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24 ancient earthworks have been detected in the Amazon. There may be 10,000 more, scientists say
Publicado em 10 outubro 2023
From deep in the Amazon rainforest, two dozen previously unknown pre-Columbian earthworks have been brought to light — and more than 10,000 such constructs may still be waiting to be discovered, according to new research.
Across the Amazon basin, rainforests spread their leafy boughs over millions of kilometers. In the ground far below the treetops are ancient, long-hidden remnants of human habitation. They are preserved as ditches, paths and wells, sometimes forming geometric [...]
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This planet outside our solar system has a ring instead of a moon, and scientists don't know why
Publicado em 13 fevereiro 2023Just on the outskirts of our solar system exists the dwarf planet Quaoar, and recent observations of the planet found a dense ring around it, but scientists can't figure how – or why – it's there. Discovered in 2002, Quaoar exists in the Kuiper Belt, a region in space beyond Neptune where at least 3,000 planets are known to orbit the sun. The planet is about 690 miles wide, making it the seventh largest trans-Neptunian object, while former solar system planet Pluto and [...]ver notícia -
$205 Million Investment Accelerates Construction of the Giant Magellan Telescope
Publicado em 02 agosto 2022Funding round represents one of the largest in project history, with investments from Carnegie Institution for Science, Harvard University, São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), The University of Texas at Austin, University of Arizona, University of Chicago PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Giant Magellan Telescope, the most powerful telescope ever engineered using the world’s largest mirrors, today announced it has secured a $205 million investment from [...]ver notícia -
Covid may lead to emergence of ‘superfungus’ in Brazil, say scientists
Publicado em 15 junho 2021Overcrowded hospitals, exhausted health care workers, and other factors are creating “ideal conditions” for the emergence of a “superfungus” with the ability to resist drug treatment, warn scientists. The first two cases of infection with the fungus Candida auris in Covid patients, described in the Journal of Fungi, was reported in a hospital in Salvador in the state of Bahia, Brazil. “Nine other C auris patients have since been diagnosed at the same hospital, [...]ver notícia