Science

PHYSICS

Astrophysics in the bathtub

Water tank experiment reproduces phenomena that could occur near black holes

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GEOLOGY

A billion-year heritage

Experts identify 142 sites of geological importance in the state of São Paulo

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MEDICINE

HPV and male cancer

How long it takes HPV to cause genital warts or precancerous lesions

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Robert Tesh

Robert Tesh: Arbovirus hunter

Expert talks about Brazil’s performance during the Zika epidemic

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IMMUNOLOGY

Dengue may attenuate Zika

Dengue infection may moderate cases of Zika

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EPIDEMIOLOGY

Growing up with Down

New parameters for monitoring growth of people with Down syndrome

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Metrology

Maintaining weight

Method for measuring the kilogram to be redefined

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ASTROPHYSICS

A revealing collision

Gravitational waves confirm the existence of a new population of black holes

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GEOPHYSICS

Tension beneath the Earth

Characterization of geologic faults explains earthquakes in Brazil

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Pharmacology

A key to unlock the brain

Carbon-based nanomaterial may help medication reach the central nervous system

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Epidemiology

Breaking boundaries

Real-time analyses reveal trajectory of Zika virus across the Americas

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ECOLOGY

Remaking the Cerrado

Cerrado is restored through direct planting of seeds and soil reuse

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PHYSICS

When the vacuum is hot

Brazilians propose an experiment prove the existence of the Unruh effect

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Geophysics

Vestiges of primitive Earth

Rigid blocks the size of continents occupied the depths of the Earth

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BIOLOGY

Creatures of the urban night

Nearly half of the bat species in Brazil live in cities

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ENVIRONMENT

The impact of light on forests

Light pollution could affect Brazilian ecosystems

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Chemistry

Natural lighting

Bioluminescent fungi recycle molecule that allows them to emit light

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Berenice Bilharinho De Mendonça

Berenice Bilharinho De Mendonça: The hormone drama

Disorders of sexual development with a genetic basis should be seen as normal

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Neuroscience

A changing sense of smell

The sense of smell changes in response to a lifetime of environmental stimuli

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Paleontology

Bacteria that preserve fossils

The action of microorganisms may help preserve fragments of soft tissue

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PALEONTOLOGY

Reptile controversy

Proposal alters the genealogical tree of dinosaurs and divides experts

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Paleontology

Animals of Paraná

Fossils indicate the existence of fauna that lived 40 million years ago

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Zoology

Spines filled with poison

Gland at the end of hairs produces toxic secretion in stinging caterpillars

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Cytology

The hanging gardens of cells

Cultures in 3D environments reveal unknown structures

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ASTRONOMY

Hard and lifeless

The crusts of some rocky exoplanets may be too rigid for them to be habitable

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Physics

The behavior of blackouts

Mathematical models help us understand how successive failures cause blackouts

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Daniel Kleppner

Daniel Kleppner: The continuing strength of atomic physics

Experiments by the American physicist laid the foundation for major discoveries

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ASTRONOMY

The cost of shining so brightly

The emission of particles extracts energy from the Sun’s outermost layer

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Zoology

Retroactive epidemiology

Study of tadpoles preserved identifies fungus responsible for die-off

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Epidemiology

The threat of yellow fever

Yellow fever cases is bringing back the fear of an urban epidemic in Brazil

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