Evidence and Discoveries

How research is carried out, interpreted, disseminated and transformed into knowledge.

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Hélice de DNA em primeiro plano diante de monitor com trilhas genômicas coloridas em um laboratório de pesquisa.

Evidence and Discoveries15/09/20266 min read

AlphaGenome Atlas: what predictions for 9 billion variants mean — and what they do not diagnose

Launched on September 8, 2026, the Atlas precomputes molecular effects for billions of single-letter DNA changes. Learn what AVI means, how researchers can use it and where the cli...

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Infográfico horizontal com um preprint em tela, um manuscrito em revisão por pares e um artigo publicado, acompanhados de indicadores visuais de confiança e etapas de verificação.

Evidence and Discoveries17/08/20267 min read

Preprint, peer review and published article: what changes the trust you should give to research?

Preprint, peer review and publication are not real seals. See what each stage adds and how to check the version, journal, corrections and retractions.

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Ilustração conceitual de um magnetar com campo magnético intenso e propagação de luz polarizada ao seu redor.

Evidence and Discoveries09/08/20266 min read

Can a vacuum behave like a crystal near a magnetar? What IXPE measured and why it is not yet final proof

IXPE found a polarization pattern in magnetar 1E 1547.0−5408 compatible with vacuum birefringence, but data is still lacking for definitive confirmation.

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Mapa de distribuição histórica de uma espécie com áreas de habitat indicadas para levantamentos de campo em busca de indivíduos sobreviventes.

Evidence and Discoveries09/08/20267 min read

How do scientists decide a species is extinct without looking everywhere?

Scientists don't need to look everywhere: they combine appropriate searches, detectability, habitat, historical records, and threats to measure extinction uncertainty.

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Imagem de alta resolução da fotosfera solar mostra a granulação e pequenos redemoinhos nas bordas de regiões magnéticas.

Evidence and Discoveries06/08/20267 min read

Plasma swirls were seen on the Sun in unprecedented resolution: what they can — and still can't — explain about the solar corona

Inouye resolved plasma swirls tens of kilometers wide in the solar photosphere. They reveal predicted instability, but do not prove how the corona is heated.

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Cinco etapas usadas para estimar a diversidade global de insetos, da coleta em armadilhas à extrapolação estatística

Evidence and Discoveries04/08/20269 min read

How Scientists Estimate Millions of Insect Species Without Counting One by One

Science didn't count millions of insects one by one: it combined traps, DNA, undetected species and extrapolations. Understand the method and its limits.

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