Prêmio CBMM

Carlos Fioravanti

Geology

Gas from an ancient sea

Methane released by a saline lake may have caused a rise in temperature leading to the diversification of life forms on the planet

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INTERVIEW

Naomar Monteiro de Almeida Filho: Diseases as complex objects

Epidemiologist warns that the pandemic cannot be described solely through the virus or the infection caused by it

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Memory

The chemist of evolution

Otto Gottlieb associated the structural complexity of substances with the development plants and their environment

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Ecology

Defenders of São Paulo’s savannahs and forests

Research teams from the Forest Institute propose new uses for Brazilian wood species and innovative strategies for protecting native vegetation

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Interview

Luiz Davidovich: Towards a more interactive education

President of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and professor at the UFRJ Physics Institute questions compartmentalization at universities

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UFRJ – 100 Years

A century-long heritage

The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro has reached its 100th anniversary as one of the most productive institutions in Brazil

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Retrospect

War on the plague

Doctors and public authorities acted quickly against a bubonic plague outbreak in Santos in 1899

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Cover

Health professionals under emotional stress

Depression rates for health professionals who care for COVID-19 patients have tripled

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Cover

A difficult return

Brazil seeks health and education parameters for planning the resumption of in-person classes in its school systems

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COVER

Standing alone

Brazilian vaccine projects race to begin clinical trials next year

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COVER

Saving time

Brazilian research centers negotiate deals to import vaccine production technology

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Cover

Predicting the course of epidemics

Mathematical modeling of infectious disease, a science perfected over the last 250 years, is helping guide the COVID-19 response through uncertainties

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Retrospect

At the atom’s core

Born 100 years ago this year, theoretical physicist Jayme Tiomno studied particle interactions in the atom’s nucleus

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Retrospect

In the palm of the hand

A São Paulo physician developed a portable respirator in the 1950s

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Cover

Progress toward dengue vaccine

A formulation developed by the Butantan Institute has shown protective effects in the second phase of testing

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Retrospect

An infinite frontier

National Science Foundation celebrates 70 years of global influence

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Interview

Ester Cerdeira Sabino: Tailing the coronavirus

Researcher who coordinated the genetic sequencing of the new coronavirus strain believes the disease should reach its peak in Brazil between the end of April and the beginning of May

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Cover

Coronavirus advances in Brazil

Covid-19 arrives with force as the country grapples with a dengue epidemic

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Retrospect

An x-ray of Brazilian agriculture

Brazil’s first Census of Agriculture in 1920 marked the country’s early transition from an agricultural to an industrial economy

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Public health

Novel coronavirus in Brazil

The new coronavirus that emerged in China has arrived in the country, where four other less dangerous types already circulate

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Physics

Germanium energy

New material could increase the durability and safety of lithium batteries

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Interview

Thelma Krug: The climate negotiator

Mathematician and vice president of the IPCC talks about environmental policy debates and Brazil's image abroad

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Medicine 

Cleaning the blood to treat yellow fever

Experimental plasma exchange therapy reduced mortality to 5% last year in São Paulo (2019)

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Oceanography

Revelations from a submerged archipelago

Beaches, rivers, and mangroves covered a mountain range that was above sea level 40 million years ago

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Interview

Eunézio Antonio Thoroh de Souza: The voice of graphene

A physicist and opera singer from Minas Gerais has created a research center to turn basic science into high-tech products

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Retrospect

A coveted territory

A treaty signed 60 years ago governs occupation and scientific research in Antarctica

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Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years

Science spaces

Pesquisa FAPESP articles have presented interesting places for science tourism

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Public health

A diagnosis of medical error

Recent studies survey hospital medical teams' mistakes and show how to overcome them

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Environment

Oil spill spreads

Analysis suggests three potential sources of the oil near the Brazilian coast

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Retrospect

Anatomy lessons

A 1613 dictionary written by a Brazilian Jesuit priest recorded the Tupi's knowledge of the human body

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