New member of the Board of Trustees
May 31, 2023 12:19 amHematologist Carmino Antonio de Souza is the newest member of the FAPESP Board of Trustees
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The ozone layer in recovery
May 31, 2023 12:19 amOzone layer is recovering and should be restored within a few decades
Cameras capture cattle in protected areas
May 31, 2023 12:18 amCameras identified cattle in forests in Mato Grosso where they are prohibited
Indigenous lands absorb more carbon
May 31, 2023 12:18 amParts of the Amazon managed by Indigenous peoples absorb more carbon than other areas
A 34-million-year-old flower
May 31, 2023 12:18 amRevised description of fossilized flower preserved in amber indicates the climate in northern Europe was milder in the distant past
Invention patents in Brazil
May 31, 2023 12:15 amThe number of invention patent applications decreased by 8.2% between 2020 and 2021
Under the skin
May 31, 2023 12:13 amUniversity investigates and apologizes for unethical dermatology tests conducted on prison inmates in the 1960s and 1970s
Combating predatory journals in India
May 31, 2023 12:13 amStudents in India no longer required to publish articles to receive a PhD
A chain of plagiarism at Mexico’s biggest university
May 31, 2023 12:13 amOne academic text was plagiarized multiple times, including in a thesis presented by a Supreme Court judge in 1988
Life and death
May 31, 2023 12:12 amOne topic of frequent animated discussion in the Pesquisa FAPESP newsroom is obituaries. Some are not too fond of this... View Article
CAPES assessment finds that quality indicators for master’s and doctoral courses in Brazil have improved
May 19, 2023 3:25 pmImprovements have been made despite the financial hardships faced by science, with cuts to research funding and falling grant values
On top of Brazil
May 17, 2023 4:06 pmSerra do Imeri could be the birthplace of many animal and plant lineages from the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest
From the lab to the field
May 17, 2023 4:05 pmAn encounter with a community in rural Goiás transformed biologist Carlos Menck’s perspective on genetics
The science rebel
May 17, 2023 4:03 pmCredited with discovering bradykinin, Maurício Oscar da Rocha e Silva fought to overcome the narrow-mindedness within scientific institutions before his death 40 years ago
Defender of access to science
May 17, 2023 4:01 pmBiochemist Isaías Raw produced internationally relevant research, actively disseminated knowledge, and contributed to the production of vaccines and immunobiologicals
How Indigenous American peoples dream
May 17, 2023 3:53 pmEthnographic study shows that the Yanomami see dreams as real-world experiences
Original documents reveal new aspects of the history of Palmares
May 17, 2023 3:51 pmUNICAMP historian creates database of material collected from archives in countries such as Brazil, Portugal, and the Netherlands
Brazilianists of the twenty-first century diversify their focus
May 17, 2023 3:49 pmInstead of interpreting the country alone, foreigners who study Brazil today seek to insert it into global themes
New biocatalyst may be more efficient at breaking down the water molecule
May 17, 2023 3:47 pmUSP researchers shed light on reaction fundamental to hydrogen fuel production
Açaí pits bear new fruit
May 17, 2023 3:44 pmPreviously discarded waste is now being used to make cosmetics, paper, and plastics, as well as providing an alternative energy source
Plant fibers used to produce automotive parts
May 17, 2023 3:42 pmRenewable material provides an alternative that could make the industry more sustainable
Dark matter could produce antimatter capable of crossing the Milky Way
May 17, 2023 3:40 pmExperiment carried out at the LHC particle accelerator indicates that half of the antiparticles generated in this way reach the vicinity of Earth
Brazil and the USA launch SPORT satellite
May 17, 2023 3:38 pmDevice will study plasma bubbles in the upper atmosphere that affect communications on Earth
Data from James Webb Telescope used to reconstruct formation of planetary nebula
May 17, 2023 3:37 pmImages suggest the celestial object originated from an interaction involving at least four stars
Chi Van Dang: An optimistic view of oncology
May 17, 2023 3:36 pmScientific director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research talks about the challenges and perspectives of the field
Antibody neutralizes Zika in preclinical trials
May 17, 2023 3:30 pmA superpotent immunoglobulin M antibody stopped the virus in animal tests
Strains of the Omicron variant lead to dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases at the end of 2022
May 17, 2023 3:29 pmAverage weekly number of new infections increased 12-fold between November and mid-December, with 4.6 times as many deaths
Terrestrial insects in decline
May 17, 2023 3:28 pmUnprecedented study on the demographic evolution of terrestrial insects points to a decline in individual numbers and species diversity
Global warming could reach 1.5 °C within nine years
May 17, 2023 3:27 pmGlobal warming will reach the threshold of 1.5 ºC in nine years if there is no change in CO2 emissions
Female entrepreneurs create new products in the Amazon
May 17, 2023 3:26 pmCompanies combine research, technology, and innovation to gain market share and make advances in the region