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Genetics

Partnership to sequence the genomes of 500,000 Africans

Sequencing the genome of 500,000 Africans could aid medical research

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Archaeology

The dexterous rock carvers of 12,000 years ago

Lithic instruments found in Pará were carefully crafted 12,000 years ago

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Public health

Babies with anemia sleep less

Anemia can cause babies to sleep less than they should

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Environment

Beetles destroy cashew trees in Piauí

Millions of beetles destroy cashew trees in Piauí

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Health

Weight loss medications cause digestive problems

Injectable drugs used for weight loss can cause serious digestive problems

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Astronomy

Satellite debris in the stratosphere

On returning to Earth, satellites and rockets leave metal chemical elements in the stratosphere

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Zoology

No flash photography, please

Flash photography by tourists can cause stress to caimans in the Amazon

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Security

Why and for whom do police officers risk their lives?

Police officers are more reluctant to risk their lives for minority groups, such as the LGBTQ+ community and the homeless

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Energy

Another vinasse biomethane factory

São Martinho plant announces plans to invest in its first biomethane factory

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Food

The risks of eating red meat

Study of 200,000 people associated hamburger consumption with a 40% higher risk of type 2 diabetes

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