Pirarucu scales form a special armor
March 18, 2020 3:02 pmThe composition and structure of pirarucu scales make them highly resistant to punctures and tension
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Science personalities 2019
March 18, 2020 3:00 pmBrazilian physicist Ricardo Galvão features on the journal Nature's list of the ten most influential people in science in 2019
Why the Nile is so unchanging
March 18, 2020 2:59 pmThe Nile has followed the same path in North Africa for almost 30 million years
FAPESP appoints new scientific director
March 18, 2020 2:59 pmNeuroscientist Luiz Eugênio Araújo de Morais Mello has officially been appointed scientific director of FAPESP by the governor of São Paulo, João Doria
Understanding the Brazilian genome
March 18, 2020 2:59 pmResearchers launched an initiative with the aim of mapping the genome of 15,000 Brazilians aged 35–74
Probe reveals origin of solar winds
March 18, 2020 2:55 pmThe Parker Solar Probe space probe has been closer to the Sun than any other manmade object, and it is expected to get even closer over the next seven years of its mission
Technological skin
March 18, 2020 2:54 pmShark's skin feels smooth if you run your hand from head to tail, but rough in reverse
Calcium for tomatoes
March 18, 2020 2:54 pmAgriculture’s advance in Brazil is directly linked to scientific and technological research in the sector. The Agronomic Institute of Campinas... View Article
How the growth of the evangelical population is transforming Brazilian society
March 16, 2020 2:17 pmIn 10 years, followers increased by 61% and reached a range of participation spheres, such as Parliament. Paula Montero and Jacqueline Moraes Teixeira, from USP, and Fábio Lacerda, from Cebrap, explain how | 14'
Monteiro Lobato and the book-selling machine
February 19, 2020 5:19 pm Leave your thoughtsResearch based on new documents revisits the writer's contribution to Brazilian editorial history
Scale out of balance
February 19, 2020 5:16 pm Leave your thoughtsThe presence of women in different legal professions decreases the higher you look on the career ladder
The arrival of flying cars
February 19, 2020 5:14 pm Leave your thoughtsDevelopment of eVTOLs advances in Brazil and around the world
The challenge of generating bioenergy
February 19, 2020 5:11 pm Leave your thoughtsPesquisa FAPESP covered the efforts of Brazilian science to make viable the use of sugar sector byproducts for producing electricity and 2G ethanol
Tapping more energy from sugarcane
February 19, 2020 5:10 pm Leave your thoughtsThe sugar and ethanol industry is poised to double its production of electricity and biomethane from waste over the coming years
Sugarcane mapped
February 19, 2020 5:08 pm Leave your thoughtsA team coordinated by Brazilian scientists finds over 370,000 genes when sequencing a commercial cultivar of the plant
Hidden landscapes in the Pantanal
February 19, 2020 5:08 pm Leave your thoughtsResearchers find a 1000 km2 lake hidden under aquatic plants on the plains of the Rio Negro
A comeback in the Atlantic Forest
February 19, 2020 5:06 pm Leave your thoughtsAlagoas curassows are reintroduced into their habitat 40 years after going extinct in the wild
A bat in the nest
February 19, 2020 5:03 pm Leave your thoughtsCameras catch winged mammals attacking eggs and chicks in bird nests in the Atlantic Forest of São Paulo State
Oil spill spreads
February 19, 2020 5:03 pm Leave your thoughtsAnalysis suggests three potential sources of the oil near the Brazilian coast
Battle of the cells
February 19, 2020 5:00 pm Leave your thoughtsExperimental therapy tested for the first time in Brazil uses a patient's own defense system to fight cancer
In defense of science
February 19, 2020 4:57 pm Leave your thoughtsParty leaders propose research funding as a means to overcome economic crisis
Universities under investigation
February 19, 2020 4:57 pm Leave your thoughtsSão Paulo Legislative Assembly Inquiry makes recommendations on how to improve the management of USP, UNICAMP, and UNESP
The race to measure impact
February 19, 2020 4:57 pm Leave your thoughtsBrazilian universities increasingly investing in offices dedicated to managing and measuring performance
5-dimensional benchmarking
February 19, 2020 4:57 pm Leave your thoughtsCAPES unveils a new, more comprehensive and diverse set of quality metrics for master’s and doctoral programs
Gláucio Ary Dillon Soares: The sociologist of love
February 19, 2020 4:56 pm Leave your thoughtsOne of the founders of sociology in Brazil, IESP professor Gláucio Soares talks about his six decades of experience teaching and reveals that he is researching love
Corporate strategy
February 19, 2020 4:55 pm Leave your thoughtsEvangelical presence in the legislature triples thanks to backing by large churches
Public faith
February 19, 2020 4:54 pm Leave your thoughtsResearchers around the world are attempting to understand the growth of evangelicalism in Brazil, where it is rising faster than in any other country
The predator with voracious jaws
February 19, 2020 4:53 pm Leave your thoughtsA fossil discovered in Rio Grande do Sul is the best-preserved representative of the herrerasauridae, one of the first strains of carnivorous dinosaur
Titan’s landscape
February 19, 2020 4:53 pm Leave your thoughtsOf all the celestial bodies in our solar system, Titan, Saturn's largest moon, has the most similar geology to Earth
Antibiotics and meat production
February 19, 2020 4:53 pm Leave your thoughtsAlmost three quarters of all antibiotics sold worldwide are used in the production of animals for meat