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Outsourced quality control

Research institutions in Europe avoid accusations of misconduct by hiring external companies and specialists to check their work

A coveted territory

A treaty signed 60 years ago governs occupation and scientific research in Antarctica

Memories of drought

Researchers and social movements join forces to ensure the listing of a Ceará concentration camp

Science spaces

Pesquisa FAPESP articles have presented interesting places for science tourism

Travel lessons

Travel itineraries combine science learning with exploring new horizons, allowing visitors to act as research assistants on scientific studies

João Batista Calixto: The voice of Brazilian pharmaceuticals

The pharmacologist from Minas Gerais has dedicated his life to developing new drugs

Discriminatory algorithms

How artificial intelligence assumes discriminatory behavior and what science can do to prevent it

A diagnosis of medical error

Recent studies survey hospital medical teams' mistakes and show how to overcome them

The first images

In its initial test, Sirius, Brazil's newest synchrotron light source, produces microtomographic images of a rock and a heart

Storms in the Ice Age

In the last glacial period, torrential rainfall in what is now Brazil was mostly concentrated in the Northeast and the Amazon

The Amazon is now a source of CO₂

Between 2010 and 2017, the rainforest emitted more carbon than it absorbed

Unearthing hidden treasure

A new platform allows users to search scholarly data from eight universities in São Paulo

Creative solutions

A contest grants awards for videos made by students from São Paulo public schools proposing solutions to issues faced by the community

Fernanda De Negri: Leveraging the benefits of technology

IPEA economist talks about her ambitions for a new research center that seeks to understand and debate the social and economic impacts of generating knowledge

Young and world class

Asian institutions stand out in ranking of universities younger than 50, which includes Brazil’s UNESP and UFABC

Anna Curtenius Roosevelt: The rainforest archaeologist

Excavations in South America helped the American researcher reinterpret how Amazonia was occupied before European colonization

Silvio Crestana: A Matter of Survival

Cost reduction, eco-efficiency, and integration with the supply chain make investment in technology a vital imperative

A snapshot of Brazilian agriculture

New technologies are increasing efficiency but shrinking the job market, studies show

Agricultural innovation

Learn about some of the new-generation technologies that are reshaping farming and agriculture

The rise of agtechs

Agribusiness startups are growing the innovation ecosystem in agriculture

Agriculture 4.0

Data collected, transmitted, and processed in real time can improve farming productivity and sustainability, but limited connectivity and access to digital technology are barriers still needing to be addressed

New glyphs found in the Peruvian desert

Archaeologists from Japan have identified 143 new drawings—or geoglyphs—of animals, plants, and people in the Nazca desert, near the coast of Peru

Pirarucu scales form a special armor

The composition and structure of pirarucu scales make them highly resistant to punctures and tension

Science personalities 2019

Brazilian physicist Ricardo Galvão features on the journal Nature's list of the ten most influential people in science in 2019

Why the Nile is so unchanging

The Nile has followed the same path in North Africa for almost 30 million years

FAPESP appoints new scientific director

Neuroscientist Luiz Eugênio Araújo de Morais Mello has officially been appointed scientific director of FAPESP by the governor of São Paulo, João Doria

Understanding the Brazilian genome

Researchers launched an initiative with the aim of mapping the genome of 15,000 Brazilians aged 35–74

Probe reveals origin of solar winds

The Parker Solar Probe space probe has been closer to the Sun than any other manmade object, and it is expected to get even closer over the next seven years of its mission

Technological skin

Shark's skin feels smooth if you run your hand from head to tail, but rough in reverse

Calcium for tomatoes