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FAPESP

Ronaldo Pilli named new FAPESP board member
Ronaldo Aloise Pilli has been appointed to the FAPESP Board of Trustees by the governor of São Paulo
By Redação
Sociology

Immigrants stimulate the economy in European countries
A study assessing immigration to Europe between 1985 and 2015 has concluded that immigrants have a positive effect on the continent's economy
By Redação
Medicine

Salmonella in medieval Europe
Researchers found DNA evidence of Salmonella enterica Paratyphi C in the teeth and bones of an 800-year-old skeleton from the city of Trondheim, Norway
By Redação
History

The slave trade in the United Kingdom
Researchers at the University of Glasgow in Scotland have identified more than 800 articles about fugitive slaves published in British newspapers
By Redação
Astronomy

New frontiers of the Milky Way
The disc of the Milky Way may be twice as large as previously estimated, at up to 200,000 light-years in diameter
By Redação
Paleontology

Evidence of the union of two supercontinents
Calcareous rocks in the northeastern state of Maranhão contain fossil records of the oldest plant groups in Brazil
By Redação
Genetics

The limitations of a genome editing technique
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique is less accurate than previously thought
By Redação
Innovation

A high-tech dressing for chronic wounds
A prototype smart dressing that monitors the wound and releases precise doses of antibiotics when needed, facilitating the regeneration of damaged tissue.
By Redação
Epidemiology

West Nile virus isolated in Brazil
The West Nile fever virus was isolated in Brazil for the first time by researchers at the Evandro Chagas Institute
By Redação
Environment

Northern Hemisphere suffers from heatwave
Climate change is believed to have contributed to the recent heatwaves in Europe
By Redação
Biodiversity

The mysterious death of the baobabs
Between 2005 and 2017, researchers conducted an extensive survey of the largest known baobab species
By Redação
Education

Missed education targets
70% of the goals set out by the National Education Plan for 2014–2017 were not achieved
By Redação
Geology

Try not to complain that the days are too short
Some 1.4 billion years ago, Earth rotated faster and the days were only 18 hours and 40 minutes long
By Redação
Nutrition

Rice loses nutrients as CO2 increases
Rice could become less nutritious over the coming decades if the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere continues to rise
By Redação
Chemistry

Bacteria hungry for cleaning products
In the laboratory, the bacteria grew and multiplied using ethyl alcohol as its main energy source
By Redação
Environment

The most intense drought since the 1980s
The drought that hit Northeast Brazil from 2012 to 2017 was the longest, largest, and most intense that the region has seen since 1980
By Redação
Chemistry

The effects of crotamine on metabolism
A protein extracted from rattlesnake venom, presented three unexpected effects in recent tests on mice
By Redação
History

The atheism of Fritz Müller
In 1848, naturalist Fritz Müller asked the University of Greifswald to excuse him from making the traditional oath to God during his graduation ceremony
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Paleontology

Rare dinosaur sold for €1.13 million
An auction lead to a discussion about the recent trend of treating fossils as works of art
By Redação
Chemistry

The indelible pigment of Brazilwood
Raphael, Rembrandt, Pietro da Cortona, and Van Gogh all used paints containing red pigments from the bark of the brazilwood tree
By Redação
Geology

The secret behind Pluto’s dunes
An international group of researchers seems to have found the explanation behind Pluto's dunes
By Redação
I.T.

Particle-tracking challenge
CERN launched a computer science challenge to stimulate the development of artificially intelligent data-analysis programs
By Redação
Magdalena Skipper

First female leader of the journal Nature
British geneticist is the new editor in chief of Nature
Biodiversity

A complex relationship between insects and plants
Female beetles visit the orchids and transfer pollen from the male organ to the female organ of the same flower
By Redação
History

Princeton revisits its history of slavery
Project investigates the institution's involvement with slavery in the country
By Redação
Education

Digital diplomas now compulsory
The Brazilian Ministry of Education published an ordinance in April requiring that all diplomas and academic documents be issued in digital format
By Redação
Hans Asperger

Pediatrician and Nazi collaborator
historian Herwig Czech showed that the pediatrician aided and supported the Nazi regime and was rewarded with professional opportunities
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Politics

A researcher almost elected president
Physics and chemistry researcher Jiří Drahoš, 68, was very nearly elected president of the Czech Republic this January
By Redação