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Archaeology
Primitive gardens in the Amazon
Evidence of cassava and pumpkin cultivation, dated at 10,350 and 10,250 years ago respectively, helped an international team of researchers to identify 4,700 artificial forests in the Llanos de Moxos region in Bolivia
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Preprints
Preprints and published articles
A study led by researchers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro compared preliminary scientific manuscripts shared on preprint repositories with their final versions published in scientific journals after peer review
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Geology
Rain awakens volcano in Hawaii
An abnormal volume of rainfall in early 2018 may have intensified the eruption of Kīlauea, a volcano in Hawaii, USA, in May of the same year.
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Biology
Why females live longer
The difference in lifespan between the two sexes, the researchers noted, is not due to different aging rates
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Genetics
America, the African mosaic
The transatlantic slave trade shaped the genetic makeup of populations across North and South America
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Environment
Beaches at risk of disappearing
Half of the planet's beaches could disappear by the end of the century due to rising sea levels and erosion caused by climate change
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Interview
Gene therapy on the horizon
American biochemist Jennifer Doudna, from the University of California, Berkeley, is one of the best-known names behind the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique
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Astrophysics
Mars in super-high resolution
In March, NASA presented the highest resolution panoramic image ever taken of the surface of Mars
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Nanotechnology
Perfectly ripe fruit
A partnership between the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation and Siena Company has resulted in the development of a sensor that monitors the ripeness of fruit
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Funding
Victories for science in Brazilian Congress
The scientific community earned two victories in Brazilian Congress in March
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Medicine
The risks of malaria during pregnancy
Malaria during pregnancy can lead to premature birth and low birth weight
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Sports
Sports and injuries
Athletes over the age of 30 should pay special attention to injury risk
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Environment
Smoke at the top of the world
Since the eighteenth century, global industry has been leaving its mark at one of the highest points in the world: the Himalayas mountain range
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Zoology
A smell and heat detector
A dog’s nose is also capable of measuring nearby heat, according to a new study
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Biodiversity
The diversity of the Caatinga
The Caatinga is home to a range of flowering plants proportionally more diverse than the Amazon rainforest
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Economy
Undeclared foreign funding
The US Department of Education is investigating Harvard and Yale universities for failing to declare funding received from foreign governments
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Geography
Human activity alters river mouths
Amazon River delta is shrinking by 1 km2 per year because of siltation
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Zoology
What’s for dinner?
The cuttlefish eats less at lunch when its favorite dish is served for dinner
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Biodiversity
Colorful but discreet
If you look very closely through a patch of bromeliads, searching leaf by leaf, you may be lucky enough to find a brightly colored leafhopper
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Fapesp
New member of the FAPESP Board of Trustees
Biomedical scientist Helena Bonciani Nader, from the Federal University of São Paulo, has joined the FAPESP Board of Trustees
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Public health
Keep an eye on your waist
Waist circumference indicates risk of heart and metabolic diseases
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Communication
A platform for sharing Brazilian science
Agência Bori, an online platform designed to help journalists access Brazilian science, began operating on February 12
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Virology
The Zika virus and astrocytes
First isolated in Africa in 1947, the Zika virus has a predilection for brain cells
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Physics
Physicists immobilize glass particle
A research group in Austria cooled the first solid state object—a nanometer fragment of glass a thousand times smaller than a grain of sand
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Genetics
Neanderthal genes in Africa
According to the research, Europeans and Asians have about three times as much Neanderthal DNA as Africans
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Astronomy
A giant, sleeping galaxy
An international group of astronomers has identified a rare galaxy, known only as XMM-2599, which formed very early in the history of the universe
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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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