Science
Geology
Pleasant refuges in a world of volcanoes
Life on Earth may have emerged on land 4 billion years ago
Yvonne Primerano Mascarenhas
Yvonne Primerano Mascarenhas: The master of crystals
Physicist studied molecular structures using X-ray diffraction in the 1960s
Robert Tesh
Robert Tesh: Arbovirus hunter
Expert talks about Brazil’s performance during the Zika epidemic
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Growing up with Down
New parameters for monitoring growth of people with Down syndrome
By Diego Freire
ASTROPHYSICS
A revealing collision
Gravitational waves confirm the existence of a new population of black holes
GEOPHYSICS
Tension beneath the Earth
Characterization of geologic faults explains earthquakes in Brazil
Pharmacology
A key to unlock the brain
Carbon-based nanomaterial may help medication reach the central nervous system
Epidemiology
Breaking boundaries
Real-time analyses reveal trajectory of Zika virus across the Americas
PHYSICS
When the vacuum is hot
Brazilians propose an experiment prove the existence of the Unruh effect
Geophysics
Vestiges of primitive Earth
Rigid blocks the size of continents occupied the depths of the Earth
Berenice Bilharinho De Mendonça
Berenice Bilharinho De Mendonça: The hormone drama
Disorders of sexual development with a genetic basis should be seen as normal
Neuroscience
A changing sense of smell
The sense of smell changes in response to a lifetime of environmental stimuli
Paleontology
Bacteria that preserve fossils
The action of microorganisms may help preserve fragments of soft tissue
PALEONTOLOGY
Reptile controversy
Proposal alters the genealogical tree of dinosaurs and divides experts
Paleontology
Animals of Paraná
Fossils indicate the existence of fauna that lived 40 million years ago
Cytology
The hanging gardens of cells
Cultures in 3D environments reveal unknown structures
By Diego Freire