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International Relations
A look at the United States
Eleven years after its establishment, a research institute focuses on systematizing knowledge about the most powerful country on the planet
Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years
Innovation at atomic scale
Pesquisa FAPESP has closely followed developments in the field of nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
Going global
Conceived at a São Paulo university, a company specializing in nanotechnological solutions looks to go international
By Suzel Tunes
Financial Services
The fintech wave
Financial technology startups are becoming mainstream and disrupting the banking industry
Population genetics
The last of the Tupiniquim
Indigenous people from Espírito Santo reached the Brazilian coastline 1,200 years ago and later met European colonizers during the Age of Discovery
Climate change
Australia on fire
Record-breaking heat and drought levels cause fires that cover an area 2.5 times the size of the 2019 Amazon fires
Genetics
A molecular lifespan clock
Biologists analyzed the genome of 252 animal species and found a genetic trait that they propose serves as a molecular clock for lifespan
By Redação
Communication
From science fair to published paper
The Canadian Science Fair Journal has published more than 50 scientific articles written by authors under the age of 18
By Redação
Technology
Contact lenses that monitor health
South Korean researchers have taken an important step towards creating a contact lens capable of measuring certain health parameters
By Redação
Genetics
The distinctive Habsburg Jaw
Successive marriages between close relatives may have been the genetic cause of the highly pronounced jawline among members of the Habsburg imperial line
By Redação
Zoology
Cooperation between parrots
Biologists have discovered possible evidence of cooperative behavior among birds that has previously only been observed in mammals
By Redação
Physiology
The orphans of the Romanian dictatorship
Adults who were deprived of food and social contact in their early years have smaller brains, according to a study
By Redação
Medicine
Marathons and the heart
The physical preparation for running a marathon for the first time can lower blood pressure and stiffen the aortic valve
By Redação
Visual arts
The prominent jugular of a tense David
Physician Daniel Gelfman, from Marian University, USA, noticed a detail in the monumental sculpture of David that few notice: the bulging jugular vein on the right side of the neck
By Redação
Research
New Brazilian Antarctic Station
Inaugurated on January 15, the new Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station has a modern design and can accommodate up to 64 people
By Redação
Letter from the editor
DNA tampering
The idea of manipulating DNA to modify the human body is slowly becoming a reality. Researchers from all over the world, including Brazil, are working on methods that could effectively eliminate or alleviate certain diseases. What these scientists want is to silence, alter, or replace the genes that cause problems. Last year, Chinese scientists announced... View Article
Photolab
A house in the trees
In the Amazon, bats of the Mesophylla genus sometimes sleep under large tree leaves
By Redação
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Pesquisa Fapesp, 20 years
n 1963, a report by the Royal Society on the emigration of scientists sparked a public debate over so-called brain drain. Half a century later, international mobility among scientists is still an object of debate fueled by reports and studies. Initially restricted to people with a background in science and technology, the term currently covers... View Article