Air quality weighs heavy on health in Europe
August 13, 2019 2:47 pm Leave your thoughtsNearly 800,000 people in Europe die every year as a result of air pollution
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R&D spending breakdown – USA (2017)
August 13, 2019 2:46 pm Leave your thoughtsOf the US$542 billion spent on research and development (R&D) in the United States in 2017, 73% was invested by businesses and 13% by universities
Editor fired for homophobia
August 13, 2019 2:45 pm Leave your thoughtsThe American Heart Association dismissed cardiologist Roberto Bolli from his position as editor in chief of its journal Circulation Research
Why do authors publish in predatory journals?
August 13, 2019 2:45 pm Leave your thoughtsWhy do authors publish in predatory journals that do not properly review articles and are more interested in making money than maintaining a good reputation?
Clampdown on sexual harassment in labs
August 13, 2019 2:45 pm Leave your thoughtsUS National Institutes of Health reinforces commitment to punishing researchers, while Congress discusses rules for federal funding agencies
A Dynamic Universe
August 13, 2019 2:45 pm Leave your thoughtsThe evolution of science is much less linear and predictable, as well as more susceptible to mistakes and chance, than... View Article
Medicinal necklaces
August 13, 2019 2:45 pm Leave your thoughtsCrnkovic studied microalgae in fresh water as part of her PhD research, which involved bioprospecting for compounds that could help fight cancer
Characterizing ecosystems through sound
August 5, 2019 1:52 pm Leave your thoughtsAcoustic information portrays environments and set natural changes apart from those caused by human action | 7'46"
Talent recognized
July 16, 2019 3:22 pm Leave your thoughtsBrazilian chemist awarded a grant from the MacArthur Foundation for her contributions to the improvement of cancer diagnostic tools
Preparing for the future
July 16, 2019 3:22 pm Leave your thoughtsUndergraduate research projects can help students decide whether to continue onto graduate programs
Reasoned dialog
July 16, 2019 3:21 pm Leave your thoughtsSeventy years ago, a movement led by a group of scientists catalyzed the creation of the Brazilian Center for Physics Research
Policies for the future
July 16, 2019 3:21 pm Leave your thoughtsBee researcher Paulo Nogueira-Neto was one of the leading environmental policy makers in Brazil
Development planning
July 16, 2019 3:21 pm Leave your thoughtsEconomist João Paulo dos Reis Velloso founded FINEP and cocreated IPEA
The faces of domestic violence
July 16, 2019 3:20 pm Leave your thoughtsStudies investigate the profile of women who are victims of domestic violence in Brazil
A barometer in the garden
July 16, 2019 3:19 pm Leave your thoughtsBurle Marx's deep connection to the issues of his era mobilizes researchers who discuss the importance and challenges involved in preserving his work
César Gon: On the path of digital transformation
July 16, 2019 3:19 pm Leave your thoughtsThe founder of the multinational CI&T speaks about the challenges that companies of the twentieth century face to adapt to a digital environment
The machines that see everything
July 16, 2019 3:18 pm Leave your thoughtsImage processing systems are increasingly being used for industrial applications, from helping people with disabilities to diagnosing disease
The niobium controversy
July 16, 2019 3:17 pm Leave your thoughtsNiobium, of which Brazil is by far the world’s largest producer, is surrounded by myths and misconceptions
The periodic table at a crossroads
July 16, 2019 3:15 pm Leave your thoughtsAfter 150 years, the diagram that arranges the chemical elements based on their similar properties faces difficulties for further growth
Peter Goddard: The risks of knowledge
July 16, 2019 3:15 pm Leave your thoughtsBritish physicist Peter Goddard, former director of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, says innovative research must be unpredictable
Inside the ruins of the National Museum
July 16, 2019 3:15 pm Leave your thoughtsFive months after the fire, a visit to the rubble shows what remains of São Cristóvão Palace
The origin of the butterfly
July 16, 2019 3:14 pm Leave your thoughtsStudies based on gene and fossil analysis estimate that butterflies emerged between 120 and 100 million years ago
Emotions weigh heavy on the heart
July 16, 2019 3:14 pm Leave your thoughtsA study of 15,000 people in Brazil indicates an association between psychiatric problems and cardiovascular diseases
An enemy unknown
July 16, 2019 3:13 pm Leave your thoughtsBrazilian researchers find that fasting causes growth hormone to activate neurons that induce hunger and undermine weight loss
Medals worth a spot at university
July 16, 2019 3:10 pm Leave your thoughtsUNICAMP welcomes first students admitted on science competition performance without admission exams
Reaction to Plan S
July 16, 2019 3:10 pm Leave your thoughtsConsultation receives more than 600 suggestions on how open-access strategy could be changed
Open mics for science
July 16, 2019 3:09 pm Leave your thoughtsPodcasts gain audiences and open new avenues for science communication throughout Brazil
Francisco de Assis Costa: The multiple faces of the Amazon
July 16, 2019 3:08 pm Leave your thoughtsEconomist points out the diversity of productive structures and the role of peasants dating back to the eighteenth century
Sources of inspiration
July 16, 2019 3:08 pm Leave your thoughtsHigher education in Brazil incorporates different approaches from around the world
A complex machine
July 16, 2019 3:06 pm Leave your thoughtsSustained by taxation, educational funding systems like FUNDEB, which will end in 2020, represent a new challenge for the federal government