Issue # 270 _ August 2018

Cover

The reasons for the decline in vaccinations: At least nine factors contribute to a reduction in childhood immunization and increase the risk of the reappearance of serious illnesses
Unequal treatment: There have been improvements in the accessibility and quality of healthcare services around the world over the last 25 years, but there are still pronounced regional disparities

S&T Policy

MANAGEMENT

A rising platform

Modernization of the Lattes CV database looks to increase confidence in its data and stimulate debate on the platform's potential

PUBLICATIONS

A patient's perspective

Medical journals invite patients to help review scientific articles about their conditions

BIBLIOMETRICS

Responsible metrics

Company that determines the impact factor of scientific journals shares the data behind the results

Science

EVOLUTION

How snakes arrived in the Galápagos

Brazilian and Ecuadorian researchers trace the routes the reptiles used to colonize the archipelago and identify three new species

Ecology

Monkeys under threat

Around 60% of primate species may disappear by the end of the century, study finds

Mathematics

Fields Medal winners

Four researchers are awarded the most prestigious prize in mathematics at a congress in Rio de Janeiro

Geology

Receding seas on Trindade intrigue researchers

The Atlantic has receded by 3 meters over the last 6,000 years on the shores of Brazil’s eastern-most island

INTERVIEW

Robert Shelton: A partnership between giants

President of the GMT telescope explains why he joined together with competitor TMT to secure funding from the National Science Foundation

ASTROPHYSICS

Cosmic accelerator

Supermassive black hole outside the Milky Way is first confirmed source of high-energy neutrinos

Astrophysics

Primordial origin

Distant galaxies 13 billion light-years from Earth are home to the first black holes created in the Universe, with masses as much as a billion times greater than the Sun

SBPC

Seeds of knowledge

The lectures, debates, and publications of the organization that promotes Brazilian science

Technology

INTERVIEW

Andrew Simpson: Ready for take-off

A biochemist talks about Orygen Biotecnologia's projects and the importance of biologic medicines

Humanities

DESIGN

Printing heritage

The first printing shops in São Paulo were established by lawyers and politicians

EDUCATION

Science and video games

Researchers discover new uses for computer games

CINEMA

A Swedish filmmaker in Copacabana

Research reveals the Brazilian dimension of the work of Arne Sucksdorff, best known for documentaries about nature