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Pinpoint vision

Space camera made in Brazil can identify areas as small as nine square meters from Earth's orbit

Electric buses on the horizon

Vehicle emissions policies in major cities stimulate development of battery-powered buses

Shapes in transition

Group captures real-time changes in the geometry and charge distribution of four molecules

Why Crato uniquely preserves fossils

A shrimp found in Crato illustrates the rich detail exhibited by fossils in the area

Land use and climate change

Humanity uses over 70% of the earth's ice-free land surface, and primary activities account for nearly a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions.

New mutations linked to short stature

DNA testing reveals origin of 15% of growth disorders without a known cause in children

A resurgence of leprosy

New cases have risen in Brazil for two consecutive years, with more than 28,000 confirmed cases in 2018

Clean blood against yellow fever

Experimental plasma exchange therapy reduced mortality to 5% this year in São Paulo

Klement Tockner: Creative environments

President of Austrian agency explains how the industry can benefit from basic science

Change with stability

Report highlights the 2018 investments of FAPESP both in research in collaboration with businesses, and in the international recognition of science produced in São Paulo

Fuel for innovation

Funding stability stimulated São Paulo state universities to invest in collaborating with the private sector, and in signing technology transfers

Deforestation at a crossroads

INPE's monitoring of the Amazon rainforest has earned international prestige but could be replaced by a private service

Márcia Cristina Bernardes Barbosa: More space for women

Physicist specialized in the properties of water fights gender discrimination in science

The impact of brain circulation

Compared to other countries, Brazil sends fewer scientists abroad and has no policies to take advantage of their experience

Tuatara fossil discovered in Rio Grande do Sul

The oldest specimen of a sphenodon in the southern hemisphere has been found in the municipality of Candelária, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul

Bill against sexual harassment at universities

The Senate of Chile approved a new bill obligating state-funded universities to create a detailed protocol on how to deal with complaints of sexual harassment

Telomere degradation determines lifespan

A study compared how telomeres change over the lifetimes of a variety of animals

Gravitational waves generated by a new type of collision?

Gravitational waves detected on August 14 of this year were probably generated by a collision between two different celestial bodies

Material releases drug at regular intervals

An international group of researchers has developed a nanostructured material capable of releasing drugs in low concentrations at regular intervals

Germany reaches agreement deal with Springer Nature

A consortium comprised of more than 700 universities and institutions from Germany has signed an agreement with the Springer Nature publishing group making it easier for them to publish scientific articles in open-access journals

How much paid work it takes to feel happy

The survey indicated that the risk of mental health problems falls by an average of 30% when a person leaves unemployment or maternity leave for paid work of up to eight hours per week

Remedy for menstrual cramps fights schistosomiasis

An anti-inflammatory widely used to alleviate menstrual cramps has been shown through animal testing to be effective at treating schistosomiasis

The glowing mosquito from Vale do Ribeira

It may be possible to genetically engineer the larvae of disease-causing mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti to make them glow

Diamonds as old as the Earth

Mined in the municipality of Juína, Mato Grosso State, the diamonds were formed 410–660 kilometers deep inside the Earth

3.8-million-year-old skull

A nearly complete hominid skull dated at 3.8 million years old has led to new conclusions about the origins of the genus

Scientific collaborations between São Paulo and other states in Brazil

Percentage of scientific papers published by researchers from São Paulo with at least one coauthor from another state

Astrophysicist dismissed for bullying

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich has dismissed Italian astrophysicist Marcella Carollo, who in 2017 was accused of bullying PhD students

Statistical support for psychology journals

A group of researchers have proposed a new strategy to prevent errors and biases in psychology research findings

Swedish universities suffer crisis of confidence

Parliament sets up agency to centralize investigations into scientific misconduct

Brains on the move