If scholars with literary and narrative talent are relatively rare, those who manage to use that talent to produce books that are both hilarious and…
The great question of conscience – June 8th, 2021 – Luciano Melo
The definition is not perfect, but we can try: Consciousness is the ability to experience the world. It happens here and now for you to…
Scientists Discover New Brazilian Carnivorous Dinosaurs; see pictures – 05/08/2021 – Science
A new Brazilian carnivorous dinosaur has just “come out of the oven”. The species named Ypupiara lapoi is the first record of a dromeosaurid (or…
Brazilian astrophysicists make the sharpest image of the sky in gamma rays – 8/5/2021 – Science
A team of four astrophysicists from the Black Holes Group at the University of São Paulo (USP) created a gamma-ray sky map. They claim to…
Where is the memory in the brain? – basic science
By Eduardo Zimmer We are what we decided to forget * The following article answers the question that Violeta Reys, 7 years old, asked for…
The fascinating unity of mathematics – 03/08/2021 – Marcelo Viana
The Gauss-Wantzel theorem says that a regular polygon with N sides can be constructed with a ruler and compass if and only if N is…
After 10 days of power failure, CNPq re-establishes partial access to the Lattes platform – 03/08/2021 – Science
After ten days of power failure, the Jair Bolsonaro government restored partial access to the Lattes platform on Tuesday evening (3). It is now available…
Scientists Find New Species Of Brazilian Monkey In Mato Grosso Region
In one of the Amazon regions hardest hit by deforestation, Brazilian researchers identified a new species of monkey that was mistaken for some of its…
CNPq fails to fix bugs and Lattes rules out 10 days – 08/02/2021 – Science
The main platforms of Brazilian science, Lattes and Carlos Chagas, were out of service for ten days. The Jair Bolsonaro government promised to restore the…
The moon of Jupiter has a faint aquatic atmosphere, as shown by Hubble observations – Sidereal Messenger
An international group working with archived observations from the Hubble Space Telescope identified the presence of water vapor in the thin atmosphere of Jupiter’s moon…