The road to renewable fuel
January 31, 2025 11:16 amIn the global race to decarbonize the airline sector, Brazil could fulfill a leading role through the production of an alternative to fossil-based kerosene
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Clear roads ahead
January 31, 2025 11:15 amFive million large animals are killed on Brazilian highways every year, according to the Brazilian Center for Road Ecology
A major contribution
January 31, 2025 11:10 amLattes on Mount Chacaltaya in Bolivia, where mesons were recorded in nuclear emulsions
The physicist who saw a bigger picture
January 31, 2025 11:09 amCésar Lattes' studies were based on experiments with cosmic rays and the use of accelerators in particle physics
Mystery solved
January 31, 2025 11:08 amVirus that causes chikungunya provokes inflammation in several organs, including the brain, and can lead to death
The silent drama of the Pampas
January 31, 2025 11:08 amIn the past four decades, 30% of the biome’s native vegetation has been occupied by soybean cultivation and by planted eucalyptus forests
Research finding its way into society
January 31, 2025 11:07 amA new survey reveals the extent to which research in São Paulo has shaped public policies around the world
A sociological look at health
January 31, 2025 11:05 amFIOCRUZ researcher emeritus created methodologies for investigating how violence affects the lives of specific groups, such as elderly individuals and police officers
Life below the forest canopy
January 31, 2025 11:04 amThe Amazon+10 Initiative unites researchers from 25 Brazilian states and abroad to raise awareness of the region's social and biological diversity
Travel itinerary
January 31, 2025 11:03 amThe Tumucumaque Mountains National Park (PNMT) is isolated from urban areas, leaving the forest unaltered by human activity
The mysteries of giant Amazonian trees
January 31, 2025 9:53 amIn Amapá, the rainforest reaches heights unexpected of a neotropical zone and has yet to be explained
Tall trees and a small particle
January 31, 2025 9:51 amIt is highly unlikely that you have ever heard of the Tumucumaque Mountains National Park. Located in the states of... View Article
Sea broccoli
January 14, 2025 3:28 pmMicroscope image uses fluorescent antibodies to highlight the innervation of tentacles, which resemble broccoli
Crossed paths
January 14, 2025 3:27 pmAn advocate of the concept of One Health, veterinarian Nathalia Juocys embraced human medicine in her academic career
The past dangers of receiving blood
January 14, 2025 3:27 pmUntil early 20th century discoveries, transfusions depended essentially on luck
Against the tide
January 14, 2025 3:26 pmCritical thinking and confrontational style made for Maria da Conceição Tavares’s enduring influence on economics
Eighteenth-century manuscript on Brazil’s gold cycle published in a bilingual edition
January 14, 2025 3:25 pmThe poem, written by Basílio da Gama, describes aspects of the economic, political, and cultural life of the colony
Born 100 years ago, Carolina Bori was a prominent voice in Brazilian science
January 14, 2025 3:24 pmAs the first woman to preside over the SBPC, the psychologist helped institutionalize her field in Brazil
Only four Brazilian cities have completed urban noise maps
January 14, 2025 3:23 pmThe maps are used to create control measures for noise pollution, which can cause cardiovascular problems and sleep disorders
Hydrogel pellets remove water from biodiesel
January 14, 2025 3:23 pmReusable material emerges as an alternative for purifying biofuel
Scientists develop serum for Africanized bee venom
January 14, 2025 3:22 pmScientists develop serum for Africanized bee venom
Extinct rivers of the Northeast
January 14, 2025 3:22 pmSedimentary rock layers indicate that waters descended from mountains in the region some 450 million years ago
Biomechanics used to infer how titanosaurs moved
January 14, 2025 3:16 pmNewly described species lived around 110 million years ago in what may have been the last land bridge between Brazil and Africa
Did diseases kill the Neanderthals?
January 14, 2025 3:15 pmSequences detected in the genome of the extinct species represent the oldest documented human viral infections
Researchers aim to reduce bat deaths at wind farms
January 14, 2025 3:14 pmThousands of animals die each year due to collisions or air pressure changes caused by turbine blades
Orchids emerged in the Northern Hemisphere 83 million years ago
January 14, 2025 3:13 pmPlant DNA study suggests modern species have diversified in the tropics in the last five million years, especially in Central America
Messages and home visits help reduce symptoms of depression in the elderly
January 14, 2025 3:12 pmStrategies were tested on low-income participants with low education levels in the city of Guarulhos
Elderly capuchin monkeys have lesions typical of Alzheimer’s disease
January 14, 2025 3:11 pmThe finding could allow primates abundant in Brazil to be used as a model for studying the human disease
Lack of maintenance and design flaws prevented the flood containment system from protecting Porto Alegre
January 14, 2025 3:09 pmDamage could have been significantly reduced if the system, installed 50 years ago, had worked properly
Climate change and El Niño increased the frequency and intensity of rainfall in southern Brazil
January 14, 2025 2:57 pmGlobal warming doubled the likelihood of extreme precipitation, like the heavy rains of April/May, and increased the volume of rainfall in Rio Grande do Sul from 6% to 9%