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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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Physics

Antimatter illuminated

A team measured with precision how antimatter atoms interact with light

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Economy

Forecast downturn in public R&D investments

Forecast downturn in public R&D investments

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Biodiversity

Jaguar roams 2.8% of the Atlantic Forest

Researchers estimate that jaguars occupies 2.8% of the Atlantic Forest

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Education

Streamlined recognition of diplomas earned abroad

Diplomas earned abroad will be recognized faster

diamondoids

Diamonds insulate nanowire

Material can produce a semiconducting nanowire three atoms wide

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Nutrition

Metabolic syndrome on the march in Marajó

Eating habits from industrialized regions are spreading through Brazil

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Paleontology

Dinosaur feathers preserved in amber

Amber preserved the feathered tail of a small dinosaur

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Chrysolaena obovata

Elevated C02 makes for drought-resistant plant

Cerrado species adapts better to drought with high carbon dioxide level

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integralism

Integralism collection donated to Unicamp

A collection on the Brazilian movement was donated to Unicamp

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Fossils

Identity of fossils

Study almost doubles Neopermian vertebrate species in Brazil