Highlights

Environment

Ice sheet thickness averages 2,000 km

New map reveals Antarctica’s ice sheet is thicker and more voluminous than previously thought

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Agriculture

Robotic fruit-picking arm

Robotic arm capable of gently picking fruit without damaging it

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Public health

Weight-loss drugs change eating habits

Weight-loss drugs alter food preferences of the people who use them

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Acknowledgment

Álvaro Alberto Award

USP physicist receives Álvaro Alberto Award

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Climatology

Drier soil, more intense storms

Contrast in surface temperatures could worsen storms

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Archaeology

Hominids buried 110,000 years ago

Neanderthals and modern humans lived together and shared social customs

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RESEARCH ITINERARIES

Elisabete Carrara-Angelis fights for diversity of voices

Speech therapist created a choir comprised of patients undergoing cancer rehabilitation, primarily laryngeal cancer

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photolab

Prolonged youth

The evolutionary enigma of the tiny transparent fish that never progresses past its juvenile form

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RETROSPECTIVE

Costa Ribeiro discovered unexpected sources of electricity

In 1944, the engineer and physicist from Rio de Janeiro identified an electric current formation in carnauba wax, a phenomenon used today in cell phones and computers

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LITERATURE

Researchers revisit the work of Bahian writer Jorge Amado

Studies describe an author concerned with race, class, and gender issues

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LAW

Researchers create large databases to analyze STF decisions

Statistical models seek to identify factors that influence the behavior of court officials

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Agricultural Engineering

A coffee revival in Paraíba

With varieties selected by researchers, farmers gradually resume production in the mountainous region of the state

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HEALTH

Brazilians develop breast examination device that uses microwaves

Device is designed to dispense with the need for breast compression and ionizing radiation used in traditional mammograms

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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Scientists develop innovative models of prosthetics and exoskeletons

Prototype devices created by new research centers in search of greater cost-benefit

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ETHOLOGY

Morpho butterflies seem to disappear thanks to iridescent blue color

The coloration, present only on the upper surface of the wings, causes a flash that confuses predators, as well as biologists seeking to understand how they became so bright

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