Highlights

Archaeology

Social inequality in the Bronze Age

Analysis of remains and grave goods found in cemeteries near the city of Augsburg in southern Germany suggests that social inequality is an older phenomenon than previously thought

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Astronomy

Saturn has more moons than Jupiter

Researchers announced the discovery of 20 new moons around Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun

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Biodiversity

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes ride the wind in Africa

High-altitude winds in West Africa can carry insects over great distances

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Data

PhDs in Brazil and São Paulo

In 2018, 22,894 doctorates were granted in Brazil, 7,356 of which were in São Paulo

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Good practices

From good example to bad

The journal Nature decided to revoke an award it gave to Spanish biochemist Carlos López-Otín in 2017 in recognition of his work as a mentor for young researchers

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Good practices

Two faces of excellence

The Wellcome Trust, a biomedical research foundation based in London, has launched two initiatives aimed at gathering information about the behavior of scientists and the environment in which they work

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Good practices

Academic legacy in dispute

King's College finds work by one of its most renowned researchers "unsafe"

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Photolab

Until archaeology do us part

After death, a man and woman in Lapa do Santo, Minas Gerais State, remained together for more than 8,000 years

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Careers

Neurology network

Award-winning Brazilian scientist attempting to improve rehabilitation of patients who have suffered central nervous system injuries

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Careers

For the sake of honor

Honoris causa doctorate recognizes important contributions to science, culture, and society

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Retrospect

Early flight

A northeastern military officer built two domestically developed airplane models that flew successfully in 1917 and 1918

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Literature

Revisiting Machado de Assis

In the 180th anniversary of his birth, research shows how the novelist went from displaced to central author in Brazil's literary history

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Public policy

Unsustainable energy

In addition to financial expenses, scholars see high social and environmental costs as obstacles to hydroelectric expansion in the Amazon

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Precision Livestock Farming

Weighing the herd

Innovative cattle-weighing solutions promise improved livestock productivity on Brazilian farms

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Computing

The age of QUBITS

IBM and D-Wave computers enter a new phase of quantum processing, but there is still much room for advancement

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