Problems ahead for pensions and health
January 26, 2024 10:38 amAging population identified by the 2022 census highlights the need to reformulate public policies
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Biochar can have benefits in agriculture
January 26, 2024 10:37 amProspective savings on fertilizers, increased productivity, and carbon sequestration encourage the use of fertilizer produced from agricultural waste
The fate of solar panels at the end of their lifespan
January 26, 2024 10:36 amDisposal and recycling of photovoltaic modules raises environmental challenges and opportunities with respect to the energy transition
A potential vaccine against cocaine abuse
January 26, 2024 10:35 amVaccine stimulates the production of antibodies against cocaine in animal experiments
Elisabete Weiderpass: Waiting for a tsunami
January 26, 2024 10:34 amDirector of the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer warns of an expected increase in cases in the coming decades
Mayaro virus causes swelling of the skin, muscles, and joints
January 26, 2024 10:30 amIn tests on rodents, the pathogen multiplied quickly and affected other organs
Brazilian spotted fever not a threat
January 26, 2024 10:29 amCombating the tick-borne disease requires an understanding of its underlying ecology and effective clinical diagnostics
Maternal hormones affect brain areas that control hunger and satiety in the fetus
January 26, 2024 10:28 amStudies suggest that metabolism can be programmed from gestation, leading to obesity and diabetes
The future landscape of the northeast and the coastline
January 26, 2024 10:27 amThere will be more high areas, since the sedimentary basins are rising especially in these regions
El Niño has an 80% chance of being moderate to strong
January 26, 2024 10:25 amWarming of surface waters in the Tropical Pacific changes rainfall and temperature patterns in Brazil and around the world
Decline in scientific output in 2022
January 26, 2024 10:21 amData show a decline in scientific output in São Paulo and Brazil as a whole in 2022
The poison that is also an antidote
January 26, 2024 10:20 amArtificial intelligence, which poses unprecedented challenges to scientific integrity, is also behind many of the tools used to defend it
How retracted articles survived peer review
January 26, 2024 10:19 amArticle examines how papers retracted due to error or fraud managed to pass peer review
Animal abuse at malaria research center
January 26, 2024 10:19 amAgency stops funding malaria research center after mistreatment of monkeys
Obstacles to innovation
January 26, 2024 10:18 amKnowledge about Zika and Chikungunya resulted in several patents, but few products within public reach
Depictions of abusive behavior
January 26, 2024 10:17 amThe number of academic studies about the incidence and effects of bullying and sexual harassment in the country’s universities is growing
An olympic route to university admission
January 26, 2024 10:16 amA growing number of institutions are extending undergraduate admissions to STEM olympiad winners, in an evolving trend
Celso Grebogi: The chaos tamer
January 26, 2024 10:14 amPhysicist from Curitiba creates strategies to intervene in complex systems such as the climate and ecological networks
The era of whole genome sequencing
January 26, 2024 10:03 amNew techniques are changing the way genetic material is understood and promising to transform our understanding of diseases, human genetic diversity, food production, and evolutionary processes
India plans national research agency with US$6 billion budget
January 26, 2024 9:53 amIndia planning to create a national funding agency to stimulate research at the country's universities, institutes, and laboratories
Why we see fewer stars at night
January 26, 2024 9:53 amIncreased artificial light in the night sky hinders astronomical observations, study says
Lower X-ray doses
January 26, 2024 9:53 amMaterial used in solar panels can detect smaller X-ray doses with better accuracy than existing medical equipment
Mayan city emerges from a forest in Mexico
January 26, 2024 9:53 amAncient Mayan city found in ecological reserve in southeastern Mexico
Method distinguishes chemical identities of coffees
January 26, 2024 9:53 amNew technique identifies the origin of Brazilian canephora coffees from the states that produce the most
A hydrosolar megastation in China
January 26, 2024 9:53 amWorld's largest combined hydro and solar power station begins operating in China
The sensitive eyes of women
January 26, 2024 9:53 amWomen at higher risk than men of suffering ocular toxoplasmosis multiple times
Hollow bones promoted gigantism in dinosaurs
January 26, 2024 9:53 amFossil helps explain how dinosaurs became giants
Oil palm advances in Pará
January 26, 2024 9:53 amLarge oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) plantations can harm biodiversity
Jamaicans behind British iron
January 26, 2024 9:53 amWrought iron production method was invented by Black metalworkers in Jamaica before being taken to England
Medicinal cannabis seeds on sale in Argentina
January 26, 2024 9:53 amMedicinal cannabis seeds approved for sale in Argentina