The atheism of Fritz Müller
January 17, 2019 4:42 pm Leave your thoughtsIn 1848, naturalist Fritz Müller asked the University of Greifswald to excuse him from making the traditional oath to God during his graduation ceremony
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Rare dinosaur sold for €1.13 million
January 17, 2019 4:39 pm Leave your thoughtsAn auction lead to a discussion about the recent trend of treating fossils as works of art
The indelible pigment of Brazilwood
January 17, 2019 4:39 pm Leave your thoughtsRaphael, Rembrandt, Pietro da Cortona, and Van Gogh all used paints containing red pigments from the bark of the brazilwood tree
The secret behind Pluto’s dunes
January 17, 2019 4:39 pm Leave your thoughtsAn international group of researchers seems to have found the explanation behind Pluto's dunes
Scientific publications by state and by collaboration
January 17, 2019 4:33 pm Leave your thoughts1 Publications includes “Articles,” “Proceedings Papers,” and “Reviews” from the Web of Science/Clarivate database with at least one author based... View Article
Fictitious author, false conclusions
January 17, 2019 4:26 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Indian Journal of Medical Ethics published an article with false conclusions and author
UNICAMP discusses gender discrimination and sexual violence
January 17, 2019 4:26 pm Leave your thoughtsA working group discuss gender discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence at the university
Addressing sexual harassment in academia
January 17, 2019 4:26 pm Leave your thoughtsReport proposes new strategies for protecting students and researchers from harassment and coercion
A new light for science
January 17, 2019 4:25 pm Leave your thoughtsIn certain fields, innovative scientific discoveries are increasingly reliant on large and often multinational facilities. These projects are frequently the... View Article
Dispersal by water
January 17, 2019 4:25 pm Leave your thoughtsBiologist José Sabino studies the role fish play in maintaining riparian forest ecosystems
For the survival of indigenous languages
December 11, 2018 6:08 pm Leave your thoughtsResearchers seek to keep Brazilian native idioms from disappearing
Storing knowledge
November 27, 2018 4:20 pm Leave your thoughtsFelipe Francisco gave up his job as a shelf stacker to earn a PhD in biology
Broadening horizons
November 27, 2018 4:20 pm Leave your thoughtsStudents at public schools in Campinas given new opportunities by UNICAMP's ProFIS course
Knowing the earth, in depth
November 27, 2018 4:19 pm Leave your thoughtsThe search for oil contributed to the creation of the first geology courses in Brazil
A bridge to the world
November 27, 2018 4:18 pm Leave your thoughtsAlexandre Wollner introduced the modern concept of visual identity and helped to advance academic training in design in Brazil
Cradlesongs
November 27, 2018 4:17 pm Leave your thoughtsThe formal characteristics of lullabies help put infants to sleep and introduce them into their cultural and affective context
Artists on an Expedition, Biologists in the Museum
November 27, 2018 4:17 pm Leave your thoughtsAmazonia: Os novos viajantes exhibition in São Paulo brings together art and science
History in conflict
November 27, 2018 4:17 pm Leave your thoughtsA new book gathers images of revolts, revolutions, and civil wars, and composes a historical narrative about Brazil
Life in the political parties
November 27, 2018 4:16 pm Leave your thoughtsAn unprecedented study in Brazil reveals who party activists are and what they think
The land of the unicorns
November 27, 2018 4:15 pm Leave your thoughtsFirst billion-dollar startups begin to emerge in Brazil
Genes in silence
November 27, 2018 4:14 pm Leave your thoughtsMolecular tool based on the interfering RNA technique may aid in combating agricultural pests
Obstacles in the way
November 27, 2018 4:10 pm Leave your thoughtsDelays in achieving economic viability of second-generation ethanol keeps investors at arms’ length, but some companies are staying in the race
Scientists united
November 27, 2018 4:09 pm Leave your thoughtsPost World War II, researchers founded an association in São Paulo that started a wave of new research institutions
The age of milk
November 27, 2018 4:08 pm Leave your thoughtsHunter-fisher-gatherers who lived in the coastal regions of Santa Catarina State 3,000 years ago breastfed children until 2 years of age
Spinning Sound
November 27, 2018 4:08 pm Leave your thoughtsAcoustic atomic vibrations in solid materials may result in spin, one of the most fundamental properties of quantum physics
Polarized opinion
November 27, 2018 4:08 pm Leave your thoughtsDeclining strength of Earth's magnetic field fuels debate on the chances of the poles reversing for the first time in 780,000 years
Replacing the body’s defenses
November 27, 2018 4:06 pm Leave your thoughtsBone marrow transplant is the best long-term alternative for treating IPEX syndrome, a rare childhood immune disease
A parasite reaches the big city
November 27, 2018 4:06 pm Leave your thoughtsDifficult diagnosis and a warmer climate facilitate the advance of visceral leishmaniasis toward large urban centers
Promise of boycott
November 27, 2018 4:03 pm Leave your thoughtsComputer scientists vow to boycott new subscription-only artificial intelligence journal
Precocious entrepreneurs
November 27, 2018 4:03 pm Leave your thoughtsOECD study places Brazil among the countries with the greatest number of startups founded by students or recent graduates