Highlights
History
Shipwrecks record history of slavery
Archaeologists in the Bahamas identify 14 slave ships that sank between 1767 and 1860
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COVID-19
Even after being destroyed, the COVID-19 virus wreaks havoc
Even when broken apart by the human immune system, the SARS-CoV-2 virus still causes excessive inflammation
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Computing
Carbonized ancient philosophy
Brazilian team is among the winners of the international Vesuvius Challenge to identify writing on carbonized scrolls
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Acknowledgment
New USP representatives at FAPESP
Maria Arminda do Nascimento Arruda, Marcílio Alves, and Marco Antonio Zago appointed to the FAPESP Board of Trustees
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Innovation
Fireflies of the plant world
Bioluminescent plant that emits green light in the dark goes on sale in the USA
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Projects
More researchers submitting applications
In 2023, FAPESP received 4,483 proposals from researchers who had never before requested funding
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Agriculture
Who’s afraid of European legislation?
Agricultural sectors prepare to adapt to new European regulations requiring proof that products do not originate from land deforested after 2020
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Digital
Virtual tour of Darwin’s library
British naturalist Charles Darwin’s library is now available online
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Zoology
The smallest vertebrate in the world
Flea toad (Brachycephalus pulex), from Bahia, is the smallest known vertebrate
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Technology
Artificial intelligence against mosquitoes
Artificial intelligence helps identify breeding sites of the Aedes aegypti mosquito
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Atmospheric sciences
Water flows through the atmosphere and makes rain
System monitors atmospheric rivers, responsible for much of the rain that falls on Earth
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Public health
More arguments against vapes
Brazilian Society of Cardiology supports the ban on electronic cigarettes
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Research itineraries
Putting on a show
Physicist George Sand de França divides his time between academia and the art of clowning
