Igor Pacca: In search of the secrets of inner Earth
November 27, 2018 4:03 pm Leave your thoughtsPhysicist Igor Pacca trailblazed geophysics research in Brazil and studied continental drift by investigating changes in Earth’s magnetic field
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Particle-tracking challenge
November 27, 2018 4:01 pm Leave your thoughtsCERN launched a computer science challenge to stimulate the development of artificially intelligent data-analysis programs
First female leader of the journal Nature
November 27, 2018 4:01 pm Leave your thoughtsBritish geneticist is the new editor in chief of Nature
A complex relationship between insects and plants
November 27, 2018 4:01 pm Leave your thoughtsFemale beetles visit the orchids and transfer pollen from the male organ to the female organ of the same flower
Princeton revisits its history of slavery
November 27, 2018 4:01 pm Leave your thoughtsProject investigates the institution's involvement with slavery in the country
Digital diplomas now compulsory
November 27, 2018 4:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Brazilian Ministry of Education published an ordinance in April requiring that all diplomas and academic documents be issued in digital format
Pediatrician and Nazi collaborator
November 27, 2018 4:00 pm Leave your thoughtshistorian Herwig Czech showed that the pediatrician aided and supported the Nazi regime and was rewarded with professional opportunities
A researcher almost elected president
November 27, 2018 4:00 pm Leave your thoughtsPhysics and chemistry researcher Jiří Drahoš, 68, was very nearly elected president of the Czech Republic this January
The first beaked bird
November 27, 2018 4:00 pm Leave your thoughtsA bird that lived between 95 million and 84 million years ago is helping scientists learn how the beak evolved
Internal communication in plants
November 27, 2018 4:00 pm Leave your thoughtsPlant cells communicate with each other by exchanging chemical compounds, similar to the role played by neurons in animal central nervous systems
Africa hit by new Ebola outbreak
November 27, 2018 3:44 pm Leave your thoughtsIn May, the city of Mbandaka confirmed its first cases of Ebola, which have spread from an outbreak in nearby rural areas
Improving dairy cattle
November 27, 2018 3:44 pm Leave your thoughtsA genetic test designed by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation could help to more quickly improve the Girolando dairy herd
Amazonian dolphins under threat
November 27, 2018 3:44 pm Leave your thoughtsTwo species of freshwater dolphin found in the Amazon could be at serious risk of extinction
Scientific publications: Brazil, São Paulo, and other countries
November 27, 2018 3:41 pm Leave your thoughtsForged confirmation letters
November 27, 2018 3:36 pm Leave your thoughtsThe American Society of Civil Engineers has learned that its name is being fraudulently used to scam people out of money
Pitfalls of misconduct
November 27, 2018 3:35 pm Leave your thoughtsDirector of the National Center for Professional & Research Ethics at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, USA, listed the pitfalls that students and researchers often fall into that can lead to poor decisions and cases of scientific misconduct
A second chance
November 27, 2018 3:35 pm Leave your thoughtsBiologist fired by the University of Tokyo for manipulating images receives training from British Nobel laureate
Self-reflection for Embraer
November 27, 2018 3:35 pm Leave your thoughtsThe current dilemma faced by Brazilian aviation company Embraer is examined in a trio of reports that make up this... View Article
A natural battleground
November 27, 2018 3:34 pm Leave your thoughtsThe yellow fungus is found in about 60 other species
New species of colorful fish stuns researchers
November 12, 2018 4:50 pm Leave your thoughtsDiscovery off the São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago is evidence of a unique and little known fauna
Illegal Amazonia
October 5, 2018 5:39 pm Leave your thoughtsLandowners in the state of Pará may be resorting to fraud to extract more timber than is allowed
Experimenting with curiosity
September 11, 2018 3:29 pm Leave your thoughtsBiologist starts a company to share her scientific knowledge in the studies of life and living organisms
Compulsory return
September 11, 2018 3:29 pm Leave your thoughtsScholarship recipients call for flexibility regarding their commitment to return to Brazil after completing their PhDs
The solidarity economist
September 11, 2018 3:27 pm Leave your thoughtsPaul Singer dedicated his life to understanding Brazil and expanding the development of opportunities for workers
The (almost) unknown Villa-Lobos
September 11, 2018 3:26 pm Leave your thoughtsAnalysis of his musical oeuvre, in particular the symphonies, reveals the Brazilian composer’s complex creative process
Paulina Alberto: Black activism in the twentieth century
September 11, 2018 3:26 pm Leave your thoughtsA book explores why black intellectuals first relucted to endorse the ideals of racial harmony, then abandoned them altogether
Paths to freedom
September 11, 2018 3:25 pm Leave your thoughtsOn the 130th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Brazil, studies reveal the different roles of those involved in the process
Blimp over the forest
September 11, 2018 3:20 pm Leave your thoughtsPilotless aircraft built in Brazil will monitor environmental reserves in the Amazon
Imported efficiency
September 11, 2018 3:20 pm Leave your thoughtsCars use less fuel with technologies fostered by the Inovar Auto program, nearly all of which are foreign
24-hour challenge
September 11, 2018 3:20 pm Leave your thoughtsCompetition asks programming students to tackle real-world problems