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Paleontology
The first beaked bird
A bird that lived between 95 million and 84 million years ago is helping scientists learn how the beak evolved
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Cell Biology
Internal communication in plants
Plant cells communicate with each other by exchanging chemical compounds, similar to the role played by neurons in animal central nervous systems
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Public Health
Africa hit by new Ebola outbreak
In May, the city of Mbandaka confirmed its first cases of Ebola, which have spread from an outbreak in nearby rural areas
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Genetic
Improving dairy cattle
A genetic test designed by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation could help to more quickly improve the Girolando dairy herd
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Biodiversity
Amazonian dolphins under threat
Two species of freshwater dolphin found in the Amazon could be at serious risk of extinction
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History
CONPRESP protects USP buildings
The São Paulo Council for the Preservation of Historical, Cultural, and Environmental Heritage registered four more University of São Paulo buildings
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Biodiversity
The isolated jaguars of Espírito Santo State
Researchers tries to to learn more about the largest feline on the continent, the jaguar
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Chemistry
Molecule created in a laboratory
Researchers used laser beams to bump two atoms together, creating a molecule
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Astronomy
A swarm of black holes
Astrophysicists have discovered a dozen stellar-mass black holes (some larger than the Sun) in the center of the Milky Way
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Archaeology
Fishing scenes in the Atacama
The people who inhabited the northern coast of Chile before European colonization may have been skilled fishermen and marine hunters
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Medicine
Caution with antibiotics and antacids
Antibiotics and antacids can lead to the development of allergies later in life
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Environment
Reducing household pollution
A review article argues in favor of replacing household stoves that run on biofuel with ones that use liquefied petroleum gas
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Computation
Data scientists reconstruct the rhetoric of the French Revolution
Researchers used data mining techniques to analyze transcripts of 40,000 speeches made at the National Constituent Assembly
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Public Health
New test for brucellosis
Cheese and milk produced without sanitary inspection can cause brucellosis
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Atmospherical Sci.
Sahara Desert grows by 10% in a century
The Sahara has grown by about 10% over the last century and today occupies an area of almost 7.4 million km2
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Astronomy
Reduced access to ESO telescopes
Brazilian astronomers will be granted less observation time at some of the world's most advanced telescopes
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Genetics
A superfamily of 13 million people
Thirteen million people connected by blood ties or marriage over five centuries make up the largest family tree ever constructed
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Twins Study
Effects of a long space journey
A long stay in space causes changes to the body that can last for months, even after returning to Earth
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crowdfunding
Crowdfunding success
Research to evaluate what factors may influence the outcome of this fundraising method
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History
Brazilian rarities in Washington
Some 60,000 items that could be of interest to Brazilian and Portuguese literature and history researchers have been made available in Washington D.C., USA
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TWAS
Five more Brazilians at the TWAS
Five researchers from Brazilian institutions are among 55 who have been elected to join The World Academy of Sciences this year
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Innovation
Sensors for electronic tongues
Physicists have developed a high-precision technique for manufacturing microsensors used in the flavor detection systems of electronic tongues
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Archaeology
The world’s oldest figural tattoos
Two naturally mummified bodies have what archaeologists consider to be the earliest known figural tattoos
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Development
Mapping hunger and education in Africa
The researchers created detailed maps that also revealed large educational disparities between genders and locations in Africa
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Max Planck
Max Planck to recruit 20 new directors
The Society has started an international selection process to hire 20 new directors for its research institutes
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Biodiversity
The (almost) inaudible song of a hummingbird
The black jacobin hummingbird's song is inaudible to other bird species
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Astronomy
Rocky planets with water and an atmosphere that could support life
At least five of the seven Earth-like planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 could hold as much as 250 times more water than the earth's oceans
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Education
Brazilian teachers paid less
Teachers working at public elementary schools and high schools in Brazil earn less than half the average salary of teachers in other countries
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Archaeology
Charred Neanderthal Tools
Excavations resulted in the discovery of a number of tools indicating that Neanderthals used fire to shape wooden objects earlier than previously thought
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