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Retrospect

The roots of environmentalism

Colonial period exploitation, and the counterculture movement influenced the course of research and environmental defense in Brazil

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Literature

Significance restored

Research sheds light on the works of Maria Firmina dos Reis, the founder of black literature in Brazil

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Philology

A world of possibilities

Establishing literary authorship poses a complex challenge to researchers

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Biotechnology

New transgenic sugarcane

A São Paulo startup creates genetically modified plant varieties with defenses against sugarcane borers and tolerant to the herbicide glyphosate

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Biometrics

Security at your fingertips

Startup creates system to take better quality fingerprints of newborn babies

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Interview

Recognized effort

The director of the International Center for Theoretical Physics at UNESP receives award for his leadership role in Latin American physics research

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Geophysics

Hidden light

Brazilian group identifies rare light in the upper atmosphere over northeastern Brazil, created by the Moon passing in front of the Sun

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Biota - 20 Years

Policies for protecting nature

For two decades, the program's biodiversity research has provided a scientific foundation for creating conservation areas and increasing sustainable development in São Paulo

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FIOCRUZ – 120 YEARS

Beyond Manguinhos

FIOCRUZ graduates made significant achievements in public and private institutions in Brazil and abroad

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FIOCRUZ – 120 YEARS

A continuum of challenges

From the bubonic plague to Zika fever, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation’s 120-year history has been punctuated by a succession of novel diseases and related discoveries

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FIOCRUZ – 120 YEARS

No rest on the anniversary

FIOCRUZ celebrates 120 years of public health literature, research, assistance, and teaching

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Gender

A field of hurdles

New study explores obstacles to patenting by women, and how to remove them

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Open science

A laptop in hand, a project in mind

Virtual hackathon explores ways to share data and use technology to improve the quality of research

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INTERVIEW

Lourdes Sola: The transitions of democracy

A pioneer in Brazilian political science, the researcher speaks on the relationship between politics and economics

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Research during the quarantine

“When I woke up, it was wonderful to realize that I was still alive.”

I was infected by the novel coronavirus in late February, while attending two scientific conferences—one in Lisbon and another in Jerusalem. Both had many participants and took place at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. I returned to São Paulo on March 5th. On the 8th, I attended the release of my biography, called Não,... View Article

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Research during the quarantine

“I began valuing my personal relationships more during the pandemic”

Oceanographic research is heavily dependent on fieldwork and, to a large extent, on laboratory and on-board work. In March, with the prospect of a lockdown looming on the horizon, activities at USP [University of São Paulo] were suspended, as well as our field trips. This was the main impact of the pandemic on my work... View Article

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COVID-19

Welcome voices

Pandemic leads to greater communication between doctors, scientists, and the general public

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COVID-19

The pandemic detectives

Health professionals use a variety of methods and instruments to follow the trail of the novel coronavirus and to try to contain the epidemic

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COVID-19

Back to school?

Obstacles to resuming classroom teaching caused by the worsening pandemic, problems with mass testing, and behavior outside school

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Cover

Vaccines edge closer

Less than a year after first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, vaccine candidates in the final stages of development offer promising results

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COVID-19

Bird sings at lower volume in quiet city

During the pandemic, the white-crowned sparrow's singing returned to the volume it sang at in the 1970s

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COVID-19

Nasal spray prevents infection in ferrets

A nasal spray tested on ferrets prevented absorption of SARS-CoV-2 and for a period of 24 hours, prevented them from becoming infected with the novel coronavirus when exposed to animals known to be affected by the pathogen

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COVID-19

Preexisting antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

Antibodies against other varieties of coronavirus are in some cases capable of recognizing SARS-CoV-2 and providing some degree of protection to those who have not yet contracted the COVID-19 pathogen

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COVID-19

Higher risk of premature birth

Pregnant women infected with the novel coronavirus are at greater risk of giving birth prematurely

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COVID-19

Restaurants spread infections in the United States

A study suggests that the majority of novel coronavirus infections recorded between March and May this year occured in restaurants in metropolitan areas in the USA

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Ecology

Under the female gaze

Males with brightly colored wings attract more females to their territory, as well as more rival males, sparking a fierce competition for mating partners

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Chemistry

Signs of life on Venus fade

Venus was the center of attention in September when Jane Greaves of Cardiff University, UK, and her colleagues published a paper in Nature Astronomy on the high concentrations of phosphine gas (PH3) detected in the planet’s atmosphere

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Archaeology

Neanderthals were weaned at 6 months

New evidence suggests that the weaning age and growth rate of newborn Neanderthals were similar to modern humans

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Zoology

Leprosy in wild chimpanzees

Photos taken in 2017 are the first record of wild chimpanzees with lesions indicative of leprosy on their faces and other parts of their bodies

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Open access

Disappearing journals

Digital open access scientific journals are vanishing from the internet, leaving no indication that their files are being kept in digital libraries or archives

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