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Discreet and voracious

New species of carnivorous plant typical of the Cerrado and Caatinga biomes discovered in the Amazon

Risk of high cholesterol in young people

High-fat diets increase risk of high cholesterol in young people

Glyptodont barbecue

Fossil marks suggest humans ate animals around 21,000 years ago

Centre for Genomics of Emerging Diseases in Nigeria

New genomics center for emerging diseases set to open in Nigeria

Fighting baldness with sugar

Sugar produced by the body could help tackle baldness

Publication condemned

Science communicators ordered to take down video debunking false information about diabetes treatment

Cities sinking in the Philippines

Five cities in the Philippines are sinking

Dangerous viruses in animal fur

Breeding animals for fur production may increase likelihood of viruses being transmitted to humans

In service of Brazilian science

In the name of tradition

Anthropologist Autaki Waurá, a member the Wauja ethnic group, tracks down ceramics produced by his people in museums around Brazil and abroad

Aerospace carbon

Fiber-reinforced carbon matrix, used in brakes for large machinery, produced in a laboratory

Brazil’s first fossils were believed to be from monsters

Towards the end of the eighteenth century, scientific analyses began to displace the religious view of the animals that lived millions of years prior

A complex journey

Delfim Netto innovated in academia, ran the economy during the dictatorship, and held influence after redemocratization

New perspectives seek to broaden our understanding of the Paraguayan War

Studies investigate topics such as the recruitment of enslaved people, the role of women, and life in the camps

Informal miners join criminal factions in the Amazon

Study suggests that Pará is being used to legalize gold mined illegally in other states

Study maps mining conflicts

Extraction of minerals needed for the energy transition aggravates disputes over land ownership and water access in Brazil

Plant-based proteins improve lab-grown meat

Agricultural waste could reduce costs and make meat grown from animal cells even more similar to conventional meat

Good cultivation practices can reduce carbon emissions in the field

Good cultivation practices can reduce carbon emissions in the field

Miguel de Barros: The sea swallowing the land

Sociologist from Guinea-Bissau discusses loss of arable land and rising food insecurity due to impact of climate change in West Africa

Fossilized feces contain traces of parasites that can still infect animals

Fossilized feces contain traces of parasites that can still infect animals

New cultivation techniques seek to curb the spread of citrus disease

Greening was one of the main causes of a 25% drop in yield in the last harvest

Bird flu can be transmitted between mammals

Brazilian study suggests H5N1 virus has spread among sea lions in South America

Butantan vaccine candidate reduces the risk of severe dengue fever by 89%

The compound proved safe and prevented 67.3% of those immunized from developing symptoms of the disease

Aggressive variant of the Oropouche virus circulating in Brazil

New strain multiplies rapidly and could facilitate transmission

Suicide by drug overdose in Brazil has increased by 2.6 times in 20 years

Increase coincides with periods of domestic and global economic crisis

Vaccination rate for children under two on the rise since 2022

Experts attribute recovery to measures implemented at a municipal level and by other spheres of government

Drop in number of scientific articles published worldwide

Drop in number of scientific articles published worldwide

The calculating cat

Biologist reveals flaws in academic metrics by attributing fake studies and manipulated citations to his family pet

Student protection

Universities in England face new obligations to prevent sexual harassment

Data verification

The difficulties of verifying statistical rigor in medical articles