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Solid clouds
October 22, 2025 3:19 pmEvery month, I open my laptop to write an editorial for the next issue of Pesquisa FAPESP. The screen lights... View Article
The high energy demands of the cryptocurrency market
October 22, 2025 3:18 pmThe digital currency industry’s electricity consumption is equivalent to that of an average European country
How to make data centers more sustainable
October 22, 2025 3:17 pmRenewable energy sources and more efficient distribution of computing tasks could reduce the impacts of these facilities
The environmental impacts of computing
October 22, 2025 3:17 pmThe energy- and water-intensive sector is responsible for 1.7% of atmospheric carbon emissions; a new area of research has emerged to address the problem
A not-so-desert island
August 25, 2025 8:56 pmSome 1,300 plant and animal species live on Alcatrazes Island
Paulo Takeo Sano combines botany and law to advocate for Cerrado communities
August 25, 2025 8:56 pmBiologist from USP works with populations that make a living from everlasting flowers
First books for the blind in Brazil
August 25, 2025 8:56 pmInstitute in Rio de Janeiro has been printing in braille since 1857
Artificial intelligence creates new possibilities, but also poses challenges for artists
August 25, 2025 8:55 pmUse of AI raises a number of questions about the process of artistic creation, including authorship
Researchers recover lost films on the Brazilian military dictatorship
August 25, 2025 8:54 pmImagens were produced by professional and amateur film-makers while political repression and censorship blocked their circulation
Children can help make cities more welcoming and inclusive
August 25, 2025 8:54 pmChildren’s participation in urban planning should be taken seriously, researchers say
Robotic platform makes transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment more precise
August 25, 2025 8:53 pmSoftware-guided equipment created by Brazilian researchers improves equipment used to treat degenerative and psychiatric diseases
Research centers and companies in Brazil finding new applications for niobium
August 25, 2025 8:52 pmInnovations made using the material target batteries, cosmetics, fungicides, and catalysts
New generation of chips
August 25, 2025 8:52 pmBrazilian universities and research centers developing prototypes of light-based devices that promise greater speed and lower energy consumption
Disorder in state of matter generates new type of superconductor
August 25, 2025 8:51 pmDisorder in state of matter generates new type of superconductor
Rodents in the Pantanal use holes dug by armadillos as temporary shelter
August 25, 2025 8:51 pmOther animals, such as ocelots and foxes, were observed approaching the dens but not entering
GPS mapping reveals the role of forests in jaguar conservation
August 25, 2025 8:50 pmStudy included 54 jaguars fitted with tracking collars in 12 locations across South America
Biological clock of cyanobacteria, which live for one day, predicts the arrival of winter
August 25, 2025 8:49 pmResult surprises scientists, leading them to rethink the mechanisms and evolutionary importance of adjusting to natural rhythms
Sexual violence against boys grew at a rate of 6.8% per year between 2013 and 2022
August 25, 2025 8:47 pm39,900 cases were reported in the period; two of every three occurred at the victim's home
Map exposes oldest structures in South America
August 25, 2025 8:46 pmTomography techniques redefine boundaries of rock structures formed billions of years ago
Artificial intelligence identifies areas most vulnerable to landslides
August 25, 2025 8:46 pmStudy compares the effectiveness of five machine-learning models at predicting this type of disaster in São Sebastião
Cold and heat killed 142,700 people in Brazilian cities from 1997 to 2018
August 25, 2025 8:45 pmCold and heat killed 142,700 people in Brazilian cities from 1997 to 2018
2024 was the first year with global warming above 1.5 °C
August 25, 2025 8:45 pmAll continents broke their average temperature record except for Oceania and Antarctica
Employment in Knowledge-Intensive Sectors (KISs)
August 25, 2025 8:40 pmJobs in Knowledge-Intensive Sectors (KISs) grew between 2010 and 2022
Double-checking
August 25, 2025 8:39 pmInitiative to fund extra verification step for biomedical research results aims to prevent publication of studies that undermine trust in science
Retracted studies
August 25, 2025 8:38 pmNew repository of problematic preprints that were removed by their authors
Unproven
August 25, 2025 8:38 pmStudy used to justify treating COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine retracted
Maysa Furlan: Breaking the glass ceiling
August 25, 2025 8:37 pmMaysa Furlan, a specialist in natural product chemistry and the first female dean of UNESP, reflects on the challenges women face in science
Surveys reveal expansion and diversification of topics of interest to researchers in Brazil
August 25, 2025 8:36 pmData indicate changes in the distribution of research teams and a greater variety of subjects studied at Brazilian universities
Maria Amélia Veras: A keen eye for disparities
August 25, 2025 8:36 pmDr. Maria Amélia Veras investigates the living conditions of transgender and homosexual individuals, alongside viral factors, to curb the spread of sexually transmitted infections