Notes
Epidemiology
Aztecs were plagued by gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis may have contributed to the decline of the Aztec empire
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Virgo
The new-generation Virgo
European gravitational wave detector is not yet operational
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Environment
Anthropogenic pollution reaches into the deepest regions of the ocean
Anthropogenic pollution reaches into the deepest regions of the ocean
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Medicine
India ink generates 3-D image of blood vessels
India ink mixed with gelatin generates 3-D image of blood vessels
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Astronomy
Seven exoplanets and a star
Seven exoplanets in the orbit of the TRAPPIST-1 star
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Ethology
How capuchin monkeys break open cashew nuts
Capuchin monkeys have special technique to break open cashew nuts
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Physics
A smashing proposal for explaining the Universe
SMASH model proposes six new particles for explaining the Universe
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Genetics
Mutation that facilitated adaptation to a fatty diet is found in Native Americans
Mutation that facilitated adaptation to a fatty diet is found in Native Americans
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Epidemiology
Virus behind yellow fever outbreak in São Paulo probably came from Amazonia
Virus behind yellow fever outbreak in São Paulo probably came from Amazonia
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Funding
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports open access
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports open access
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MPG
The dark shadow of eugenics in Nazi Germany
Society to investigate crimes committed by its scientists in Nazism
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Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology at the service of historical restoration
Nanostructured materials are tested in the restoration of church
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Astronomy
Hubble constant recalculated
Researchers calculate a new value for the Hubble constant
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Medicine
Sleep boosts immune system
A study suggests that getting more sleep can be good for the defense system
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Cancer
Cancer death rate drops in the U.S.
The mortality rate for cancer fell 20.1% in the US over a 35-year period
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Álvaro Alberto Prize 2017
Winner of the Álvaro Alberto Prize 2017
Samuel Goldenberg has won in the category Life Sciences
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Climate changes
Trump’s odd view of science
Early Trump Administration plans make no mention of renewable energy
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Neuroscience
Human companionship and fear of thunder in dogs
Research investigates whether human companionship reduces stress in dogs
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Ecology
Amazonian manatee “knows” just when to migrate
Amazonian manatee “knows” just when to migrate
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migrations
Like birds, insects migrate with the seasons
About 3.5 trillion insects cross the skies of United Kingdom every year
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arXiv
Next-generation arXiv
The open-access electronic repository arXiv will gain new features
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Biodiversity
Fewer mangaba trees in Sergipe
Mangaba tree species range in Sergipe fell by 30% in six years
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Vela supercluster
The Milky Way’s gigantic neighbor
One of the largest superclusters of galaxies has been discovered
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CiteScore
Alternative metric for citations
New metric measures a journal’s influence during a given timeframe
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