History
Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years

Science spaces
Pesquisa FAPESP articles have presented interesting places for science tourism
Archaeology

New glyphs found in the Peruvian desert
Archaeologists from Japan have identified 143 new drawings—or geoglyphs—of animals, plants, and people in the Nazca desert, near the coast of Peru
By Redação
Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years

Deconstructing myths
Pesquisa FAPESP followed the development of pioneering research on the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government in Brazil
Archival science

Memories Revealed
The unpublished collections of Celso Furtado and Joaquim Nabuco recently donated to research institutions promise new revelations
Evolution

3.8-million-year-old skull
A nearly complete hominid skull dated at 3.8 million years old has led to new conclusions about the origins of the genus
By Redação
Archaeology

Incans charged agricultural tax
A specific type of quipu may be the first evidence that taxes were collected by the ancient Incan empire
By Redação
Reconstruction

Notre-Dame Cathedral in 3D
A digital image created by art historian Andrew Tallon almost a decade ago could help in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral
By Redação
History

Ancient societies and rare diseases
In several ancient societies, people with deformities and rare diseases appear to have been given social support and special care
By Redação
History

Roughly 1.5 million Jews killed in just three months
Between August and October of 1942, at the height of Operation Reinhard, 500,000 Jews per month were taken to concentration camps and killed in occupied Poland
By Redação
Humanities

A tapestry of cordels
Historically marginalized, Brazilian leaflet literature has reached a new level of recognition and institutionalization
By Luisa Destri
History

Guaraní still influenced by missionaries
People living in areas closer to the mission sites earn about 10% more than residents of neighboring regions where the Jesuit missions were abandoned
By Redação
Archaeology

National Museum rescues 1,500 pieces
They include exhibit pieces and others that were stored in the museum's archives, as well as equipment, personal objects, and architectural fragments
By Redação
History

France must return African objects
Tens of thousands of African artifacts kept in French museums should be permanently returned if requested by the country of origin
By Redação
History

Solar radiation set off sea mines during the Vietnam War
A strong solar storm in 1972 is now believed the most likely cause of the sudden detonation of dozens of naval mines during the Vietnam War
By Redação
SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD

From cassava to corn, from indigenous to caipira
Studies revisit the history of one of Brazil’s most important culinary traditions
By Luisa Destri
Genetics

Bones of “disappeared” politician identified
The bones belonged to Aluísio Palhano Pedreira Ferreira, a trade union leader from Rio de Janeiro and a member of the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard
By Redação
Philosophy of Science

New origins
Brazilian versions of the Charles Darwin classic puts into context the development of evolution theory
Archaeogenetics

When indigenous people occupied Lagoa Santa
Ancient DNA reveals rapid human colonization of South America 14,000 years ago