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April 26, 2022 1:47 pmRecent studies address the adversities faced by new healthcare professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic
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From Lisbon to Recife in 67 days
April 26, 2022 1:46 pmExactly 100 years ago, two Portuguese aviators pioneered air navigation as they completed the world’s first flight across the South Atlantic
Two lives dedicated to biodiversity
April 26, 2022 1:45 pmThomas Lovejoy and Edward Wilson are unforgettable benchmarks with respect to the importance of nature and conservation
More than just a city of monuments
April 26, 2022 1:31 pmFreshly discovered documents reveal alternative designs ultimately abandoned in the construction of Brasília and its surrounding towns
Fluid identities
April 26, 2022 1:23 pmRoughly 2% of adults in Brazil are transgender or nonbinary
Robots on the high seas
April 26, 2022 1:20 pmAutonomous boat and drone used to monitor oil leaks at offshore oil platforms
Lower sea, fewer shell mounds
April 26, 2022 1:12 pmStudy suggests a reduction in the level of the Atlantic Ocean 2,200 years ago sparked the collapse of ancient peoples on the Brazilian coast
Vaccinating primates against yellow fever
April 26, 2022 1:09 pmEarly trials suggest human vaccines are effective in wild primate species susceptible to the yellow fever virus
Luiz Vitor de Souza Filho: High-energy ambassador
April 26, 2022 1:07 pmA Brazilian physicist from the University of São Paulo's São Carlos campus has been elected to chair the international scientific consortium building the world's largest gamma-ray observatory
Witnesses to a primitive Earth
April 26, 2022 12:34 pmRocks found in Minas Gerais contain evidence of pockets of oxygen from 400 million years before the gas accumulated in the planet’s atmosphere
The Amazon produces 8% of the planet’s methane
April 26, 2022 12:30 pmMost of the gas emitted in the biome comes from wetlands, but the rise in livestock farming and fires has increased emissions associated with human occupation
Language in decline
April 26, 2022 12:21 pmStudy identifies a fall in the number of Brazilian scientific articles written in Portuguese
Counting the costs
April 26, 2022 12:05 pmStudy estimates publisher expenses and profit margins and reignites the debate over the fair price of publishing a scientific article
Solutions for harassment
April 26, 2022 12:04 pmBrazilian universities implement policies to combat violence and sexual harassment
Fast lane from the lab to the public
April 26, 2022 11:58 amThe emerging field of implementation science seeks to accelerate the application of evidence-based knowledge
Maria Victoria de Mesquita Benevides: The right to democracy
April 26, 2022 11:44 amSociologist fosters the creation of the field of education in human rights in Brazil
The efficiency of masks
April 26, 2022 11:40 amTests reveal how and to what extent different types of masks limit the airborne spread of infectious diseases
The pandemic accelerates
April 26, 2022 11:35 amHigh transmissibility of the Omicron variant reinforces the importance of vaccinating children, the last age group to be immunized
Environmental damage caused by COVID-19
April 26, 2022 11:34 amThe pandemic has aggravated the heavy production and inappropriate disposal of plastic
Infection and elite athletes
April 26, 2022 11:34 amElite athletes also need time to recover after being infected by the novel coronavirus
Death toll underestimated in India
April 26, 2022 11:34 amAt least 3.2 million Indians have died from COVID-19
The largest “sea dragon” fossil in the UK
April 26, 2022 11:33 amPaleontologists and conservationists announced that they had identified the UK's largest ichthyosaur fossil
Improving tsunami warnings
April 26, 2022 11:33 amThe magnetic field produced by a tsunami could be detected before sea levels rise
Dogs know when their owners speak a different language
April 26, 2022 11:32 amDogs can differentiate between languages, according to researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary
Fire-retardant coating inspired by lava
April 26, 2022 11:32 amA group of researchers from China and Australia has developed a promising fire-retardant coating inspired by the properties of lava
James Webb telescope nearly ready
April 26, 2022 11:32 amJames Webb telescope nearly ready
Atmospheric lakes over the Indian Ocean
April 26, 2022 11:31 amA meteorologist has identified a new atmospheric phenomenon over the Indian Ocean
Failures in the fight against racism
April 26, 2022 11:30 amThe London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine acknowledged in an official statement that it was unable to implement effective policies to combat racism
DNA in the air helps identify animals
April 26, 2022 11:30 amTwo studies published in the same scientific journal in January indicate that the air contains DNA at levels sufficient to allow species identification
Lone planets in the Milky Way
April 26, 2022 11:29 amAn international group of astronomers has identified at least 70 new free-floating planets roaming the Milky Way