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Endowment fund veto overturned

Brazilian Congress rescinded a veto by President Jair Bolsonaro that prevented foundations that fund public universities from acting as managers of philanthropic funds known as endowment funds

Mystery on the Moon

Near the South Pole of the Moon, on the side not seen from Earth, there is a crater of colossal proportions

Refugees better educated than the average Brazilian

Most refugees arriving in Brazil have a high-school diploma (while one-third have a degree) and are working

Jean Purdy’s overlooked contribution to IVF

British nurse and embryologist Jean Purdy made a decisive contribution to the development of in vitro fertilization

Fecal transplant tragedy

The US FDA has suspended clinical trials of fecal microbiota transplantation

A new sharp-clawed dinosaur

Vespersaurus paranaensis is the first dinosaur to be found in this state in southern Brazil

Academy may expel members for misconduct

The US National Academy of Sciences has announced a change to its bylaws to allow the expulsion of members who violate the organization's code of conduct

Is it possible to derive good from evil?

The quality and usefulness of the Atlas of Topographical and Applied Human Anatomy is now raising ethical questions

A new reward system

World conference in Hong Kong proposes changes to evaluation processes to help improve scientific integrity

Too much plastic

Laboratory brain

Biologist Caroline Brandão Teles has been studying the relationship between schizophrenia and defects in neural cells known as oligodendrocytes—which she has been attempting to create from stem cells

Spending at universities with a high number of graduate students

Spending at universities with a high number of graduate students

Learning to save

Brazilian living in the United States pushes for financial education in public schools

Research at high school

Scientific foundation courses give high-school students a chance to experience academic research

A physicist with a passion for light

Sérgio Porto played an important role in the introduction and application of laser technology in several fields in Brazil

A devout mathematician

Maurício Peixoto was one of the founders of IMPA

Spaces for learning

School libraries have a positive impact on student performance, especially in low-income communities, study finds

Heide Hackmann: Unified knowledge

Natural science and social science organizations merge to form an international council to fund transdisciplinary research projects

Justice is delayed, but (apparently) isn’t failing

Combating corruption is studied from the vantage of police investigations and criminal prosecutions

Misplaced youth

Researchers look for explanations for the increase in youth suicide rates in Brazil

In the skin of tilapia

Biological material already known for treating burns begins to be used in gynecological surgeries

Keeping the skull intact

Brazilian startup launches noninvasive device for monitoring intracranial pressure

The future of the web

As the web turns 30, the technology that has transformed the modern world faces challenges to remaining a free, democratic, and pluralistic domain

Fluidity in curved space-time

Study backs up theory on how dense matter interacts with strong gravitational fields

A stranger in the Grand Canyon

280-million-year-old fossil footprints from an ancient desert provide first evidence of the presence of vertebrates that in theory had not yet adapted to dry environments

How forests are reborn

In dry areas, hardwood trees are the first to naturally regenerate, while the reverse occurs in wet forests

Selective hosts

Flowers exploit color and odor to hide from or attract specific bees

Bacteria against disease

Researchers test fecal microbiota transplantation and foods with live microorganisms in treating infections

Science between sips of beer

With events in 85 cities, Brazil played a major role in this year's international Pint of Science festival, which takes place in 24 countries

A legacy for the future

A decree issued in 1989 created an original funding model that unlocked extraordinary growth at state universities in São Paulo