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SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION

Collective effort
Initiative mobilizes researchers to quickly review studies published as preprints
Cover

E-cigarettes cause lung condition known as EVALI
Substances in the vapor produced by e-cigarettes can cause damage similar to the effects of COVID-19
By Suzel Tunes
COVER

Almost one million Brazilians regularly use e-cigarettes
Despite being banned in the country, the devices are used by many young people aged 18 to 34
By Suzel Tunes
Biodiversity

Coral reefs shrinking in Abrolhos
Coral reefs off the coast of Bahia have shrunk by 28% over the last 160 years
By Redação
Neuroscience

Organs partially revived
Experiment revives pig organ cells up to an hour after the heart stopped beating
By Redação
Acknowledgment

New member of the Board of Trustees
Mechanical engineer Herman Voorwald is the newest member of FAPESP's Board of Trustees
By Redação
Astronomy

Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain
Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain
By Redação
Astronomy

Korean Mission to the Moon
South Korea sent its first mission to the moon in August
By Redação
Funding

Risk of funding cuts
Senate approves provisional measure to invest in renewal of trucks, buses, and vans in Brazil
By Redação
Nanotechnology

Rupture-resistant nanowires
Brazilian researchers observed in atomic-scale the formation and rupture of zirconium dioxide ionic cables
By Redação
History

Drought caused collapse of Mayan capital
Lack of water was behind the civil conflicts that led to the fall of the Mayan capital in present-day Mexico
By Redação
Environment

Potential for jobs in the environmental sector
National survey estimates jobs available in the environmental sector until 2030
By Redação
Acknowledgment

UNICAMP physicist and UFRJ biophysicist win national award
Physicist from Unicamp and biophysicist from UFRJ were awarded in the 4th edition of the event
By Redação
Geophysics

Earthquakes in the sky
Atmospheric balloons at altitude of 20 kilometers detect earthquake in Indonesia
By Redação
Linguistics

The secret to speech: a simplified larynx
Images of the larynx indicate why humans are the only primates that can talk
By Redação
Environment

Arctic warming faster than the rest of the world
The Arctic may be warming much faster than experts previously thought
By Redação
Physics

Diving from 8 meters high can lead to injury
Mannequins fitted with sensors indicate that diving from 8 meters high can cause injuries
By Redação
DATA

Brazil falls short of higher education enrollment target
Data shows Brazil is falling short of higher education enrollment target
By Redação
GOOD PRACTICES

Ecologist accused of fabricating data in ocean acidification study
The journal Science retracts article by researcher from the University of Delaware
By Redação
GOOD PRACTICES

Data scientist reveals that papers whose results are not confirmed continue to receive citations
Survey showed that among psychology studies that could not be replicated, the number of citations dropped by just 5–9% compared to articles whose findings were successfully reproduced.
By Redação
Letter from the editor | 319

Promises in the wind
Electronic cigarettes originally hit the market with the promise of helping smokers kick their tobacco addictions. But the wide range of aromas and types—as to be expected with gadgets targeted at young people—is not suggestive of a treatment method, just as the colorful and flashy stores in countries where they are sold do not bring... View Article
Botanics

Queen of the water lilies
Victoria boliviana is the newest species of giant water lily to be recognized by science
By Redação
COVID-19

The pandemic and bats
Bats unfairly persecuted after being presented in the news as reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2
By Redação
ACKNOWLEDGMENT

New member of the Board of Trustees
Infectious disease specialist David Uip is the newest member of FAPESP's Board of Trustees
By Redação
ASTRONOMY

Preventing impact with Earth
Simulations used to find the best strategy for diverting an asteroid on a collision course with Earth
By Redação