Bat pups spend a few months of their lives chattering, just like human babies, before they learn to properly “pronounce” the sound repertoire of the…
Scientists Study “Biome” of Houses in São Paulo – Aug 18, 2021 – Science
For the ecologist Raul Costa Pereira from Unicamp, it is not just expressive to call São Paulo a stone jungle. Accustomed to field research in…
In Babylon, a thousand years before Pythagoras – 08/17/2021 – Marcelo Viana
I once saw a carpenter make two vertical cuts in the wood: he took a string of 12 dm in length, formed a triangle with…
Math skills may be linked to two neurotransmitters, study suggests – 8/17/2021 – Science
Scientists at Oxford University have shown that the amount of two neurotransmitters in the brain may be related to greater or lesser ability to solve…
The winding path of science – basic science
from Tarciso Velho Songbirds do not have “bad cholesterol” and we discovered this by accident. * Scientists often believe that time and dedication will solve…
CNPq regains access to Carlos Chagas platform after 23 days of blackout – 08/16/2021 – Science
The Jair Bolsonaro government announced this Monday (16) the full restoration of the Carlos Chagas platform, which has been out of service since July 23.…
The instrument is about to discover the twin of the earth, says Brazilian study – Sideral Messenger
Although we have heard a lot about the discovery of exoplanets with the potential to be habitable or Earth-like in recent years, the discovery of…
Scientists use magnets and nanoparticles in testicles to prevent males in rats
Scientists have developed biodegradable and magnetic nanoparticles that are used as a method of contraception in male rodents. Although it was only made in rats,…
Bolsonaro’s victory proves his indifference to deaths from Covid – 08/14/2021 – Marcelo Leite
When Governor João Doria (PSDB) introduced vaccination against Covid on January 17, it seemed an overwhelming victory. Seven months later, when almost all adults in…
The real threat from artificial intelligence – basic science
By Rodrigo C. Barros What do AI and chloroquine have in common? * The reader has already understood the astronomical impact artificial intelligence (AI) has…