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Zoology

Millennia of migration

Some birds travel almost unbelievable distances, sometimes across continents, in pursuit of warmer climates and food to survive and reproduce

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Genetics

A molecular lifespan clock

Biologists analyzed the genome of 252 animal species and found a genetic trait that they propose serves as a molecular clock for lifespan

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Communication

From science fair to published paper

The Canadian Science Fair Journal has published more than 50 scientific articles written by authors under the age of 18

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Technology

Contact lenses that monitor health

South Korean researchers have taken an important step towards creating a contact lens capable of measuring certain health parameters

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Genetics

The distinctive Habsburg Jaw

Successive marriages between close relatives may have been the genetic cause of the highly pronounced jawline among members of the Habsburg imperial line

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Zoology

Cooperation between parrots

Biologists have discovered possible evidence of cooperative behavior among birds that has previously only been observed in mammals

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Physiology

The orphans of the Romanian dictatorship

Adults who were deprived of food and social contact in their early years have smaller brains, according to a study

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Medicine

Marathons and the heart

The physical preparation for running a marathon for the first time can lower blood pressure and stiffen the aortic valve

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Visual arts

The prominent jugular of a tense David

Physician Daniel Gelfman, from Marian University, USA, noticed a detail in the monumental sculpture of David that few notice: the bulging jugular vein on the right side of the neck

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Research

New Brazilian Antarctic Station

Inaugurated on January 15, the new Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station has a modern design and can accommodate up to 64 people

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Archaeology

New glyphs found in the Peruvian desert

Archaeologists from Japan have identified 143 new drawings—or geoglyphs—of animals, plants, and people in the Nazca desert, near the coast of Peru

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Biology

Pirarucu scales form a special armor

The composition and structure of pirarucu scales make them highly resistant to punctures and tension

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Physics

Science personalities 2019

Brazilian physicist Ricardo Galvão features on the journal Nature's list of the ten most influential people in science in 2019

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Geology

Why the Nile is so unchanging

The Nile has followed the same path in North Africa for almost 30 million years

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Foundation

FAPESP appoints new scientific director

Neuroscientist Luiz Eugênio Araújo de Morais Mello has officially been appointed scientific director of FAPESP by the governor of São Paulo, João Doria

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Genetics

Understanding the Brazilian genome

Researchers launched an initiative with the aim of mapping the genome of 15,000 Brazilians aged 35–74

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Astronomy

Probe reveals origin of solar winds

The Parker Solar Probe space probe has been closer to the Sun than any other manmade object, and it is expected to get even closer over the next seven years of its mission

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Paleontology

The predator with voracious jaws

A fossil discovered in Rio Grande do Sul is the best-preserved representative of the herrerasauridae, one of the first strains of carnivorous dinosaur

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Geology

Titan’s landscape

Of all the celestial bodies in our solar system, Titan, Saturn's largest moon, has the most similar geology to Earth

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Farming

Antibiotics and meat production

Almost three quarters of all antibiotics sold worldwide are used in the production of animals for meat

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Public health

Kissing bug infestations in the city of São Paulo

Two infestations of kissing bugs, insects that transmit the protozoa that causes Chagas disease, have been identified in the city of São Paulo

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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

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Environment

Deforestation increases, CO2 emissions stabilize

The rate of deforestation in the Legal Amazon increased by 30% between August 2018 and July 2019

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FAPESP

New FAPESP vice president

Chemist Ronaldo Aloise Pilli has been named the new vice president of FAPESP

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Nobel

A prize for men

This year, the six Nobel Prize categories honored 14 people

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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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