Márcia Cristina Bernardes Barbosa: More space for women
January 8, 2020 5:23 pm Leave your thoughtsPhysicist specialized in the properties of water fights gender discrimination in science
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The impact of brain circulation
January 8, 2020 5:23 pm Leave your thoughtsCompared 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
January 8, 2020 5:22 pm Leave your thoughtsThe 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
January 8, 2020 5:22 pm Leave your thoughtsThe 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
January 8, 2020 5:22 pm Leave your thoughtsA study compared how telomeres change over the lifetimes of a variety of animals
Gravitational waves generated by a new type of collision?
January 8, 2020 5:22 pm Leave your thoughtsGravitational 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
January 8, 2020 5:20 pm Leave your thoughtsAn 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
January 8, 2020 5:20 pm Leave your thoughtsA 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
January 8, 2020 5:20 pm Leave your thoughtsThe 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
January 8, 2020 5:20 pm Leave your thoughtsAn 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
January 8, 2020 5:19 pm Leave your thoughtsIt 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
January 8, 2020 5:19 pm Leave your thoughtsMined 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
January 8, 2020 5:19 pm Leave your thoughtsA 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
January 8, 2020 5:18 pm Leave your thoughtsPercentage of scientific papers published by researchers from São Paulo with at least one coauthor from another state
Astrophysicist dismissed for bullying
January 8, 2020 5:17 pm Leave your thoughtsThe 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
January 8, 2020 5:17 pm Leave your thoughtsA group of researchers have proposed a new strategy to prevent errors and biases in psychology research findings
Swedish universities suffer crisis of confidence
January 8, 2020 5:17 pm Leave your thoughtsParliament sets up agency to centralize investigations into scientific misconduct
Brains on the move
January 8, 2020 5:17 pm Leave your thoughtsIn 1963, a report on the emigration of scientists by the British scientific academy The Royal Society triggered what would... View Article
A landscape in an egg
January 8, 2020 5:17 pm Leave your thoughtsA group led by paleontologist Sérgio Alex Azevedo, from the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro, was able to identify the fossil by analyzing its microstructure
Paradoxes of progress
January 7, 2020 1:44 pm Leave your thoughtsAnalyzing the contradictions of capitalist development was the hallmark of sociologist Francisco de Oliveira's career
The new Brazilian Air Force fighter jet
January 7, 2020 1:38 pm Leave your thoughtsThe first Swedish Gripen E jet purchased by Brazil is soon to begin its flight tests; acquisition of the 36 aircraft included a technology transfer package
Pure air
January 6, 2020 6:23 pm Leave your thoughtsChemical engineer creates air purifier startup based on prototype developed during PhD research
The language of science
January 6, 2020 6:23 pm Leave your thoughtsMastering English has become increasingly important to scientific production and dissemination.
The intimate life of the sertão
January 6, 2020 6:23 pm Leave your thoughtsAfter eight decades, Graciliano Ramos's Vidas Secas (Barren Lives) remains a fundamental novel in the construction of Brazil's imaginary repertory
Hidden thinkers
January 6, 2020 6:23 pm Leave your thoughtsInitiatives in Brazil and abroad aim to recover the work of female philosophers and investigate female underrepresentation in this field of knowledge
Leveraging knowledge
January 6, 2020 6:23 pm Leave your thoughtsLaboratory schools affiliated with higher education institutions put scientific knowledge to use in addressing education challenges
An effective model
January 6, 2020 6:22 pm Leave your thoughtsCEBRAP celebrates its 50th anniversary with a multifaceted research pipeline and a diversified funding structure
Affordable treatment
January 6, 2020 6:21 pm Leave your thoughtsBrazilian-developed software aims to expand access to radiation therapy in developing countries
Rainforest coffee
January 6, 2020 6:21 pm Leave your thoughtsTen new robusta coffee cultivars could triple production in the Amazon region
Border surveillance
January 6, 2020 6:20 pm Leave your thoughtsExpected to be fully operational by 2035, SISFRON will monitor nearly 17,000 kilometers of Brazil's terrestrial borders with 10 countries