Orchid uses trick to trap pollinators
May 7, 2024 5:06 pmSpecialized structures guide flies through passages where the insect exchanges pollen between flowers
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Avian flu virus spreading across Brazil came from the coast of Chile or Peru
May 7, 2024 5:06 pmPathogen obtained from a dead bird in Espírito Santo is genetically similar to the one circulating in the two neighboring South American countries
Yellow fever virus has been circulating uninterrupted in southern Brazil for seven years
May 7, 2024 5:05 pmThe disease vector arrived in the country’s southeast two to three years earlier than previously thought
Nonpharmaceutical interventions helped reduce the impact of COVID-19
May 7, 2024 5:04 pmDossier provides evidence on the effectiveness of wearing masks, social distancing, and other measures
Supposed room-temperature superconductors fail to convince critics
May 7, 2024 5:04 pmIndependent experiments have been unable confirm the claims that, even outside controlled conditions, the materials are capable of transmitting electricity without energy loss
Inclusion in university and higher education for young adults
May 7, 2024 5:03 pmData measures inclusion in university and higher education for young adults
Misconduct on display
May 7, 2024 5:01 pmWebsite that allows users to make anonymous comments on scientific articles has established itself as a platform for reporting ethical misconduct
Putting the brakes on special editions
May 7, 2024 5:00 pmEthics Committee launches document to combat the proliferation of special journal issues
Misconduct in melanoma study
May 7, 2024 3:20 pmAustralian cancer research center faces melanoma study misconduct case
Expanding opportunities for researchers
May 7, 2024 3:13 pmAnnual Report shows that FAPESP increased funding in 2022 and sought to recover from losses caused by the pandemic
From public school to university
May 7, 2024 3:12 pmIn its seventh edition, the USP knowledge competition exclusively for students from the state education system has a record number of registrations and seeks to encourage young undergraduate students
New research facilities
May 7, 2024 3:11 pmFederal government includes six projects of interest to scientific community in Growth Acceleration Plan
Pedro Leite da Silva Dias & Maria Assunção Faus: A good time for research
May 7, 2024 3:10 pmMarried meteorologists discuss how studies on the atmosphere in the Amazon have strengthened Brazilian climate science and warn about the challenges ahead
Teaching profession at risk
May 7, 2024 3:06 pmLow salaries, lack of structure in schools, and absence of social appreciation damage interest in the career
Teaching degree crisis
May 7, 2024 3:06 pmPolicies designed to improve the attractiveness of a teaching career and reformulate curriculums aim to reverse the teacher shortages in Brazilian primary education
David MacMillan: A catalyst for discoveries
April 23, 2024 2:43 pmChemist won the Nobel Prize in 2021 for important innovations in the pharmaceutical industry
The danger of superbacteria
April 21, 2024 12:30 pmIncreasingly widespread use of antibiotics fosters the appearance of resistant bacteria, defying science and health systems | 5'13
Underground garden
March 12, 2024 2:04 pmMicroscopic view of fungi cultivated by leafcutter ants allows us to understand how they grow from leaves
The image as a refuge
March 12, 2024 2:04 pmPhilosopher and anthropologist Janaína Damaceno studies audiovisual materials and investigates photographic archives of the struggle against racism
Social security and 100 years of transformation
March 12, 2024 2:04 pmA review of the origins of Brazil’s pension system offers insight into present-day dilemmas
Public intellectual
March 12, 2024 2:03 pmJosé Murilo de Carvalho reinvigorated the study of the elite and citizenship in Brazil
A leader in research
March 12, 2024 2:03 pmAgricultural engineer Joaquim José de Camargo Engler was dean of ESALQ and FAPESP
New edition of diaries and research reinvigorate the memory of Lúcio Cardoso
March 12, 2024 2:02 pmThe writer with a contradictory personality also dedicated himself to cinema and theater
In times of digitalization and diversity, FGV CPDOC turns 50
March 12, 2024 2:00 pmInstitution created in 1973 to house the Getúlio Vargas archive wants to expand the involvement of women and seeks new forms of classification
Census provides unprecedented data on quilombola and Indigenous populations
March 12, 2024 2:00 pmDue to methodological changes, more advanced technology, and increased levels of self-declaration, survey shows that traditional peoples have experienced a process of rebirth
E-clothing
March 12, 2024 1:59 pmResearchers develop boots, gloves, and special fabrics that can generate heat, recharge smartphones, and even morph into touchscreens
Tilapia skin could be used to treat corneal injuries in dogs
March 12, 2024 1:59 pmUsed as a bio-dressing, the collagen-rich material stimulates cell regeneration and accelerates healing
The challenges of regulating artificial intelligence
March 12, 2024 1:59 pmBrazil discusses legislation to regulate the use of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence helps distinguish spiral galaxies from elliptical ones
March 12, 2024 1:59 pmAI algorithms classify 160,000 groups of billions of stars from images obtained by a Brazilian robotic telescope
Rain, erosion, and dams have shaped the São Francisco river over the last 90,000 years
March 12, 2024 1:59 pmPreviously winding and shallow, the river has straightened and deepened