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Weight-loss drugs change eating habits

Weight-loss drugs alter food preferences of the people who use them

Álvaro Alberto Award

USP physicist receives Álvaro Alberto Award

Drier soil, more intense storms

Contrast in surface temperatures could worsen storms

Hominids buried 110,000 years ago

Neanderthals and modern humans lived together and shared social customs

Arguing through poetry

Prolonged youth

The evolutionary enigma of the tiny transparent fish that never progresses past its juvenile form

Elisabete Carrara-Angelis fights for diversity of voices

Speech therapist created a choir comprised of patients undergoing cancer rehabilitation, primarily laryngeal cancer

Costa Ribeiro discovered unexpected sources of electricity

In 1944, the engineer and physicist from Rio de Janeiro identified an electric current formation in carnauba wax, a phenomenon used today in cell phones and computers

Researchers revisit the work of Bahian writer Jorge Amado

Studies describe an author concerned with race, class, and gender issues

Researchers create large databases to analyze STF decisions

Statistical models seek to identify factors that influence the behavior of court officials

A coffee revival in Paraíba

With varieties selected by researchers, farmers gradually resume production in the mountainous region of the state

Brazilians develop breast examination device that uses microwaves

Device is designed to dispense with the need for breast compression and ionizing radiation used in traditional mammograms

Scientists develop innovative models of prosthetics and exoskeletons

Prototype devices created by new research centers in search of greater cost-benefit

Morpho butterflies seem to disappear thanks to iridescent blue color

The coloration, present only on the upper surface of the wings, causes a flash that confuses predators, as well as biologists seeking to understand how they became so bright

Research identifies priority areas for restoring native vegetation in Brazil

Regenerating 30% of the 76 million hectares mapped across six biomes could increase habitat availability for more than 11,000 animal and plant species, as well as helping to mitigate climate change

Elite soccer players are good planners with mental versatility

Study investigated personality traits and cognitive abilities of 153 athletes from the top Brazilian soccer league and 51 from Sweden’s

Blood vessels release compounds that modulate heart strength and blood pressure

Conclusion is based on studies involving reptiles, rodents, and humans, described in more than 30 articles published in recent years

Global warming amplifies heat waves, which could affect Brazilian cities up to 15 times a year

This type of extreme event has become more frequent, more intense, and longer-lasting in recent decades

Two dwarf satellite galaxies discovered near the Milky Way

Aquarius III and Leo VI each have less than 5,000 stars, a very low number for this type of formation

End of a relationship

Journal editors rebel against publisher, announcing mass resignation and intention to create a new journal

Deteriorating environment

Study identifies universities and institutions around the world where article retractions and cases of scientific misconduct are particularly high

Immediate disapproval

People accused of sexual harassment lose more citations than those accused of scientific misconduct, study finds

Nectar not from flowers

Survey identifies plants that produce nectar outside of their flowers, attracting ants that protect them

Hypertension rate remains high

Almost one in four Brazilians has hypertension, a condition that mainly affects women and the elderly

Celebrations around cerritos

Cerritos in present-day Rio Grande do Sul were the scene of pre-Columbian social and cultural rituals

More Brazilians with a university degree

Census shows that the number of people without an education has halved since 2000, while the number of graduates has tripled

Harvesting fog in Atacama

Chilean researchers discover innovative way to harvest water from fog in the Atacama Desert

Keep video game volume low

WHO launches global standard to protect the hearing of children and young people who play video games

The story of the avocado in Honduras

Fossilized specimens found in Honduras provide evidence of avocado domestication

1.5 billion m³ of rainfall in Rio Grande do Sul

1.5 billion m³ of rain fell in Porto Alegre and the surrounding region in May 2024