Me and my friend Pirula, with whom I wrote the little bestseller “Darwin Sem Frescura”, did not receive the Jabuti Prize in the “Science” category,…
Ianomâmi leader Davi Kopenawa is new member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences – 12/07/2020 – Science
Davi Kopenawa, one of the main leaders of the Yanomami people, was elected as a cooperating member of the ABC (Brazilian Academy of Sciences). He…
Banning Trump was the right move, but it sets dangerous precedent, says Twitter president
Twitter President Jack Dorsey said on Wednesday the move to bar Donald Trump from the platform after the invasion of Congress last week was correct,…
The spectacular Mayan calendar – 12/09/2020 – Marcelo Viana
Writing was invented at least three times: Sumerians in Mesopotamia around 3,200 BC. Chinese, around 1200 BC and Maya in Central America around 500 BC…
Denialism isn’t the worst threat to science – basic research
From Carlos Monteiro Like the shape of the earth, nutritional epidemiology has not been immune to false controversy * * Contradictions are inherent in science.…
The total number of objects built by mankind exceeds the mass of living things on earth for the first time – 09/12/2020 – science
The sum of the objects constructed by mankind has just surpassed the sum of the mass of life forms on earth for the first time,…
Reptiles That Lived In Trees Help Uncover the Origin of Pterosaurs – 09/12/2020 – Science
The origin of the pterosaurs, the most spectacular flying animals in the history of the earth, has become a little less mysterious. New information about…
The polymer virus stamp enables a quick Covid test for saliva synthesis
Researchers at the Renato Archer Information Technology Center (CTI) in Campinas developed two types of portable rapid tests to detect the virus that causes Covid-19…
Darwin and Deus discuss in the study center of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute – Darwin and Deus
And let’s go to another live with this writer talking to you about the pandemic! This time the people from the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (RJ)…
No Vaccine Against Stupidity – 12/12/2020 – Reinaldo José Lopes
It is understandable that part of the population is somewhat lost in terms of potential risks of vaccines against Covid-19. Our educational needs are enormous,…