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Genomics

The potato, daughter of the tomato

The potato is the result of a cross between the tomato and another plant called an etuberosum

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Conservation

Reducing poverty to restore the Caatinga

Ecologists propose new strategy for curbing degradation of the Caatinga

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Genetics

Meeting and separation among butterflies

Genome sequencing of butterflies reveals factors behind species diversification

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Endocrinology

New diabetes subtype in Africa

Scientists identify new subtype of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa

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Archaeology

Intact 2,600-year-old Etruscan tomb

Archaeologists discover Etruscan tomb containing 100 intact objects

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History

Indigenous protest in the seventeenth century

Document from 1645 shows that Indigenous people were dissatisfied with their enslavement by Europeans

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Medicine

New way to identify muscle weakness

Value revision for sarcopenia diagnosis doubles case count

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Nutrition

Highs and lows of ultra-processed food consumption

People living in capital cities in the South and Southeast of Brazil eat more ultra-processed foods

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Geography

Freshwater scarce in the Northern Hemisphere

Earth’s continents have suffered an unprecedented loss of freshwater since 2002

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Foundation

New FAPESP executive director

Carlos Graeff is appointed as executive director of FAPESP’s Executive Board

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Biodiversity

Wolves help aspens grow again

Aspen trees growing again in Yellowstone Park after the reintroduction of gray wolves

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Biodiversity

A big worm? No, a snake

World's smallest snake rediscovered under a rock in a forest on the Caribbean island of Barbados

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Ecology

Sloths die of heat in the Amazon

Ten three-toed sloths die in Amazon heatwave

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Biotechnology

Oil-filtering membrane

Membrane could reduce energy consumption in oil refining

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Immunology

An explanation for severe dengue

Dengue fever less severe in people of African descent

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Innovation

Concrete made with coffee instead of sand

Dengue fever less severe in people of African descent

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Astrophysics

Superhot gases connect galaxies

Filament of superhot gas connects four galaxy clusters

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Immunology

Rabies vaccine in gel form for bats

Vaccine in gel form helps control rabies transmission in bats

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Paleontology

Ice Age survivors

443-million-year-old arthropods withstood major climate changes

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Environment

The unwanted effects of sunscreen

Compound used in sunscreen and other cosmetics hinders plastic degradation

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Zoology

Solved: the mystery of sex in egg-laying mammals

Platypus sex determined by hormone-derived gene

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Zoology

Fifty-nine snake species in the Pampas

Guide presents 59 snake species found in the Pampas

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Technology

Detecting cancer with microwaves

Scientists test microwave device for detecting cancer in blood

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Dentistry

Habits that lead to tooth loss

Almost 1 in 3 Brazilians aged over 60 have lost all of their teeth

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Paleontology

Ancient Colombian people with no descendants

Indigenous people who lived in Colombia 6,000 years ago left no descendants

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Environment

Second-hand clothes pollute the air and rivers in Africa

Huge volumes of used clothing sent to Africa are polluting rivers

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Ecology

Marine animal conservation failures

Global study warns of declining marine animal populations

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Medicine

Another way to measure blood cholesterol

Combination of lipoprotein markers could more accurately assess heart disease risk

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Ethnobotany

A plant with many uses dating back 2,700 years

Wild rue was used 2,700 years ago as a medicine, to purify spaces, and for its psychoactive effects

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Nutrition

The only country self-sufficient in food

Guyana is the only country in the world that produces enough basic food to sustain its own population

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