Ignacio Amigo

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Shades of blue
Science

Shades of blue

Refoxos, Spain—When the researcher arrives, Herminia is already waiting for him, calmly seated on a chair in her courtyard, a leafy shelter providing protection from the unseasonably hot Sun.

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How a biologist turned amateur sleuth to solve a century-old art riddle
The Guardian

How a biologist turned amateur sleuth to solve a century-old art riddle

Nineteenth-century psychiatrists believed a patient's condition could be diagnosed by analysing their face. Théodore Géricault was commissioned to paint 10 portraits but five went missing.

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Equilibrios complejos
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Equilibrios complejos

Este artículo es el ganador del Concurso de divulgación Ciencia Jot Down con la temática «orden y caos» en la modalidad de ensayo.

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Farming bill threatens Spain's most important wetland, scientists say
Science

Farming bill threatens Spain's most important wetland, scientists say

A plan to expand irrigated farming around one of Europe's most important wetlands has alarmed conservation scientists and European officials.

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'Gold library' helps Brazil crack down on Amazon's illegal mining
Mongabay

'Gold library' helps Brazil crack down on Amazon's illegal mining

Launched in 2019, the Ouro Alvo program is creating a gold database with samples obtained from different parts of Brazil.

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How These Bull-Shaped Billboards Became Spanish Icons
Atlas Obscura

How These Bull-Shaped Billboards Became Spanish Icons

Until the 1990s, when billboards were banned in Spain, these bulls were painted with the name of Veterano Osborne brandy.

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Electricity day and night: Solar power is changing isolated Amazon communities
Mongabay

Electricity day and night: Solar power is changing isolated Amazon communities

The Amazon region produces more than a quarter of the energy in Brazil. Still, hundreds of thousands of families are off the grid.

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El camino bolsonarista que conduce a Lula
La Marea

El camino bolsonarista que conduce a Lula

Un recorrido, con paros en medio, por el Estado brasileño de Rondonia, donde siete de cada diez votantes apoyaron a Bolsonaro.

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How agroforestry can restore degraded lands and provide income in the Amazon
Mongabay

How agroforestry can restore degraded lands and provide income in the Amazon

As Brazil prepares to turn the page on the Bolsonaro government, finding sustainable alternatives for the Amazon region remains challenging.

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Electrical stimulation of the brain may help people who stutter
Science

Electrical stimulation of the brain may help people who stutter

When Guillermo Mejias was 7 years old, his parents sent him out to buy bread during a family holiday in southern Spain.

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What's The Genetic Link To Stuttering?
Discover Magazine

What's The Genetic Link To Stuttering?

In 1939, a young psychology student from Iowa named Mary Tudor began the research project, "Monster Study."

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El lenguaje de la vida
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El lenguaje de la vida

Este artículo ha sido finalista del Concurso de divulgación Ciencia Jot Down en la modalidad de ensayo.

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La pareja perfecta
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La pareja perfecta

Louis Armstrong tardó casi cuarenta años en encontrar al amor de su vida.

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La Tierra no es redonda
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La Tierra no es redonda

La fuerza de la gravedad no es igual en todas partes. El primero en observarlo fue el astrónomo francés Jean Richer.

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Spanish volunteers remove eucalyptus in bid to prevent wildfires
Al Jazeera

Spanish volunteers remove eucalyptus in bid to prevent wildfires

Galicia, Spain – Joam Evans and his family live in Froxan, a small village in the mountains of Galicia.

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Estudo sugere que pessoas em "tratamento precoce" tiveram taxas mais altas de infecção por covid-19 em Manaus
El País Brasil

Estudo sugere que pessoas em "tratamento precoce" tiveram taxas mais altas de infecção por covid-19 em Manaus

Um estudo desenvolvido pela Fiocruz Amazônia e pela Universidade Federal do Amazonas observou que pessoas que afirmaram ter tomado ivermectina tiveram maiores taxas de infecção.

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Hotter and drier: Deforestation and wildfires take a toll on the Amazon
Mongabay

Hotter and drier: Deforestation and wildfires take a toll on the Amazon

Drought and high temperatures amplify the destructive effects of deforestation and wildfires across the Amazon Basin.

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In Brazil, Land Value Capture Supports the Needs of the Community
Lincoln Institute

In Brazil, Land Value Capture Supports the Needs of the Community

Standing just a few meters from São Paulo's iconic Octávio Frias de Oliveira bridge, the Jardim Edite public housing complex is hard to miss.

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Study Estimates 76 Percent of Brazilian City Exposed to SARS-CoV-2
The Scientist

Study Estimates 76 Percent of Brazilian City Exposed to SARS-CoV-2

In a study published in Science, researchers estimate that 76 percent of the population of Manaus could have been infected with SARS-CoV-2.

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Charlie Parker y el Proyecto Manhattan
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Charlie Parker y el Proyecto Manhattan

A finales de 1938, el físico húngaro Leo Szilard se instaló en un hotel en Harlem, Nueva York, a pocas manzanas de los clubes de música.

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