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environment
An alert on the pollution of the Amazon rivers
Survey confirms the impact of deforestation on rivers
astrophysics
The cosmic rays are arriving
Dozens of detectors come into operation at the Pierre Auger Observatory
Visual Arts
University museum with a national stature
USP's Contemporary Art Museum gains importance and visibility
Scientific Literature
A skeptic causes polemics
Book that reassesses environmental problems arouses criticism from researchers
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From fear to hope
From fear to hope
Homage
Brazil’s centenary roots
The celebration of the hundredth anniversary of Sérgio Buarque de Holanda
Optics
A laser gun against cancer
A clinical study for the dissemination of Photo Dynamic Therapy (PDT)
personality
A complete physicist
Dead at 96, Bernhard Gross coupled theory and practice with rare brilliance
Genomics
The map of the paper tree
New eucalyptus genes drives the search for increased productivity
Retrospect
Chemical messengers
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was a star of world medicine, a pioneer in the important areas of the physiology of the heart, the nervous system and the digestive system. He had enormous influence on the development of behavioral theories and psychology, by carrying out his famous... View Article
biotechnology
A market in expansion
Biominas finds that 51% of companies has no more than seven years
Scientific publications
SciELO, an acclaimed model
Virtual library expands visibility of Brazilian science
Interview
Carlos Alfredo Joly and Vanderlei Perez Canhos:In favor of the environment
Amongst 142 countries, Brazil achieved a prominent position in the recently announced Environmental Sustainability Index. But the coordinators of FAPESP's Biota program warn: there is still plenty of room to be conquered in the international scena
anthropology
Capitalism with a Brazilian face
A study reveals the idiosyncrasies of the national administration of companies
marine engineering
Simulations on the screen and in the bay waters
Tanks to help Petrobras explore for oil in ultradeep waters
Chemical engineering
Virtual savoring
Embrapa develops electronic tongue to monitor quality of products