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Public health
Lead in the Paris air
A ton of lead may have been deposited over a 1 kilometer radius around Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris as a result of the April 2019 fire
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Technology
Nanocellulose sensors
Microbial nanocellulose could be used to make electrochemical sensors that attach to the skin to monitor health conditions or physical performance
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Astronomy
Heading for Mars
The United Arab Emirates launched its first interplanetary space probe from a space center in Japan
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Astronomy
Asteroid showers on Earth and the Moon
About 800 million years ago, fragments of a large asteroid collided with Earth and the Moon
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Biochemistry
Venomous amphibians
Caecilians are venomous animals, capable of injecting venom into their prey, say researchers from the Butantan Institute
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Atmospherical Science
South American megaflashes
The longest lightning bolt ever recorded stretched 709 kilometers across southern Brazil on October 31, 2018, the World Meteorological Organization reported in June
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History
The first voyages across the Pacific
The first inhabitants of Polynesia had contact with native peoples from the Americas just over 800 years ago
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Covid-19
Research during quarantine
Fernando Carvall“When I saw the results, I thought: this virus is going to infect everyone” The first reports about the disease in China sparked my curiosity. The Chinese discovered that the virus enters the cells via the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 [ACE2] receptor. Its expression depends on the ACE2 gene, which plays an important role in... View Article
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COVID-19
Risk of increase in child labor
The reduced income and increased economic insecurity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a rise in child labor rates in Latin America and the Caribbean
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COVID-19
A SARS-CoV-2-proof fabric
Researchers from São Paulo–based company Nanox have developed a fabric containing silver nanoparticles that can inactivate the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Platform gathers data on Brazilians with COVID-19
The COVID-19 Data Sharing/BR platform is a repository of clinical, laboratory and demographic data on people diagnosed with the infection in the country
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COVID-19
More than 100 different strains of the novel coronavirus identified in Brazil
More than 100 strains of SARS-CoV-2 arrived in Brazil, but only three spread across the country
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Pandemic
3.1 million lives saved in Europe
The strict social distancing and lockdown measures implemented in 11 European countries before May 4 may have prevented 3.1 million COVID-19 deaths
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Biodiversity
At risk of disappearing
Hundreds of species of reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals are at risk of disappearing in the next two decades as a result of environmental degradation caused by humans
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Record
In space and the deep sea
American geologist, oceanographer and former astronaut Kathy Sullivan, 68, is the first person to walk in space and to dive to the deepest point of the ocean
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Innovation
From cocoons to bones
A team has developed a potentially simpler, faster, and cheaper strategy for producing a biocompatible material that can be used as a scaffold for repairing long bones
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40th José Reis Award
Pesquisa FAPESP journalist wins José Reis award
Carlos Henrique Fioravanti has been named winner of the most important recognition afforded to professionals reporting on science and technology in Brazil
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SpaceX
A historic flight
On May 31, American astronauts arrived at the International Space Station for a three-month mission
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technology
Companies and researchers against racism
Amid the anti-racism demonstrations that took place in June after George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, USA, multinational tech company IBM decided to suspend development of all facial recognition systems
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Astronomy
A moon on the move
Titan, the largest of Saturn's 82 moons, is moving away from the planet almost 100 times faster than previously estimated
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Archaeology
Archaeology without excavation
Archaeologists have mapped an entire Ancient Roman city without carrying out a single excavation
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Geology
A colossal eruption
One of the largest volcanic eruptions to have left a record on Earth occurred 8.7 million years ago
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COVID-19
Research during the quarantine
Fernando Carvall“I keep nudging my students and trying to send a positive message” I head a laboratory at UFRJ’s Institute of Medical Biochemistry where we research the nervous system. There are 28 of us: 5 postdoctoral fellows, 6 PhD students, 8 master’s students, 6 undergraduates, and the technical staff. It was a shock when UFRJ... View Article
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Covid-19
Traditional Chinese medicine to treat COVID-19
China's government and state media are encouraging the use of traditional medicines and remedies to treat COVID-19, despite the lack of scientific support
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COVID-19
Novel coronavirus can damage the retina
Ophthalmologists at the Federal University of São Paulo suspect that Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can damage the retina
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Covid-19
SARS-CoV-2 Tracker
In just two days, a group of Brazilian researchers designed and developed a cell phone application capable of reading the result (positive or negative) of a COVID-19 rapid test
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Covid-19
Growing lung cells
São Paulo–based startup TissueLabs has created a platform that mimics the environment of the pulmonary epithelium to allow scientists to study how the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, affects the lungs
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Covid-19
Self-isolation and city air
Self-isolation measures have cleared city streets, leading to a decrease in air pollution
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Astronomy
High-resolution moon
Researchers have produced the first detailed digital map of the Moon's entire surface
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