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Archaeology

Arrival in the northwest of the Amazon

According to the dating of seeds and carbonized material, the first humans settled in northwestern Amazonia at least 12,600 years ago

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Environment

Food and greenhouse gases

Global food production accounts for about a third of all greenhouse gas emissions associated with human activity, and foods of animal origin are the worst polluters

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Fapesp

FAPESP President reappointed for second term

São Paulo State Governor João Doria, has reappointed physician Marco Antonio Zago as president of the FAPESP Board of Trustees and thus president of the Foundation

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Chemistry

A 100-year-old Brazilian patent

A century ago, chemist and photographer Ubaldo Conrado Augusto Wessel (1891–1993) patented a new formula in the country for bathing photographic papere

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Geology

Earth’s climate in the distant future

A team used computer simulations of the movement of tectonic plates to investigate what Earth's climate might look like in the distant future

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Environment

CO2 extraction plant

The largest plant designed to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere began operating in Ireland on September 8

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Open access

Astronomical Society gives open access to its journals

The six journals edited by the AAS will make all of their articles available in open access, free of charge to readers, from January 1, 2022

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Geology

Waiting for a ride

After an unsuccessful attempt in August, NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance collected two samples of Martian rock in early September

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Paleontology

The Battle of the Fossils

The State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe in Germany announced that it has no plans to return the original fossil of Ubirajara jubatus to Brazil

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Covid-19

Mobile lab sequences variants

In early August, Aparecida, a municipality in São Paulo with about 40,000 residents, was the first to welcome the Butantan Institute’s mobile laboratory, designed to test suspected COVID-19 cases

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Covid-19

Younger people suffering from anxiety and depression

The number of children and adolescents experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety nearly doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Covid-19

Pfizer vaccine to be made in Brazil

Pfizer vaccine to be made in Brazil

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Covid-19

Faster COVID-19 Test

Researchers created a portable graphene-based sensor that can detect the novel coronavirus in RNA or saliva samples

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Covid-19

Vaccinated people can contract and transmit SARS-CoV-2

Even people who have already been immunized can be infected with the novel coronavirus and transmit it to others

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Covid-19

Fewer vaccines for those who want them

In low- and middle-income countries the proportion of people who want to get vaccinated is considerably higher than in richer countries

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archaeology

Geometry in ancient Babylon

A 3,600-year-old circular clay tablet made in Ancient Babylon appears to be the earliest record of applied geometry

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geography

Sea level controls volcano activity

The sea level may control the activity of many volcanoes on the planet

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Notes

FIOCRUZ president honored by France

Nísia Trindade Lima, a sociologist and president of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), was this month named a Knight by the French National Order of the Legion of Honor

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Notes

New professors emeriti at USP

Biochemist Walter Colli and parasitologist Erney Plessmann de Camargo became the most recent professors emeriti at the University of São Paulo

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Paleontology

Brazilian paleontologists identify new carnivorous dinosaur

A group of Brazilian researchers has identified a new species of carnivorous dinosaur, a dromeosaurid named Ypupiara lopai

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Neuroscience

Defenders more at risk of dementia

Heading has been associated for some time with an increased risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases

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Gender

Articles by women receive fewer citations

Scientific papers published by women in prestigious medical journals tend to receive fewer citations than similar studies authored by men

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Computation

Tuberculosis screening algorithm

Researchers have devised a computer-aided technique for interpreting digital chest radiography images and identifying new cases of tuberculosis

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Biodiversity

Transplanting microorganisms reduces coral death

It may be possible to reduce coral death caused by ocean warming associated with climate change

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COVID-19

Biosensors detect the coronavirus

Researchers have developed a biosensor that detects the novel coronavirus and can be incorporated into masks and clothing

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Covid-19

Arrangement and ventilation

Certain arrangements of musicians on stage reduce the concentration of infectious particles

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COVID-19

ButanVac clinical trials begin

ButanVac, the vaccine candidate that will be produced by the Butantan Institute entirely in Brazil with no need to import any ingredients, has begun clinical trials

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COVID-19

Life expectancy falls in Brazil

The high mortality rate has reduced the population's life expectancy

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COVID-19

2.3 billion people without soap and water

Some 2.3 billion people, equivalent to 30% of the world's population, had no water, soap, or either in 2020

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Archaeology

The enigmatic dragon man

An almost complete skull fossil that was hidden for 85 years may belong to a new species of archaic human being

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