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Heat spoils the mood

Rising temperatures could reduce global well-being by the end of the century

Jaguar mates with black jaguar

Jaguars place importance on sounds and smells when mating

A human skull with features of two species

140,000-year-old child’s skull has traits of both modern humans and Neanderthals

Protecting yourself against cyber attacks

Making backups is a key measure against virus attacks

Prevention is better than the cure in elections

In elections, it is better to warn about fake news beforehand than to try to correct it afterward

Winners of the Conrado Wessel Award

Biologist Mercedes Bustamante and writer Marcelo Rubens Paiva win 2025 FCW Prize

Mosquitoes spreading diseases across Europe

Warming climate helps mosquitoes spread infectious diseases across Europe

FDA suspends Chikungunya vaccine approved in Brazil

Ixchiq Chikungunya vaccine suspended after reports of serious side effects

Heart failure causing fewer hospitalizations

Hospitalizations for heart failure have decreased, but in-hospital deaths have increased

Fully Japanese quantum computer

Japan’s first superconducting quantum computer begins operating

Predicting landslides

Data on climate, soil, and topography help predict landslides

Not earth and not rare, but nonetheless important

Collective Regeneration

Marine organism can regenerate from a single fragment

The USP archaeology professor began his career as an electrician

Vagner Carvalheiro Porto, who was also a school teacher, is now an expert in the archaeology of the Roman Empire

David Bohm, a rebellious physicist

Persecuted in the US, he lived in Brazil for four years and proposed new concepts to explain the behavior of atomic particles

Immunologist Victor Nussenzweig was a pioneer in malaria vaccine research

With his wife Ruth, who was also a researcher, he developed the basis for immunization against the parasite that causes the disease

Carlos Lemos helped shape the history of Brazilian architecture

The FAU-USP professor emeritus, who died at 100, reflected on the interiors of popular housing, worked with Niemeyer, and fought for the preservation of historical heritage

Puppet theater reinvents the way it tells stories

Artists incorporate themes such as violence against women and aging into performances aimed at adults

OSUSP celebrates 50 years amid challenges

University symphony orchestras, typically focused on training the public or musicians, seek partnerships with the private sector

A theory to explain how the software industry works

Study by Brazilian researchers details how computer programs and applications used in our daily lives are produced

Compound based on thyme oil proves effective against Aedes aegypti

Technology licensed to a company from São Paulo eliminated 100% of dengue mosquito larvae in tests

System will monitor oil wells and other structures on the seafloor

Brazilian technology uses acoustic modems and sensors to assess the integrity of equipment installed on the ocean floor

Jaqueline Mesquita: Researcher highlights the challenges of working in a male-dominated field

Youngest ever president of the Brazilian Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Union of Latin America and the Caribbean talks about prejudice and problems in education

Vera Rubin observatory to map the entire visible sky over the next 10 years

Approximately 170 Brazilian researchers will take part in research at the new telescope, located in Chile

Contaminated food and water infected nearly 20,000 people in 2023

There were 31 deaths caused by viruses or bacteria that year—more than in 2022

Bolsa Família program prevented 8.2 million hospitalizations and 713,000 deaths between 2004 and 2019

Estimate is based on data from 3,671 Brazilian municipalities, home to 90% of the population

Fossil halves separated 90 years ago reveal unknown Jurassic reptile species

Brazilian researcher discovers two parts of the same specimen in museums in Germany and the United Kingdom

Harvestman species has two types of males

Territorial with powerful claws or sneaky and weak, the arachnids have different sexual organs

Rivers alter landscapes by incorporating parts of other rivers

Rivers alter landscapes by incorporating parts of other rivers

Scientific articles and collaborations between states

Graph shows scientific articles and collaborations between Brazilian states