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Cash reward for finding errors in influential articles

Scientist who publishes more than one paper per week has had 20 retracted

Plentiful hunting in the rivers

Turtle fossil found in a mine in the Madeira River basin belonged to one of the largest species ever described

Shipwrecks record history of slavery

Archaeologists in the Bahamas identify 14 slave ships that sank between 1767 and 1860

Even after being destroyed, the COVID-19 virus wreaks havoc

Even when broken apart by the human immune system, the SARS-CoV-2 virus still causes excessive inflammation

Carbonized ancient philosophy

Brazilian team is among the winners of the international Vesuvius Challenge to identify writing on carbonized scrolls

New USP representatives at FAPESP

Maria Arminda do Nascimento Arruda, Marcílio Alves, and Marco Antonio Zago appointed to the FAPESP Board of Trustees

Fireflies of the plant world

Bioluminescent plant that emits green light in the dark goes on sale in the USA

More researchers submitting applications

In 2023, FAPESP received 4,483 proposals from researchers who had never before requested funding

Who’s afraid of European legislation?

Agricultural sectors prepare to adapt to new European regulations requiring proof that products do not originate from land deforested after 2020

Virtual tour of Darwin’s library

British naturalist Charles Darwin’s library is now available online

The smallest vertebrate in the world

Flea toad (Brachycephalus pulex), from Bahia, is the smallest known vertebrate

Artificial intelligence against mosquitoes

Artificial intelligence helps identify breeding sites of the Aedes aegypti mosquito

Water flows through the atmosphere and makes rain

System monitors atmospheric rivers, responsible for much of the rain that falls on Earth

More arguments against vapes

Brazilian Society of Cardiology supports the ban on electronic cigarettes

Women in higher education

The presence of women in higher education has been increasing since 2010

Norwegian minister behind crackdown on student misconduct resigns due to plagiarism

Sandra Borch resigned from her post on January 23 after allegations that she plagiarized at least 20% of her master's thesis

American university museum returns artifacts looted from Greece

Emory University reached an agreement with the Greek Ministry of Culture to return three artifacts held at the institution’s Michael C. Carlos Museum

Thousands of dead pups

Outbreak of the H5N1 avian flu virus devastates southern elephant seal populations

The Moon is shrinking

Cooling of the Moon’s core has caused it to shrink over the last few hundred million years

Hugs for heart health

Affection and emotional support during childhood can influence heart health

Gold hidden in a mineral

Grain containing rare mineral reveals potential source of platinum and gold in quartz veins

Evidence of rock art in Paraná

Region of Paraná is home to archaeological treasures, with more than a thousand figures painted by Indigenous peoples

Sono-ink for internal injuries

Liquid called sono-ink can be molded to repair bone fractures and internal injuries

Vines taking over forests

Uncontrolled growth of woody vines harms tree growth

Electronic nose for candidiasis

Device uses six sensors to identify microorganisms responsible for candidiasis

The economic value of wildlife

Wildlife investment index in Africa encourages environmental conservation and ecotourism

More salt in the soil, air, and water

Use of salt in mining, agriculture, and to melt ice on roads poses a risk to biodiversity

The end of a nuclear fusion reactor

Nuclear fusion reactor operating in the United Kingdom since 1983 to be decommissioned

Air viscosity hinders flight of small insects

Air viscosity is an obstacle to flight for insects smaller than 4 millimeters