An unmanned mission with samples from Mars is seen by many as the “holy grail” of Mars exploration. Many of the answers to the questions…
Get ready for the 3rd wave of Covid and 500,000 dead by July – May 22nd, 2021 – Marcelo Leite
Systoles and diastoles: Just as the heart contracts and relaxes to pump blood, the Covid epidemic also follows a pulsating rhythm that is determined by…
Suborbital and orbital private flights mark the “now” of space tourism – Outer Messenger
There have been many years of false promises and inflated expectations, but 2021 promises to be the famous “now goes” of space tourism. Remember: there…
Where does the relentless strength of superbugs come from? – basic research
By Clarice Cudischevitch Angélica Vieira believes the answer lies in the gut microbiota * * When Angélica Vieira graduated from Belo Horizonte with a degree…
A partial lunar eclipse is on Wednesday (26) at dawn west of Brazil – Messenger Sideral
A strange astronomical situation arises in the sky of Brazil on Wednesday morning (26). After spending the night under a full moon, our natural satellite…
The Magic of Benford’s Law – 05/26/2021 – Marcelo Viana
The astronomer Simon Newcomb discovered in 1881 that it is much more common in astronomical data that the leading digit (the left one) is small…
Imagination, maturity, and how to grow or not with the characters of a story – Darwin and God
A quick visit here to share a golden nugget of wisdom from magician writer Ursula K. Guin (1929-2018), author of the Earthsea / Terramar series…
More heat, more diseases – basic research
By Fabio Gomes Global warming is redistributing mosquito-borne diseases * * The effects of global warming are already being felt: studies suggest that we have…
China publishes first images of its rover on Mars
China released the first images of its rover Zhurong on the surface of Mars on Wednesday (19). The photos show the vehicle that is still…
When math looks like magic – 05/19/2021 – Marcelo Viana
It’s one of the most mysterious mathematical discoveries that looks like magic. It’s very useful and no one really knows why it works. The story…
