Redação

PHOTOLAB

Underwater world

Algal reefs growing on volcanic seamounds were named "Coraline Hills"

By

Ecology

Floodplains foster bird diversity in the Amazon

Study shows floodplains foster bird diversity in the Amazon

By

Nutrition

Beware of artificial sweeteners

Sugar substitutes can impair glucose metabolism and damage intestinal microbiome

By

Environment

The causes of catastrophic rainfall in Pakistan

Pakistan suffered the worst flooding in its history this year due to a combination of climate and environmental factors, with a third of the country affected

By

Public health

Chronic malnutrition falls in northern Brazil

Stunted growth in children under 5 due to food insecurity and a lack of sanitation or clean water has fallen in northern Brazil

By

Paleontology

The first bipedal hominids

Considered the oldest representative of the human lineage, the species Sahelanthropus tchadensis lived around seven million years ago

By

Acknowledgment

Governor reappoints executive director

Carlos Américo Pacheco appointed chair of FAPESP Executive Board

By

Archaeology

Ancient peoples dug up the dead

Digging up the dead and then burying them again with adornments was a common mortuary practice for ancient South American peoples

By

Astronomy

Thousands of stars in a single, clear image

James Webb Space Telescope produces image of thousands of never-before-seen young stars in a stellar nursery

By

Energy

How to make hydrogen from humid air

Prototype electrolyzer produces hydrogen from air with no need for water

By

Public health

The high economic cost of Zika in Brazil

Families of children diagnosed with Congenital Zika Syndrome—which includes microcephaly—face high medical expenses, partly covered by the government

By

Acknowledgment

New Pesquisa FAPESP scientific coordinator

Physicist Luiz Nunes de Oliveira named scientific coordinator of Pesquisa FAPESP

By

Chemistry

Artificial cornea restores vision

Patients in Iran and India able to see better thanks to bioengineered implant

By

Chemistry

Collaboration to fight drug resistance

Seven pharmaceutical companies pledge to share surveillance data on antimicrobial resistance

By

COVID-19

Nanobridges used by virus to infect neurons

The coronavirus induces the formation of nanotubes between infected and uninfected neurons, thus spreading through the central nervous system

By

COVID-19

Pollution exacerbates COVID-19

Study by the University of São Paulo warns of the influence of sociodemographic and environmental variables on how people recover from COVID-19

By

DATA

Patents and partnerships at state universities in São Paulo

Visual data on invention patents filed by São Paulo State Higher Education Institutions

By

GOOD PRACTICES

Columbia University drops in rankings after correcting inaccurate data

Institution submitted false information about class size and faculty credentials

By

GOOD PRACTICES

Articles by Nobel Prize winner retracted

Articles by Nobel Prize winner retracted

By

Videos

What is deepfake?

Anderson Rocha, head of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (recod.ai) at the University of Campinas, explains how this technology works, as well as its applications and risks

By

Fotolab

From egg to pancake

Copper nanoparticles flatten onto the support, increasing the contact surface

By

Biodiversity

Coral reefs shrinking in Abrolhos

Coral reefs off the coast of Bahia have shrunk by 28% over the last 160 years

By

Neuroscience

Organs partially revived

Experiment revives pig organ cells up to an hour after the heart stopped beating

By

Acknowledgment

New member of the Board of Trustees

Mechanical engineer Herman Voorwald is the newest member of FAPESP's Board of Trustees

By

Astronomy

Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain

Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain

By

Astronomy

Korean Mission to the Moon

South Korea sent its first mission to the moon in August

By

Sustainability

3D-printed bike

Designer from São Paulo presents 3D-printed bicycle

By

Funding

Risk of funding cuts

Senate approves provisional measure to invest in renewal of trucks, buses, and vans in Brazil

By

Nanotechnology

Rupture-resistant nanowires

Brazilian researchers observed in atomic-scale the formation and rupture of zirconium dioxide ionic cables

By

History

Drought caused collapse of Mayan capital

Lack of water was behind the civil conflicts that led to the fall of the Mayan capital in present-day Mexico

By