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Collective effort

Initiative mobilizes researchers to quickly review studies published as preprints

US Armed Forces support basic research in Brazil

How science and technology offices linked to the United States Armed Forces are funding basic research projects in Brazil

Virgílio Almeida: A thinker of the digital world

Computer scientist warns of the risk that the internet and its digital tools will increase discrimination and social inequality

E-cigarettes cause lung condition known as EVALI

Substances in the vapor produced by e-cigarettes can cause damage similar to the effects of COVID-19

Almost one million Brazilians regularly use e-cigarettes

Despite being banned in the country, the devices are used by many young people aged 18 to 34

Coral reefs shrinking in Abrolhos

Coral reefs off the coast of Bahia have shrunk by 28% over the last 160 years

Organs partially revived

Experiment revives pig organ cells up to an hour after the heart stopped beating

New member of the Board of Trustees

Mechanical engineer Herman Voorwald is the newest member of FAPESP's Board of Trustees

Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain

Brazil collaborates on installation of new observatory in Spain

Korean Mission to the Moon

South Korea sent its first mission to the moon in August

3D-printed bike

Designer from São Paulo presents 3D-printed bicycle

Risk of funding cuts

Senate approves provisional measure to invest in renewal of trucks, buses, and vans in Brazil

Rupture-resistant nanowires

Brazilian researchers observed in atomic-scale the formation and rupture of zirconium dioxide ionic cables

Drought caused collapse of Mayan capital

Lack of water was behind the civil conflicts that led to the fall of the Mayan capital in present-day Mexico

Potential for jobs in the environmental sector

National survey estimates jobs available in the environmental sector until 2030

UNICAMP physicist and UFRJ biophysicist win national award

Physicist from Unicamp and biophysicist from UFRJ were awarded in the 4_th edition of the event

Earthquakes in the sky

Atmospheric balloons at altitude of 20 kilometers detect earthquake in Indonesia

The secret to speech: a simplified larynx

Images of the larynx indicate why humans are the only primates that can talk

Arctic warming faster than the rest of the world

The Arctic may be warming much faster than experts previously thought

Diving from 8 meters high can lead to injury

Mannequins fitted with sensors indicate that diving from 8 meters high can cause injuries

Brazil falls short of higher education enrollment target

Data shows Brazil is falling short of higher education enrollment target

Rigged peer-review process leads to retraction of 20 published articles

Manipulation in selection of reviewers compromised the analysis of agricultural papers at PLOS One

Ecologist accused of fabricating data in ocean acidification study

The journal Science retracts article by researcher from the University of Delaware

Data scientist reveals that papers whose results are not confirmed continue to receive citations

Survey showed that among psychology studies that could not be replicated, the number of citations dropped by just 5–9% compared to articles whose findings were successfully reproduced.

Promises in the wind

Queen of the water lilies

Victoria boliviana is the newest species of giant water lily to be recognized by science

The pandemic and bats

Bats unfairly persecuted after being presented in the news as reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2

New member of the Board of Trustees

Infectious disease specialist David Uip is the newest member of FAPESP's Board of Trustees

Preventing impact with Earth

Simulations used to find the best strategy for diverting an asteroid on a collision course with Earth

Women researchers still receive less credit than men

Women researchers still receive less credit than men in all scientific fields