How to take advantage of internships abroad
June 7, 2018 6:26 pm Leave your thoughtsPreparing a schedule of research activities and developing a productive relationship with hosts can help to enrich the experience
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For the mad, the madhouse
June 7, 2018 6:26 pm Leave your thoughtsThe first insane asylums in Brazil were built in the mid-nineteenth century in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
New family structures in Brazilian homes
June 7, 2018 6:25 pm Leave your thoughtsResearch identifies a process of female emancipation within the family since the 1970s in Brazil
Routes in transformation
June 7, 2018 6:25 pm Leave your thoughtsSão Paulo has become the main distribution center for popular Chinese products in Brazil, replacing Ciudad del Este in Paraguay
Flood warning
June 7, 2018 6:24 pm Leave your thoughtsSystem developed at USP could help reduce the disruption caused by urban river flooding
An eclectic plant
June 7, 2018 6:24 pm Leave your thoughtsJambu is used not only in the kitchen but also in cosmetics, and could be used in dentistry and to kill ticks
Paper from cane fiber and leaves
June 7, 2018 6:24 pm Leave your thoughtsCompanies use sugarcane waste to produce printer paper and packaging
When light attracts light
June 7, 2018 6:22 pm Leave your thoughtsBrazilian researchers show that two photons can couple, exhibiting similar behavior to electron pairs in superconductors
The effects of quantum turbulence
June 7, 2018 6:22 pm Leave your thoughtsDisturbing a cloud of cold rubidium atoms produces a wave phenomenon similar to light
Invisible moths
June 7, 2018 6:22 pm Leave your thoughtsThese very small Insects spend most of their lives as larvae inside stems and leaves
Colonization via water
June 7, 2018 6:22 pm Leave your thoughtsGroup of carnivorous plants recognized for being aquatic species originated in Brazil, indicates phylogenetic study
Accelerated DNA deterioration
June 7, 2018 6:22 pm Leave your thoughtsBrazilian researchers test male hormone’s ability to alleviate symptoms of rare disease that affects blood cell production
Another possible cause of autism
June 7, 2018 6:22 pm Leave your thoughtsInflammation reduces connections in neurons generated in the lab using cells from the teeth of children with the neurological disorder
Tactics designed to raise impact
June 7, 2018 6:21 pm Leave your thoughtsBrazilian journals tighten up procedures and turn to specialist editorial support in an effort to increase citations
The metropolis and science
June 7, 2018 6:21 pm Leave your thoughtsStudy analyzes papers by authors from 2,000 cities around the world and ranks São Paulo among the 20 with the highest scientific output
High-quality information
June 7, 2018 6:20 pm Leave your thoughtsResearchers propose strategies to improve the reliability of online biodiversity databases
New doorways to college
June 7, 2018 6:20 pm Leave your thoughtsDevelopments in affirmative action add diversity to university admission pathways
Olival Freire Junior: A teller of controversial stories
June 7, 2018 6:19 pm Leave your thoughtsA historian discusses the important role of dissent for the advancement of scientific knowledge
The monkey alarm
June 7, 2018 6:19 pm Leave your thoughtsYellow fever is decimating populations of wild primates, whose deaths indicate areas where the virus is transmitted
World’s largest library to begin collecting tweets on a selective basis
June 7, 2018 6:15 pm Leave your thoughtsThe US Library of Congress will begin selecting specific content to be stored
New Brazilian Food Composition Database
June 7, 2018 6:15 pm Leave your thoughtsThe online tool provides data on the chemical composition and energy value of 1,900 foods consumed by the Brazilian population
Nobel laureate to leave Salk Institute amid controversy
June 7, 2018 6:15 pm Leave your thoughtsElizabeth Blackburn has announced that she plans to retire and leave her post in mid-2018
Gene therapy reverses genetic deafness in mice
June 7, 2018 6:15 pm Leave your thoughtsA DNA editing experiment has enabled mice with a genetic alteration that causes progressive deafness to maintain their hearing
Black hole activity determines star formation
June 7, 2018 6:15 pm Leave your thoughtsThe formation and number of stars in a galaxy depend on the characteristics of the supermassive black hole at its center
Genomics applied to climate change
June 7, 2018 6:15 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Center for Research in Genomics Applied to Climate Change, based at the University of Campinas, was formally constituted
Enzyme transforms plants into a source of light
June 7, 2018 6:15 pm Leave your thoughtsChemical Engineers at the MIT have created a watercress plant capable of emitting light for up to four hours
The baby girl from ancient Beringia
June 7, 2018 6:15 pm Leave your thoughtsAccording to analyses, the baby was part of a population that probably comprised a few thousand individuals
Fetal mortality is higher than neonatal mortality in 42% of municipalities in São Paulo State
June 7, 2018 6:15 pm Leave your thoughtsA study analyzed fetal and neonatal mortality rates in the state of São Paulo between 2010 and 2014
Fewer foreign students in the United States
June 7, 2018 6:14 pm Leave your thoughtsA study highlighted a 7% drop in the number of foreign students starting at US universities in the 2016–2017 school year
Amazonian bird originated as a hybrid of two other species
June 7, 2018 6:14 pm Leave your thoughtsA study confirmed the suspicion that the golden-crowned manakin originated as a natural hybrid