Traditionally, the science magazine, one of the most renowned in the world, lists the most important scientific discoveries of the year every December. And in…
The fascinating sense of smell and the consequences of its loss in Covid-19 – December 18, 2020 – Luciano Melo
The millennia of evolution have endowed the sense of smell, the ancestor of the senses, with strong connections to the brain centers of memory and…
MG forests are no longer removing carbon from the atmosphere and becoming a source of gas, study says – 12/18/2020 – Environment
Over the past few decades, forests in various regions of Minas Gerais have had increasing difficulties in fulfilling one of their most important ecological tasks:…
Scientists campaign for the return of fossils from Ubirajara jubatus, the new Brazilian dinosaur – 12/18/2020 – Science
Brazil has just gained a new prehistoric species. With a mane on its back and a pair of “sticks” on its shoulders, the different-looking animal…
Astronomers discover a mysterious signal from Proxima Centauri – Outer Messenger
The Alien Search Project Breakthrough Listen found an intriguing and promising signal from Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun just 4.2 light years…
Brazil will have an unhappy Christmas and a terrible year 2021 – 12/19/2020 – Marcelo Leite
It’s not what you could want, but what you should be aware of: we in Brazil are going to have an unhappy Christmas and a…
The SpaceX prototype flight brings mankind closer to Mars – Outer Messenger
What impressed most about the test flight of SpaceX’s future prototype SuperX rocket, the Starship, which took place in Boca Chica, Texas on the 9th,…
Where should Covid-19 tests be sent? Mathematics has the answer – basic research
By Clarice Cudischevitch And it’s not intuitive: in the state of São Paulo, it’s best not to test in the capital * * There are…
Jupiter and Saturn are seldom aligned in the sky; see pictures – 12/22/2020 – Science
A rare phenomenon can be seen in the sky until Saturday (26). The connection of the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn results in a person…
Our schools teach 19th century mathematics – 12/22/2020 – Marcelo Viana
The pandemic has forced a radical change in the way schools around the world work, and I believe that change will be largely irreversible. I…
