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The cost of ignoring sexual harassment

American university accused of protecting professor who harassed students agrees to pay US$9.4 million in damages

Journalism during a pandemic

Working overtime to defeat Covid-19

Researcher create face shields using a 3D printer

Rock ‘n’ roll spiders

Biologist honors musicians from famous bands in descriptions of new spider species

Young leaders

Operating in a range of industries, junior enterprises are attempting to boost entrepreneurship in Brazil

An infinite frontier

National Science Foundation celebrates 70 years of global influence

Noise, Brazilian style

An ongoing project seeks to map and analyze the particularities of sound art created in Brazil

Objects of desire

In 2011, a replica of the sapphire and diamond ring Kate Middleton wore on her wedding day became a best seller in low-end high street stores in Brazil’s southeastern city of São Paulo

Transnational violence

Armed groups operating outside the law are a common threat facing a majority of Latin American countries

Partnerships for innovation

PESQUISA FAPESP has extensively covered developments and research in bioplastics

The promise of bioplastics

Despite the rising number of alternatives, potential substitutes for traditional fossil-fuel-based polymers still need to increase in scale

The power of marine winds

Researchers study how to exploit wind potential off the Brazilian coast

Edible insects

High in protein, crickets, mealworms, and ants are growing in popularity as an alternative food source, with Brazil taking its first steps into the market

Michael Boris Green: The tuner of strings

British physicist shares his role in the 1980s reformulation of a theory that aims to describe all that exists in the universe

Medicines from Cannabis

Based on its proven efficacy for epilepsy, cannabidiol has become the target of intensive research

Retrieving the history of science

Documents newly digitized by the SBPC Heritage Center provide a fresh glimpse into the Society’s past

Green stimulus

Sustainable technology incentives proposed for Brazilian industry could also have beneficial effects on economic growth, study says

A chance to be bold

Global initiative sets 10-year targets to stabilize biodiversity losses, and 30-year targets for reversing them

Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz: An igniter of change

FAPESP scientific director shares how he encouraged behaviors that helped improve research in São Paulo

Stopping explosive spread

Early social distancing key to faster containment of the novel coronavirus

Ester Cerdeira Sabino: Tailing the coronavirus

Researcher who coordinated the genetic sequencing of the new coronavirus strain believes the disease should reach its peak in Brazil between the end of April and the beginning of May

Coronavirus advances in Brazil

Covid-19 arrives with force as the country grapples with a dengue epidemic

America, the African mosaic

The transatlantic slave trade shaped the genetic makeup of populations across North and South America

Beaches at risk of disappearing

Half of the planet's beaches could disappear by the end of the century due to rising sea levels and erosion caused by climate change

Gene therapy on the horizon

American biochemist Jennifer Doudna, from the University of California, Berkeley, is one of the best-known names behind the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique

Mars in super-high resolution

In March, NASA presented the highest resolution panoramic image ever taken of the surface of Mars

Perfectly ripe fruit

A partnership between the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation and Siena Company has resulted in the development of a sensor that monitors the ripeness of fruit

Victories for science in Brazilian Congress

The scientific community earned two victories in Brazilian Congress in March

The risks of malaria during pregnancy

Malaria during pregnancy can lead to premature birth and low birth weight

Sports and injuries

Athletes over the age of 30 should pay special attention to injury risk