Space ahoy!
March 18, 2020 4:25 pmEngineer takes part in simulated space mission and could become Brazil’s first female astronaut
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Bullying at medical schools
March 18, 2020 4:24 pmInterpersonal violence at university can lead to depression and dropouts
Research funding at American universities
March 18, 2020 4:22 pmR&D expenditure at universities in the US has grown rapidly since 2015
Punished after reporting colleagues
March 18, 2020 4:16 pmAn investigation by the Canadian Association of University Teachers found that the leaders of Thompson Rivers University violated the academic freedom of one of its professors
Retraction overview
March 18, 2020 4:16 pmA researcher at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at the University of Leiden, Netherlands, published a paper that gives a comprehensive overview of scientific articles retracted due to errors, bias, fraud, or plagiarism
Outsourced quality control
March 18, 2020 4:14 pmResearch institutions in Europe avoid accusations of misconduct by hiring external companies and specialists to check their work
A coveted territory
March 18, 2020 4:12 pmA treaty signed 60 years ago governs occupation and scientific research in Antarctica
Memories of drought
March 18, 2020 4:08 pmResearchers and social movements join forces to ensure the listing of a Ceará concentration camp
Science spaces
March 18, 2020 4:07 pmPesquisa FAPESP articles have presented interesting places for science tourism
Travel lessons
March 18, 2020 4:02 pmTravel itineraries combine science learning with exploring new horizons, allowing visitors to act as research assistants on scientific studies
João Batista Calixto: The voice of Brazilian pharmaceuticals
March 18, 2020 4:00 pmThe pharmacologist from Minas Gerais has dedicated his life to developing new drugs
Discriminatory algorithms
March 18, 2020 3:58 pmHow artificial intelligence assumes discriminatory behavior and what science can do to prevent it
A diagnosis of medical error
March 18, 2020 3:56 pmRecent studies survey hospital medical teams' mistakes and show how to overcome them
The first images
March 18, 2020 3:51 pmIn its initial test, Sirius, Brazil's newest synchrotron light source, produces microtomographic images of a rock and a heart
Storms in the Ice Age
March 18, 2020 3:49 pmIn the last glacial period, torrential rainfall in what is now Brazil was mostly concentrated in the Northeast and the Amazon
The Amazon is now a source of CO2
March 18, 2020 3:41 pmBetween 2010 and 2017, the rainforest emitted more carbon than it absorbed
Unearthing hidden treasure
March 18, 2020 3:33 pmA new platform allows users to search scholarly data from eight universities in São Paulo
Creative solutions
March 18, 2020 3:24 pmA contest grants awards for videos made by students from São Paulo public schools proposing solutions to issues faced by the community
Fernanda De Negri: Leveraging the benefits of technology
March 18, 2020 3:24 pmIPEA economist talks about her ambitions for a new research center that seeks to understand and debate the social and economic impacts of generating knowledge
Young and world class
March 18, 2020 3:23 pmAsian institutions stand out in ranking of universities younger than 50, which includes Brazil’s UNESP and UFABC
Anna Curtenius Roosevelt: The rainforest archaeologist
March 18, 2020 3:22 pmExcavations in South America helped the American researcher reinterpret how Amazonia was occupied before European colonization
Silvio Crestana: A Matter of Survival
March 18, 2020 3:21 pmCost reduction, eco-efficiency, and integration with the supply chain make investment in technology a vital imperative
A snapshot of Brazilian agriculture
March 18, 2020 3:19 pmNew technologies are increasing efficiency but shrinking the job market, studies show
Agricultural innovation
March 18, 2020 3:13 pmLearn about some of the new-generation technologies that are reshaping farming and agriculture
The rise of agtechs
March 18, 2020 3:12 pmAgribusiness startups are growing the innovation ecosystem in agriculture
Agriculture 4.0
March 18, 2020 3:12 pmData collected, transmitted, and processed in real time can improve farming productivity and sustainability, but limited connectivity and access to digital technology are barriers still needing to be addressed
New glyphs found in the Peruvian desert
March 18, 2020 3:02 pmArchaeologists from Japan have identified 143 new drawings—or geoglyphs—of animals, plants, and people in the Nazca desert, near the coast of Peru
Pirarucu scales form a special armor
March 18, 2020 3:02 pmThe composition and structure of pirarucu scales make them highly resistant to punctures and tension
Science personalities 2019
March 18, 2020 3:00 pmBrazilian physicist Ricardo Galvão features on the journal Nature's list of the ten most influential people in science in 2019
Why the Nile is so unchanging
March 18, 2020 2:59 pmThe Nile has followed the same path in North Africa for almost 30 million years