Human marks in the amazon
October 30, 2024 2:52 pmCutting-edge technology was used to identify geoglyphs beneath the forest, and work with current indigenous peoples suggests the intentional generation of terra preta since pre-Columbian times
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Frozen? Not always
September 11, 2024 10:13 amProject monitors how snowmelt affects seawater, air, and sediment in Antarctica
At the right time
September 11, 2024 10:13 amSyrian paleontologist Wafa Adel Alhalabi arrived in Brazil as a refugee, having fled the war in her home country. Now at USP, Ribeirão Preto campus, she is studying fossils from her homeland
Revolt against the weighing scale
September 11, 2024 10:13 amThe implementation of the Decimal Metric System in Brazil caused a popular protest that was strongly repressed during the Brazilian Empire, 150 years ago
Without fear of contradiction
September 11, 2024 10:13 amNewton da Costa earned international recognition for his revolutionary systems in the field of logic
Letters from Oswald to Mário de Andrade reveal the underground face of modernism
September 11, 2024 10:09 amWriters corresponded between 1919 and 1928, a year before their friendship broke down
The experimentations of George Love
September 11, 2024 10:09 amAmerican photographer who lived in Brazil brought a new outlook on image production in the country
Transgenic goats, rabbits, and cows produce drugs for human use
September 11, 2024 10:08 amTransgenic goats, rabbits, and cows produce drugs for human use
What to do with the waste generated by mineral exploration
September 11, 2024 10:08 amMining companies, startups, and universities are looking for new ways to use waste produced during extraction processes
New environmental practices foster the creation of agricultural startups
September 11, 2024 10:08 amSurvey by EMBRAPA identifies growth of agricultural companies linked to sustainability, with a significant increase in the North of Brazil
Brazilian researchers investigate how to grow plants off Earth
September 11, 2024 10:08 amThe scientists want to contribute to a NASA program whose objective is to grow food for future colonies on the Moon and Mars
Global warming threatens main Atlantic Ocean current system
September 11, 2024 10:08 amIce loss in Greenland puts Atlantic Ocean currents at risk
Complex organic molecules found in the ice of nascent stars for the first time
September 11, 2024 10:06 amComplex molecules associated to the origins of life identified in solid phase in two emerging stars
Quantum startup develops random-number generator used in lottery
September 11, 2024 10:02 amChilean company was founded based on a method developed by a physicist from Minas Gerais and his Polish colleague
Quantum technologies need to attract more engineers
September 11, 2024 9:51 amThe topic was addressed at a thematic meeting held in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, a preparatory event for the 5th National Conference on Science, Technology, and Innovation
Indigenous peoples made engravings alongside dinosaur footprints
September 11, 2024 9:47 amIndigenous peoples carved marks next to dinosaur footprints in Paraíba
Plant ancestors received genes from fungi and bacteria
September 11, 2024 9:41 amPlants are descendants of algae that acquired genes from fungi and bacteria, genes that became essential to the structure of plant cells
Shorter treatment for malaria
September 11, 2024 9:38 amNew drug proves as effective at preventing recurrences as current medications with longer courses
A team from USP is attempting to create genetically modified pigs to provide organs to humans
September 11, 2024 9:38 amThe animals will be raised in special facilities, such as one opened on the Cidade Universitária campus in April
Industrial expenditure on R&D in Brazil
September 11, 2024 9:36 amGraphs show industry R&D spending in Brazil in 2022
The echo of ancient words
September 11, 2024 9:32 amResearchers and journals discuss limits on when authors can reuse excerpts from their previous work in new articles
Linguistics journal editors resign and found new journal
September 11, 2024 9:32 amLinguistics journal editors resign and found new journal
PLOS ONE changes publication process to reduce number of corrections
September 11, 2024 9:32 amPLOS ONE changes publication process to reduce number of corrections
New alliances in the South Atlantic
September 11, 2024 9:30 amA lack of information and shared problems, such as climate change, motivate international scientific partnerships
Algorithm encourages constructive and respectful peer review
September 11, 2024 9:23 amRude, vague, and even discriminatory scientific opinions jeopardize the effectiveness of evaluations among scientists
Maria Cecília Minayo: A sociological look at health
September 11, 2024 9:21 amFIOCRUZ researcher emeritus created methodologies for investigating how violence affects the lives of specific groups, such as the elderly and police officers
Brazil invests in housing-first program
September 11, 2024 9:05 amInitiative is based on the theory that homeless people need a place to live before they can access psychological and social services and earn professional qualifications
New census and housing program for the homeless population
September 11, 2024 9:05 amBrazilian cities face the challenge of reducing homeless populations, which have tripled in the last 10 years
A world with fewer children
September 11, 2024 8:57 amFertility rates have fallen drastically in the last 70 years
One in five pregnant women has an STI
September 11, 2024 8:55 amOne in five pregnant Brazilian women has at least one sexually transmitted infection