Textos de Setembro · September Texts

Seleção de artigos para este mês.
This month’s selected articles.

Cratera em Mato Grosso pode ser prova da maior extinção em massa no planeta – Deutsche Welle
Oil threat to DR Congo’s Virunga National Park – BBC News
Today’s Climate Change proves much faster than changes in past 65 million years – Scientific American
Nanotoxicologia: melhor prevenir que remediar – Ciência Hoje
Healthy living can turn our cells’ clock back – New Scientist
Malaria mosquitoes gain ground as search for new defenses intensifies – Scientific American
Child hunger takes heavy toll on Africa’s GDP – SciDev.Net
Cultivos no crecen para satisfacer demanda de alimentos – SciDev.Net
Pristine “Islands in the sky” are window on evolution – National Geographic
Políticas de agricultura familiar brasileiras são exemplo mundial – Deutsche Welle
Suturas inteligentes que detectam infecções – Technology Review
A pragmatic approach to the debate on whether natural gas is good for the climate – Technology Review
Cometa pode se chocar com Marte em 2014 – Scientific American Brasil
Biodiversity in Forest Fragments Proves Precarious – Science
Como a ciência explica o pessimismo? – BBC Brasil

Textos de Novembro · November Texts

Boa leitura!
Good reading!

Singing sand dunes explained – National Geographic
A redução da desigualdade e os projetos em disputa – Jornal do Brasil
Coal-eating microbes might create vast amounts of natural gas – Technology Review
Unos microbios que se alimentan de carbón podrían crear enormes cantidades de gas natural – Technology Review
Atividade física na terceira idade pode prevenir encolhimento do cérebro – BBC Brasil
Science and human rights: a valuable perspective – SciDev.Net
Ciencia y derechos humanos: una valiosa perspectiva – SciDev.Net
Desligando tumores – Technology Review
Europe’s oldest prehistoric town unearthed in Bulgaria – BBC News
Ciência cognitiva na sala de aula – Scientific American Brasil
Oceans getting too hot to handle? – Science
A origem das indo-europeias – Ciência Hoje
Martian genome: Is there DNA on the Red Planet? – New Scientist
Cientistas protestam após condenações de sismólogos na Itália – Deutsche Welle
Partially completed ALMA Radio Telescope already generating discoveries – Scientific American
Is the end of cheap food just an agricultural problem? – Open Democracy

Textos de Setembro · September Texts

Coisas interessantes para ler.
Interesting things to read.

Empresa pretende curar cegueira com optogenética – Technology Review
Telescópio detecta milhões de buracos negros e galáxias escondidos – BBC Brasil
Maya prince’s tomb found with rare drinking vessel – National Geographic
Public libraries – an underused resource for development – SciDev.Net
Metal nanoparticles hurt soybean growth – Science
Internet: ferramenta da ciência – Ciência Hoje
Red giant and the exploding dwarf – New Scientist
Replacing your password with a finger swipe – Technology Review
Guerra civil põe em risco sítios arqueológicos milenares na Síria – Deutsche Welle
Acceso abierto para desarrollo: batalla aún no ganada – SciDev.Net
Open access for development: a battle not yet won – SciDev.Net
Is it too late to avoid the worst impacts of Climate Change? – Scientific American
Cemitérios como fonte de contaminação ambiental – Scientific American Brasil
Syria, a decade of lost chances – Open Democracy

Textos de Abril · April texts

Mais uma seleção de textos interessantes.
Another selection of interesting texts.

Planet is in critical state, warns science declaration – SciDev.Net
El estado del planeta es crítico, advierten científicos – SciDev.Net
Don’t elevate Kony – Open Democracy
Novas evidências indicam que a meditação fortalece o cérebro – BBC Brasil
Designing a smart-phone alphabet for the illiterate – Technology Review
Mandioca nutritiva premiada – Ciência Hoje
Groenlândia degela bem mais rápido do que se pensava – Deutsche Welle
“Lost” Great Wall of China Segment Found? – National Geographic
Why do zoo apes get heart disease? – BBC News
O fascínio da memória – Scientific American Brasil
Ancient human ancestor had feet like an ape – Nature
How do artists protect their work online? – Scientific American
Arctic sea ice may have passed crucial tipping point – New Scientist
Plants Gone Wild: Antarctica Edition – Science

Textos de Março · March texts

Espero que gostem da seleção.
I hope you enjoy this selection.

Em foco: A fome no mundo – Deutsche Welle
Love explained: the science of romance – Scientific American
Ocean science for sustainable development: Facts and figures – SciDev.Net
Foundation Medicine: personalizing cancer drugs – Technology Review
Nestlé elimina ingredientes artificiais de todos os seus doces na Grã-Bretanha – BBC Brasil
US researchers build waste water generator – BBC News
Oceans acidifying at unprecedented speed – New Scientist
Manejar los océanos con conocimiento científico – SciDev.Net
Evolution and the illusion of randomness – The New Atlantis
Life on Earth began on land, not in sea? – National Geographic
Mentiras que dizemos para nós mesmos – Scientific American Brasil
Are Bosnian and Herzegovinian victims of wartime rape finally being given constructive attention? – Open Democracy
Genetically engineered bacteria could help fight Climate Change – Science
Segredos do homem do gelo – Ciência Hoje

Textos de Fevereiro · February texts

Boa leitura!
Good reading!

Emissions cuts also offer quick health and crop benefits – SciDev.Net
In the developing world, solar is cheaper than fossil fuels – Technology Review
Fritura em azeite ou óleo de girassol não eleva risco cardíaco, diz estudo – BBC Brasil
Repeated drought in east Africa may prompt aid rethink – New Scientist
Preserving biodiversity protects drylands – SciDev.Net
A Playmobil e o irresistível avanço dos bonequinhos de plástico – Deutsche Welle
Power paradox: Clean might not be green forever – New Scientist
Stonehenge Precursor Found? – National Geographic
The flaws of Capitalism – and how to fix them – Open Democracy
Cordillera Blanca: escasez de agua antes de lo previsto – SciDev.Net
Are physical constants really constant? – Scientific American
New German-Israeli center will research archaeology and anthropology – Science
Mysterious mass sacrifice found near ancient Peru pyramid – National Geographic
Restabelecimento do bem-estar social – Scientific American Brasil
A retórica do conflito – Ciência Hoje
Is hydrogen the future of motoring? – BBC News
O imperialismo e o “anti-imperialismo” dos tolos – Resistir.info
Imperialism and the “Anti-Imperialism of the Fools” – The James Petra’s website

Textos de Janeiro · January texts

Mais textos interessantes.
More interesting texts.

Five disruptive technologies happening now – Technology Review
Alzheimer’s: Diet can stop brain shrinking – BBC News
Sustentabilidade: “Queremos adequar as nossas necessidades às necessidades da terra” – WWF Brasil
Why city resilience will be an issue at Rio+20 – SciDev.Net
¿Por qué la ciudades resilientes serán un tema en Río+20? – SciDev.Net
We can still avoid a lost decade on climate change – New Scientist
Espetáculos de som e luz nos céus – Ciência Hoje
Costa Rica puts its eco-reputation at risk – Open Democracy
Ano de 2012 será decisivo para o futuro do euro e da União Europeia – Deutsche Welle
It doesn’t add up – a study confirms that girls have as much innate math ability as boys; so where are the women mathematicians? – Science
O lado escuro da Via Láctea – Scientific American Brasil
Childhood obesity best battled in schools – Scientific American
Explosão de supernova dá pistas sobre formação da vida – BBC Brasil
Africans must adapt to drought in warming world – National Geographic

Textos de Dezembro · December Texts

Mais uma seleção de textos legais.
Another selection of cool texts.

Will neuroscientific understanding undermine our sense of self? – Open Democracy
Duas visões: o Brasil é hoje um país mais corrupto? – BBC Brasil
The future of Climate Change – Scientific American
Espaço para as mulheres – Ciência Hoje
The grand delusion: Why nothing is as it seems – New Scientist
Ten-point plan to save the oceans – SciDev.Net
Países emergentes querem que ricos liderem esforço pelo clima – Deutsche Welle
Liquid living worms survive space – BBC News
Sex with humans made Neanderthals extinct? – National Geographic
Getting health data from inside your body – Technology Review
Científicas colombianas crean Red de Mujeres en Ciencia – SciDev.Net
Walk-through-wall effect might be possible with humanmade object, physicists predict – Science
Tecnologias verdes foram a atração da Semana de C&T – Planeta COPPE
100 years later, Mahler seems a contemporary composer – The Boston Globe
Euro crisis deepens amid warnings of depression – World Socialist Web Site

Textos de Novembro · November Texts

Mais textos para uma boa leitura este mês.
More texts for a good reading this month.

The human cost of flexible labour – Open Democracy
Mais atenção aos migrantes climáticos – Ciência Hoje
Get ready for a new human species – Technology Review
Cientistas desenvolvem técnica que pode criar células-tronco personalizadas – BBC Brasil
Could legalising rhino horn trade stop poaching? – BBC News
Eradicating disease: an ambitious but energising goal – SciDev.Net
Erradicar enfermedades: meta ambiciosa pero estimulante – SciDev.Net
Astrophile: undead stars rise again as supernovae – New Scientist
Toxinas à nossa volta – Scientific American Brasil
The Challenge of Regulating Objectively – The New Atlantis
Nobel Alternativo chama a atenção para catástrofe ambiental na Nigéria – Deutsche Welle
Cannibalism confirmed among ancient Mexican group – National Geographic
The incredibly expanding snake heart – Science

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Textos de Julho · July texts

Gostou dos textos selecionados este mês?
Do you like the texts selected for this month?

Você comeria carne artificial para salvar o mundo? – Planeta Sustentável
Bioenergy could help bring food security to the world’s poorest continent – Nature
ONU alerta para alto consumo de drogas prescritas no Brasil – BBC Brasil
New type of drug kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria – Technology Review
Longevidade: fatos e ficções – Ciência Hoje
Successful women scientists: how did they do it? – SciDev.Net
Científicas exitosas: ¿cómo lo lograron? – SciDev.Net
Brilliant, but distant: most far-flung known quasar offers glimpse into early universe – Scientific American
Ambientalistas lutam pela produção de dendê certificado – Deutsche Welle
Oldest American art found on mammoth bone – National Geographic News
Bringing prehistoric colors back to life – Science
Diabetes rate doubles worldwide – BBC News
Inimigo insuspeito: um novo padrão de resistência a antibióticos poderá nos expor a uma enorme variedade de infecções bacterianas – Scientific American Brasil
Planting forests won’t stop global warming – New Scientist
Climate change and the politics of scientism – Open Democracy
Bright lights, rich cities – Science
Forbidden art: an oasis in the desert – Open Democracy

Textos de Junho · June texts

Espero que gostem dos textos selecionados para este mês.
I hope you like the texts selected for this month.

Do biofuels reduce greenhouse gases? – Technology Review
Which sleep position is healthiest? – CNN.com
Compensação individual de emissões contém riscos – Deutsche Welle
Friday the 13th superstitions rooted in Bible and more – National Geographic News
Cientistas criam ‘nariz eletrônico’ que pode ajudar a diagnosticar câncer – BBC Brasil
The GM debate is about more than biosafety – SciDev.Net
Debate sobre transgénicos va más allá de la bioseguridad – SciDev.Net
Is graphene a miracle material? – BBC News
Free worlds: billions of extra-stellar planetary bodies may be adrift in the galaxy – Scientific American
Llama muck and maize revolution drove Inca success – New Scientist
Evolução pelo faro – Ciência Hoje
¿Cuál es el legado de Gagarin? – Science
The undesirables of the world and how universality changed camp – Open Democracy
O futuro da energia – Planeta Sustentável
A Língua de Darwin – Scientific American Brasil

Textos de maio · May texts

Estes são os textos selecionados para este mês. Boa leitura!
These are the selected texts for this month. Good reading!

A novela do Código Florestal – Planeta Sustentável
Biofuels targets are unethical – BBC News
Conservation and farming must learn to live together – New Scientist
Challenging the architecture of human relations – Open Democracy
Humanidade está perdendo batalha contra superbactérias – BBC Brasil
Melting Antarctic ice causing penguins to starve – Science
O futuro da medicina é personalizado – Ciência Hoje
Using heat to cool buildings – Technology Review
Legendary Saints were real, buried alive, study hints – National Geographic News
Uso criativo de células-tronco pode acelerar o desenvolvimento de drogas para enfermidades debilitantes – Scientific American Brasil
GM on the rise in Africa – SciDev.Net
Have fruits and vegetables become less nutritious? – Scientific American
Tejidos a energía solar iluminan aldeas remotas – SciDev.Net
“Governo brasileiro impõe Belo Monte com brutalidade assustadora”, diz documentarista – Deutsche Welle
Language may have helped early humans spread out of Africa – Science
While BP eyes return to the Gulf, safeguards debated – National Geographic News

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