Director of the National Science Foundation talks about the importance of funding basic science and evaluates the contribution to society made by the social sciences
July 20 marks the 50th anniversary of humankind’s arrival on the Moon, the final chapter of a technological and military saga filled with twists and turns
Garatéa-L project plans to put a nanosatellite into lunar orbit to study how life responds to high levels of radiation
The USA wants to put astronauts back on the Moon by 2024, this time with the aim of establishing a permanent settlement
Study demonstrates a new function of the roots of B. tomentosa and B. macrantha
The survey was based on death records available from the Brazilian Ministry of Health's national health information system
Italian engineer Mauro Ferrari will take over the presidency of the European Research Council
Its limbs were well adapted to swimming and were not suited to moving across land
Mountain glaciers in southwestern Argentina and northeastern Spain are rapidly losing ice and could disappear completely by the end of the century
The decision was made to give scientific publishers more time to transform their current subscription journals into publications whose costs are covered exclusively by article authors, with no fees for readers
The panel of judges highlighted "the scope and diversity of his scientific communication work, including his contributions to education in this field"
An international team of anthropologists and bioarchaeologists has identified traces of hallucinogenic substances in a 1,000-year-old leather bag found in the Bolivian Andes
Scientists working on an exploratory research project that began in 2014 have discovered an 80-meter piece of rock art in Ribeirão Bonito, in the center of São Paulo State
According to research, Uber and Lyft are behind increased congestion on the streets of San Francisco
Up to one million plant and animal species worldwide are facing extinction due to severe population decline and habitat loss
International collaborations in 2018 (%)
Most research universities in the European Union have failed to comply with the 2014 rule that the results of clinical trials must be made public within 12 months
Harvard University, USA, has revoked the emeritus status of sociologist Jorge Dominguez, a former professor at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and was vice provost for international affairs at the institution from 2006 to 2015
Report offers recommendations on how to reduce the number of scientific findings not reproducible by later studies
Man’s arrival on the Moon captured the public imagination better than any other scientific or technological achievement in the modern... View Article
A large electric voltage bias is used to spin ultrafine nanometric fibers into membranes that can filter water
Brazilian physicist Cecilia Chirenti wins place on Canadian research program for female scientists
Initiatives encourage girls to explore technology, programming, and entrepreneurship in Brazil
For 30 years, IBAMA has been working to protect the environment in Brazil through operations based on technical studies and scientific research
Collection located in a São Paulo museum reveals that an etching served as a platform for circulating North American art in Brazil
Bibliographical review by researchers shows low impact of studies about the social housing program
The 22.7 million hectares of private land and 18.5 million hectares of public land that only exist on paper
With an extensive and diversified product portfolio, Brazilian-based WEG supplied electromagnets for the Sirius synchrotron light project in Brazil
Cashmere fiber produced from Brazilian goats has superior quality to that sold on the international market
Ceará plans to build Brazil’s first large-scale desalination facility as new and more cost-effective technologies emerge in Brazil and abroad