by Mario Moura Eighty percent of the species on the planet still have no name * Imagine 80% of the people on the planet didn’t…
Chip implanted in the brain enables thoughtful writing – 06/02/2021 – Science
A quadriplegic paralyzed from the neck down was able to generate letters on a computer screen in real time by imagining himself writing with a…
NASA announces two new missions to Venus, with two orbiters and an atmospheric probe – Sidereal Messenger
Now it’s official: After more than three decades of neglect, NASA is returning to the planet Venus with two robotic missions. Called DaVinci + and…
The origin of the coronavirus in the laboratory cannot be ruled out, but a natural source is more likely – 05/29/2021 – Reinaldo José Lopes
In the past few weeks, the debate over the genesis of Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, has grown to a level of urgency that…
Young scientists leave the country with guaranteed funding – 05/29/2021 – Science
The only private institution whose aim is to fund cutting-edge research in Brazil is facing the greatest upheaval in its short history. The problem, however,…
Two rabbis meet at the blackboard – basic research
By Edgard Pimentel A stroll through mathematics in the Jewish tradition * * Thinking about math (or about it) is natural. As a result, several…
Sleep will be your remedy – 05/28/2021 – Luciano Melo
An amateur mountain bike athlete known for his recklessness counted three violent falls in the past year. In all of these falls, his head received…
After attempting to approve the tax adjustment, Doria announces R $ 580 million investment in FAPESP – 05/27/2021 – Science
After the São Paulo government tried to approve a budget adjustment, overrule the FAPESP (Foundation for Research Support of the State of São Paulo) budget,…
The Atlantic Forest will lose 13,000 hectares of native forest between 2019 and 2020, the report said
The Atlantic Forest, the most destroyed biome in the country, lost the equivalent of 18,000 soccer fields between 2019 and 2020, according to data from…
U.S., Europe, Japan, and China Race for Samples from Mars – May 22, 2021 – Science
An unmanned mission to return samples from Mars is viewed by many scientists as the “holy grail” of Mars research. Many of the answers to…
