The potato, daughter of the tomato
January 21, 2026 3:03 pmThe potato is the result of a cross between the tomato and another plant called an etuberosum
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Reducing poverty to restore the Caatinga
January 21, 2026 3:03 pmEcologists propose new strategy for curbing degradation of the Caatinga
Meeting and separation among butterflies
January 21, 2026 3:02 pmGenome sequencing of butterflies reveals factors behind species diversification
New diabetes subtype in Africa
January 21, 2026 3:01 pmScientists identify new subtype of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa
Intact 2,600-year-old Etruscan tomb
January 21, 2026 3:01 pmArchaeologists discover Etruscan tomb containing 100 intact objects
Indigenous protest in the seventeenth century
January 21, 2026 2:54 pmDocument from 1645 shows that Indigenous people were dissatisfied with their enslavement by Europeans
New way to identify muscle weakness
January 21, 2026 2:53 pmValue revision for sarcopenia diagnosis doubles case count
Highs and lows of ultra-processed food consumption
January 21, 2026 2:52 pmPeople living in capital cities in the South and Southeast of Brazil eat more ultra-processed foods
Freshwater scarce in the Northern Hemisphere
January 21, 2026 2:51 pmEarth’s continents have suffered an unprecedented loss of freshwater since 2002
New FAPESP executive director
January 21, 2026 2:51 pmCarlos Graeff is appointed as executive director of FAPESP’s Executive Board
Wolves help aspens grow again
January 21, 2026 2:50 pmAspen trees growing again in Yellowstone Park after the reintroduction of gray wolves
A big worm? No, a snake
January 21, 2026 2:50 pmWorld's smallest snake rediscovered under a rock in a forest on the Caribbean island of Barbados
Latin American and vulnerable
January 21, 2026 2:40 pmMigration in Brazil has taken on a new form. After decades of decline since the 1960s, when arrivals were mostly... View Article
Parasite nest
January 20, 2026 11:09 amImage shows nests of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi in cardiac cells
Geographer investigates how countries in the Global South can build cooperation networks
January 20, 2026 11:07 amJorge Mortean lived in Iran, where he earned a master's degree and learned Persian, the country’s official language
Launched 70 years ago, the polio vaccine has prevented thousands of deaths
January 20, 2026 11:05 amNow, the low immunization rate is paving the way for polio to return
Zootechnician integrated the science of animal welfare into livestock farming
January 20, 2026 11:02 amMateus Paranhos da Costa devoted his research to balancing livestock productivity with quality of life for animals
Film personality Jean-Claude Bernardet dies at 88
January 20, 2026 11:02 amResearcher, actor, and writer leaves a far-reaching legacy in critical thinking and the arts
Luiz Henrique Lopes dos Santos reconciled philosophical reflections with the formulation of science policy
January 20, 2026 10:59 amUSP professor conducted renowned studies on the philosophy of logic and was translating Aristotle directly from Greek into Portuguese
What our ways of speaking say about us and others
January 20, 2026 10:53 amResearchers investigate how language variation influences social perception and shapes identities
Spanish Inquisition’s second visit to Bahia resulted in five times more accusations than previously known
January 20, 2026 10:52 amRecently found documents about the visit and others by the Tribunal of the Holy Office reveal details of life in the colony
Brazil’s National Education Plan improves access to schooling but fails to meet most of its targets
January 20, 2026 10:52 amEffects of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning, followed by successive budget cuts, have hindered the program
Brazil takes another step towards building a nuclear-powered submarine
January 20, 2026 10:51 amAssembly of the prototype reactor that will propel the vessel is underway; project is set to be completed in the next decade
New technique for recycling lithium-ion batteries
January 20, 2026 10:51 amPilot plant will test unique process for recovering chemicals from the main types of devices on the market
Brazilian scientists transform CO2 into fuel for ships, cars, and trucks
January 20, 2026 10:51 amOngoing projects seek to establish industrial production of renewable methanol, gasoline, and diesel
New criteria for healthy eating
January 20, 2026 10:49 amRecent studies suggest that what we eat can add or subtract years of healthy life, offering guidelines for an environmentally friendly diet
Survey records high use of vapes among young people
January 20, 2026 10:43 amMost teens continue to use e-cigarettes after trying them for the first time
Marine organism has unknown green photoprotein
January 20, 2026 10:43 amDeep-sea discoveries open new biotechnological paths and deepen understanding of forms of bioluminescence
Multicolored birds avoid urban areas
January 20, 2026 10:42 amLarge cities attract voracious, dull-colored birds and repel small, more colorful ones, impoverishing metropolitan fauna
Trees that protect other trees
January 20, 2026 10:42 amCapororoca and pixirica in the Atlantic Forest, and catingueira and faveleiro in the Caatinga, create favorable environments for dozens of other species