Adolescent depression
June 25, 2018 5:05 pm Leave your thoughtsHeightened reward-related brain activity may predict an increased risk for developing the disorder
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Examining the yellow fever vaccine
June 25, 2018 5:05 pm Leave your thoughtsScientific evidence indicates that the fractionated dose produces a protective effect, but there is no consensus about its duration
Renewed relationships
June 25, 2018 5:04 pm Leave your thoughtsUniversities use networking platforms to bring former students together and follow their careers in the job market
#The100Most Commented
June 25, 2018 5:04 pm Leave your thoughtsAltmetric publishes a list of the scientific articles most talked about on social media in 2017
The science of disasters
June 25, 2018 5:03 pm Leave your thoughtsStudy evaluates scientific production on natural disasters around the world and highlights Brazilian work in hydrology
Determinants of survival in industry
June 25, 2018 5:03 pm Leave your thoughtsExperts assess the risks and opportunities created by potentially disruptive technological developments
Peter Lees Pearson: From micro to macro, a finder of solutions
June 25, 2018 5:02 pm Leave your thoughtsChromosome expert proposes ways to improve Brazilian universities
Unequal improvement
June 25, 2018 5:01 pm Leave your thoughtsImproved access to basic education has been accompanied by an increase in learning gaps
All of the known plants in the Americas, for now
June 25, 2018 5:01 pm Leave your thoughtsBrazil and Colombia are top of a recently published survey on the diversity of vascular plants in the Americas
Fleas, lice, and the plague in the Middle Ages
June 25, 2018 5:00 pm Leave your thoughtsSome studies suggest that fleas and lice carried by humans may have helped spread the plague during the second pandemic
A possible source of replacement cartilage
June 25, 2018 5:00 pm Leave your thoughtsNew material based on aramid and polyvinyl alcohol replicate the mechanical properties of biological tissues
New members of the FAPESP Board of Trustees
June 25, 2018 5:00 pm Leave your thoughtsTwo new members have been appointed to the FAPESP Board of Trustees
Brazil among the world’s mathematical heavyweights
June 25, 2018 5:00 pm Leave your thoughtsIn January, the International Mathematical Union (IMU) approved the country's promotion into group 5,
A capsule that assesses the health of your gut
June 25, 2018 5:00 pm Leave your thoughtsAt about 2.5 centimeters long and 1 cm thick, the capsule is a less invasive way to investigate gastrointestinal health
A world unequally connected by rivers and roads
June 25, 2018 4:59 pm Leave your thoughtsResearchers produced a global map that estimates the travel time from any point in the world to the nearest city with 50,000 or more inhabitants
Chinese researchers clone monkeys using the same technique that created Dolly the sheep
June 25, 2018 4:58 pm Leave your thoughtsZhong Zhong and Hua Hua, of the cynomolgus species, are genetically identical
The gender pay gap
June 25, 2018 4:58 pm Leave your thoughtsIn almost all areas of science and engineering, men with a doctorate are paid more than women with the same level of education in the United States
El Niño and the silent melting of Antarctica
June 25, 2018 4:57 pm Leave your thoughtsIn years with strong El Niño events, the ice shelves that float off the west coast of Antarctica melt faster, even if it snows more than normal
Higher education – teacher qualifications and working hours
June 25, 2018 4:57 pm Leave your thoughtsWrong version of an article published
June 25, 2018 4:56 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Journal of Paleontology recently retracted a scientific paper for an unusual reason
The Spectre of Eugenics at University
June 25, 2018 4:55 pm Leave your thoughtsUCL has announced an investigation into a researcher accused of secretly promoting conferences on intelligence and eugenics at the university over the last three years
A closer look at retractions around the world
June 25, 2018 4:55 pm Leave your thoughtsStudy uses announcements on Retraction Watch website to produce an overview of misconduct in scientific publications
Universal and Unequal
June 25, 2018 4:54 pm Leave your thoughtsUniversal and Unequal
Flowers and leaves
June 25, 2018 4:53 pm Leave your thoughtsFlowers and leaves
High-level engineering
June 20, 2018 5:49 pm Leave your thoughtsRecognized worldwide for its expertise, the Embraer technical team is a source of envy for American aviation giant Boeing
Global fight for the skies
June 20, 2018 5:49 pm Leave your thoughtsThe global aviation market is dominated by four manufacturers, but new companies want to enter the contest
A deal in the air
June 20, 2018 4:24 pm Leave your thoughtsBoeing and Embraer discuss a business union that could create the largest aviation conglomerate in the world
(Almost) unknown Villa-Lobos
June 11, 2018 3:33 pm Leave your thoughtsComposition analyses showcase the composer's complex creation process
Continuous Innovation
June 7, 2018 6:27 pm Leave your thoughtsNeger, which has become a benchmark in rural telecommunication, now invests in spectral intelligence
A new generation of Petri dishes
June 7, 2018 6:26 pm Leave your thoughtsBiochemist Margaret Magdesian developed an alternative device for growing cells and started her own company in Canada to manufacture it