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Education

People of color in higher education
For the first time in Brazil's history, people of color represent the majority of students enrolled in public higher education institutions
By Redação
Environment

Deforestation increases, CO2 emissions stabilize
The rate of deforestation in the Legal Amazon increased by 30% between August 2018 and July 2019
By Redação
FAPESP

New FAPESP vice president
Chemist Ronaldo Aloise Pilli has been named the new vice president of FAPESP
By Redação
Atmospherical Science

Have you ever heard of a stormquake?
A new geological phenomenon has been identified by American researchers
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Environment

Climate change could lead to bread shortages
Severe and frequent droughts could become common by the end of this century as a result of climate change
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Pharmacology

Personalized medication
Researchers in the USA have created a custom drug tailored specifically to an american girl with a rare and fatal genetic disorder
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Archaeology

Social inequality in the Bronze Age
Analysis of remains and grave goods found in cemeteries near the city of Augsburg in southern Germany suggests that social inequality is an older phenomenon than previously thought
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Astronomy

Saturn has more moons than Jupiter
Researchers announced the discovery of 20 new moons around Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun
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Biodiversity

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes ride the wind in Africa
High-altitude winds in West Africa can carry insects over great distances
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Economy

São Paulo among the world’s major economic centers
Just over a third (35%) of the world's GDP, estimated at a total of US$80 trillion in 2017, is produced in 29 regions of the planet inhabited by 602 million people
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FAPESP

FAPESP board changes
Geneticist Mayana Zatz and chemical engineer Mozart Neves Ramos have been appointed to the FAPESP Board of Trustees
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Public Health

Deaths linked to e-cigarettes
As of September 27, at least 12 deaths caused by lung problems in the USA have been attributed to the use of electronic cigarettes
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Nanotechnology

Carbon nanotube microchips
The new chip, named RV16X-Nano, proved itself capable of running modern software, and could offer an alternative to silicon microprocessors
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Astronomy

Water in the atmosphere of other worlds
A group has identified water vapor in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b by studying images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
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Geology

A hidden continent in Europe
An international group of geologists has reconstructed the history of an ancient continent that collided with southern Europe approximately 120 million years ago
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Paleontology

Tuatara fossil discovered in Rio Grande do Sul
The oldest specimen of a sphenodon in the southern hemisphere has been found in the municipality of Candelária, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul
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Law

Bill against sexual harassment at universities
The Senate of Chile approved a new bill obligating state-funded universities to create a detailed protocol on how to deal with complaints of sexual harassment
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Genetics

Telomere degradation determines lifespan
A study compared how telomeres change over the lifetimes of a variety of animals
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Astronomy

Gravitational waves generated by a new type of collision?
Gravitational waves detected on August 14 of this year were probably generated by a collision between two different celestial bodies
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Pharmacology

Material releases drug at regular intervals
An international group of researchers has developed a nanostructured material capable of releasing drugs in low concentrations at regular intervals
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Open Acess

Germany reaches agreement deal with Springer Nature
A consortium comprised of more than 700 universities and institutions from Germany has signed an agreement with the Springer Nature publishing group making it easier for them to publish scientific articles in open-access journals
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Psychology

How much paid work it takes to feel happy
The survey indicated that the risk of mental health problems falls by an average of 30% when a person leaves unemployment or maternity leave for paid work of up to eight hours per week
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Pharmacology

Remedy for menstrual cramps fights schistosomiasis
An anti-inflammatory widely used to alleviate menstrual cramps has been shown through animal testing to be effective at treating schistosomiasis
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Genetics

The glowing mosquito from Vale do Ribeira
It may be possible to genetically engineer the larvae of disease-causing mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti to make them glow
By Redação
Geology

Diamonds as old as the Earth
Mined in the municipality of Juína, Mato Grosso State, the diamonds were formed 410–660 kilometers deep inside the Earth
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Evolution

3.8-million-year-old skull
A nearly complete hominid skull dated at 3.8 million years old has led to new conclusions about the origins of the genus
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Biodiversity

A deadly month for right whales
At least six right whales were found floating dead in the icy waters of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, off the east coast of Canada
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