History
Digitization
Reclaiming the past
Mormon initiative recovers old records from offices in São Paulo cities
Archaeology
The people of Lagoa Santa
A team of researchers work on an archaeological site at Lapa do Santo
By Redação
PALEONTOLOGY
Heart of stone
New fossil record reveals an unforeseen pathway in the evolution of the heart
GEOLOGY
The human era
Plastic material accumulated on ocean floors may define a new period in history
photographic plate
A planetary system from 1917
Disks from 1917 is the first of a planetary system distant from the Sun
By Redação
History
The end of chalets
An article studies the origin, development and decline of the chalets
By Redação
History of Health
São Paulo as a Laboratory
The preventive approach held sway in medical practice in the 20th century
Cinema
Cinema’s scattered fragments
Filmmaker delves into archives of Brazilian images to find material
By Ana Weiss
Performing Arts
Theatrical costumes: naturalism and invention
The history of costumes for the Brazilian stage since the 19th century
History
The fight for abolition
Study reconstructs the role of the abolitionist movement as a social force
CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Searching for the magic numbers
Four chemical elements are now part of the periodic table
Memory
The legend of an invisible monk
Gregor Mendel’s experiments with pea plants gave birth to genetics
Society
Violence, fear and stigma
Researchers bring families separated by Hansen’s disease back together
Boris Schnaiderman
Boris Schnaiderman: Memories of a former soldier
Literature professor releases book on his tour of duty in World War II
Homo naledi
Collective help
Paleontologists found fossil remains of a previously unknown hominid species
By Redação