Highlights

Biodiversity

More than a catalog

DNA barcodes identify new species and aid ecology and evolution studies

By

Geophysics

Electrifying bacteria

The origin of the electricity found in contaminated soil

By

Public Health

Difficult progress

Poverty expands uncertainties around research into TB treatments

By

Anatomy

The hunger toll

Diet lacking in zinc reduces size and number of neurons in the digestive system

By

Genetics

On the shark trail

Fin fragment analysis maps genetic structure of the hammerhead shark

By

Botany

Flowers from the past

Re-edition of a 1949 book brings back orchids and where they grew

By

Tribute

Talent and energy

Marcello Damy set up the Brazil's first nuclear reactor

By

Political Science

The rat robbed the robe of the Regent of Rome

Corruption, a practice as old as humankind

By

Literature

Brazilian theme, German accent

Project retrieves Brazilian literature of Germanic expression

By

History

A time to retell the facts

São Paulo Public Archive creates a huge website with 360,000 documents

By

Ecology

Chemistry in the air

Volatile compounds control the interaction between vegetables and insects

By

Astronomy

Uranus and its moons

Eclipses provide data to improve understanding of the structure of planets

By

Health

The colors of the night

Red lights may be healthier than blue ones

By

Epidemiology

Fast change

Income and access to education helps to reduce child malnutrition

By

Medicine

The second wave and the vaccine

Countries in the Northern Hemisphere start pre-winter vaccination drive

By and