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A safer way to ride share

Always open car windows to reduce the risk of being infected by the novel coronavirus

Yes to the vaccine

On January 18, FAPESP started the #vacinasim (“yesvaccine”) social media campaign to reinforce public confidence in their safety and effectiveness

Immunity could be long-lasting

The immune system's ability to recognize the novel coronavirus and fight it seems to last for at least eight months

Lockdown and the city air

The strict social distancing measures adopted by governments to try to contain the spread of the pandemic have improved air quality in some of the world's major cities

Damage beyond deforestation

Fragments of Atlantic Forest have already lost 23–42% of their biodiversity and forest carbon stocks

A galaxy destined to fade

Astronomers observed a galaxy ejecting immense quantities of cold gas, enough to form 10,000 new stars the size of the Sun every year

Plasma can desalinate seawater

Experiments demonstrated for the first time the possibility of using plasma to accelerate the formation and precipitation of salt crystals from seawater

Scientists return to key posts in US government

Joe Biden, the new president of the USA, nominated geneticist Eric Lander as chief science advisor and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policies

Brains shrink to save energy

In adverse conditions, such as when it is cold or food is scarce, the brain of some rodents shrinks in size, helping to conserve energy

Lakes to lose ice cover by 2100

Some 5,700 lakes in the northern hemisphere are expected to lose their ice cover during the winter by the end of the century

The oldest art

A scene portraying pigs native to Indonesia could be the oldest figurative painting attributed to modern humans ever found.

Recognizing diversity in research

Cell Press has adopted an innovative policy to encourage diversity and inclusion in scientific research

Rewards for publishing lead to distortions in South Africa

A survey of 967 researchers from South Africa arrived at an ambiguous conclusion

The “special issue” scam

Fraudsters deceive editors of scientific journals and infiltrate the article review process for special issues

Numbers

The phoenix tree

Like the mythical bird that rises from the ashes, the andira tree sprouts from the ground after wildfires in the Cerrado

Fungus genetics

Researcher from the University of São Paulo earns international recognition for his contributions to the field of microbiology

Modern mining

Trained to interpret huge volumes of information, data scientists have job opportunities in a wide range of sectors

The beginnings of pediatrics

In the late nineteenth century, Rio de Janeiro doctors worked together to reduce child mortality rates

Behind the scenes of science

Classified as documents, notebooks describing early research can serve as a source of reference for further studies

Women’s cinema

Only 15% of Brazilian movies made between 2001 and 2010 were directed by women

The Atobá takes flight

Rio-based firm successfully develops large-sized unmanned aircraft for defense and security missions

Soil genetics

New mineral mapping technique can help farmers save on farm inputs and minimize environmental impacts

Persistent connection

International team captures unexpected simultaneous creation of star and planet in system continuously sustained by cloud of gas

Better chances with time

The risk of rectal cancer recurrence is less than 5% for patients who have been tumor-free for three years after nonsurgical treatment with radiation therapy and chemotherapy

Gustavo Turecki: Detective of the mind

Born in Argentina and educated in Brazil, a dedicated psychiatrist investigates the causes of suicide

Tropical trees die sooner

Tropical species have average lifespans of 186 years, while temperate species live for an average 322 years, a study on 438 tree species shows

The interconnected peoples of ancient Amazon

Road networks connected villages as far as 10 km apart and interwove their cultures in pre-Columbian periods

Pterosaur precursors

A new study suggests that a group of small extinct ground-dwelling vertebrates, called lagerpetids, were the closest relatives of these mysterious winged reptiles

The Plan S labyrinth

In effect since January 1, the open-access initiative reduces ambitions and faces uncertainty about its reach