Audacious mission to rescue NASA's falling telescope has launched
NASA’s Swift space telescope is reaching the end of its two-decade run in orbit – unless a satellite launched on 3 July can give it a lifesaving boost
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Qual é o significado da estampa da camisa do México, a mais vendida da Copa
O desenho tem como referência o uniforme usado pela seleção mexicana na Copa do Mundo de 1998 – considerado um dos mais bonitos da história.
Por que Jaspion fez mais sucesso no Brasil do que no Japão?
A morte do ator Hikaru Kurosaki ressuscitou o interesse pelo personagem. Fora daqui, porém, ele nunca teve o mesmo impacto.
Pela primeira vez, cientistas extraem DNA antigo de uma pintura rupestre
Estudo comprova que material genético humano pode ficar preservado por milênios nas paredes de cavernas, abrindo novas portas para a paleogenética.
June heatwave may have killed around 20,000 people in Europe
It will be some months before the true toll of Europe's worst-ever heatwave is confirmed, but researchers can estimate a death count based on how many people died in Europe during previous hot periods
“Fibermaxxing”: comer mais fibras traz vantagens, mas também há riscos
Circulam nas redes sociais conteúdos que incentivam o consumo elevado do nutriente. Mas cuidado: exageros trazem desconfortos.
Random wobbles in time could finally solve gravity’s greatest mystery
The question of how gravity interacts with the quantum world has long perplexed physicists, but a non-quantum theory of space-time could present an answer
Synthetic biology may finally be ready to solve life's biggest mystery
What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to SpudCell, the most sophisticated attempt at creating an artificial life form yet
Geoengineering could expose plane passengers to sulphuric acid
A proposed technique to counter global warming by spraying sun-reflecting particles near the poles would cause commercial flights to pass through clouds of sulphuric acid, posing a danger to passengers and crew
The best new popular science books of July 2026
From friendship in a world of chatbots to what it means to be alive, this month’s new popular science books are asking some big questions. Liz Else rounds up the ones she’s most looking forward to
Além do tupi, outras línguas indígenas deixaram palavras no português?
"Canoa", "cacique" e "batata" são palavras de origem indígena, mas não tupi. Entenda. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Ciência.
This thoughtful book will make you look at the wonders of trees anew
Aya Koda's Tree is an account of the late writer's visits to Japan's most famous, and ancient, trees. Featured in Wim Wenders's film Perfect Days, it is original and thought-provoking, says Rowan Hooper