The seafarers who colonized the Caribbean islands in two great waves thousands of years ago were close relatives of the indigenous people of the Brazilian…
“Heaven” and “Hell” are relatively new concepts for religions – 23/12/2020 – science
Most Bible signs, both in the Old and New Testaments, never thought that if they died they would go to heaven – and many of…
Knowledge of masks against coronavirus is developing and eliminating doubts about effectiveness – 12/24/2020 – balance and health
There is no longer any doubt that the masks can reduce transmission of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus when properly made and used. People who still resist…
The limit of humor in science, healing prayers and the advice to avoid birthday surgeons – 12/25/2020 – Luciano Melo
BMJ (British Medical Journal) is one of the most important medical journals in the world. An article from 1982, which tells the story of a…
Vaccines contain ingredients from sugar to stabilizer – 12/26/2020 – Equilíbrio e Saúde
The new coronavirus is a spiky little ball about 100 nanometers in diameter (less than a thousandth the thickness of a hair) that is essentially…
Stolen fossils say a lot about our failure as a nation – 12/26/2020 – Reinaldo José Lopes
Who cares about dinosaurs? “Only the children and Reinaldo”, who once fired a colleague from a newspaper during a meeting (I don’t want to mention…
Brazilian paleo artist who illustrated the cover of Nature Spreads Science on Dinosaurs in Uberaba – 12/27/2020 – Science
For Rodolfo Nogueira it was the climax of the recognition: “All researchers and paleontologists on the planet will know a Brazilian animal through my eyes.…
Missions to the moon and asteroids, phosphine on Venus and SpaceX flights marked 2020 – Outer Messenger
It is time to remember the most important thing that happened in space exploration and astronomy in the top 5 of the star messenger in…
Quotes for whom? – basic research
By Olavo Amaral Scientist rankings are popular, but who rates the contribution of science? * * Researchers at Stanford University as well as SciTech and…
Acre had a dense network of roads between villages before the Europeans came – 12/29/2020 – Science
Shortly before the arrival of Europeans in South America, the forests of Acre were cleared by a relatively dense network of roads that could be…