Child labor could affect almost 6 million children in Brazil
March 15, 2023 10:09 amThe practice, which is illegal in Brazil, is underreported and occurs even online
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Rico Malvar: A Brazilian inventor at Microsoft
March 15, 2023 10:09 amAuthor of more than 120 patents, the engineer from Rio de Janeiro ran the multinational company's main research laboratory and was their head scientist
Deepfake
March 15, 2023 10:09 amAlgorithm detects images and videos altered by artificial intelligence, the new technological approach to spreading disinformation
New technique used to reforest Brumadinho
March 15, 2023 10:08 amThe innovative experimental technique uses hormones and grafting to reproduce native trees and speed up their flowering time in areas of socioenvironmental disasters
The trash trail to the sea
March 15, 2023 10:02 amUN study names the Brazilian cities that dispose of the most plastic waste and the rivers that transport it
Brazil dumps 3.44 million tons of plastic waste into the sea every year
March 15, 2023 10:02 amStudies reveal the impact of plastic bags, bottles, straws, and other polymeric materials on marine organisms and ecosystems
Ig Nobel Prize for constipated scorpions
March 15, 2023 10:01 amSatire of the biggest scientific award in the world selects the work of a pair from the University of São Paulo in the Biology category
The 2022 winners
March 15, 2023 9:59 amTwelve individuals and two institutions were awarded the Nobel Prize this year
Study confirms existence of dwarf hyacinth macaws
March 15, 2023 9:58 amResearch also defined the growth stages of this bird from the Pantanal, which was once an endangered species
Freshwater mangroves identified near the mouth of the Amazon River
March 15, 2023 9:58 amStudy expands the area occupied by this rare type of coastal ecosystem on the border between Pará and Amapá
Three Brazilian COVID-19 vaccines begin human testing
March 15, 2023 9:56 amThe three candidates use different technologies; two have already completed the first phase of clinical trials
Euclides de Mesquita Neto: The chess game of global science
March 15, 2023 9:54 amUNICAMP researcher Euclides Neto discusses challenges ahead as executive secretary of the Global Research Council, an association of more than 60 research-funding agencies on all continents
Marta Maria Azevedo: In defense of native peoples
March 15, 2023 9:52 amBrazilian demographer and anthropologist Marta Azevedo was a pioneer in identifying the phenomenon of population recovery among Brazil's Indigenous peoples
Roads associated with mining in the Amazon cause significant environmental damage
March 15, 2023 9:51 amThe impact caused by roads created to provide access to mines can be 60 times greater than that caused by the mines themselves
Emissions of carbon dioxide—the most abundant greenhouse gas—double in the Amazon
March 15, 2023 9:31 amStudy indicates that increased deforestation resulted in the rainforest emitting more carbon than it absorbed in 2019 and 2020
High-speed network in São Paulo
March 15, 2023 9:25 amHigh-speed fiber optic network connects eight universities in São Paulo and institutions abroad
The dangers of mining in Indigenous areas
March 15, 2023 9:25 amFederal government proposes increasing mining on Indigenous lands in the Amazon
In the depths of Iceland
March 15, 2023 9:24 amVolcanologist identifies pattern after observing the eruption of Fagradalsfjall volcano for 50 days
Burning firewood causes respiratory diseases in children
March 15, 2023 9:24 amCooking with firewood causes respiratory illnesses in children in developing countries
Frosts hinder Cerrado recovery
March 15, 2023 9:24 amFrost can have similar impacts to fire on tree growth
Spacecraft deflects asteroid
March 15, 2023 9:23 amSpacecraft deliberately collides with moon orbiting asteroid
Federal universities feel the squeeze
March 15, 2023 9:22 amBudget allocated to Brazilian federal universities decreased by 45% in the last 5 years
Clearer swing when notes are delayed
March 15, 2023 9:22 amJazz musicians use subtle time manipulations to increase the sensation of swing
Pesticides affecting the past
March 15, 2023 9:20 amChemicals used to combat agricultural pests can also damage archaeological artifacts
Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs generated the deadliest tsunami in history
March 15, 2023 9:20 amAsteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs generated the deadliest tsunami in history
Myanmar fossils in foreign hands
March 15, 2023 9:20 amPublication figures indicate that paleontologists took advantage of armed conflicts in Myanmar to gain access to fossils preserved in amber
Heat and diet lead to arboreal primates living on the ground
March 15, 2023 9:19 amChanges in the environment and climate could lead to arboreal primates spending more time on the ground
Scientists implant human brain tissue in mice
March 15, 2023 9:19 amResearchers implant human brain tissue into rodents for more realistic investigation of diseases
Mercenaries fought against the Carthaginians alongside the Greeks
March 15, 2023 9:19 amMercenaries fought against the Carthaginians alongside the Greeks in 480 B.C.
The internationalization of research
March 15, 2023 9:17 amFAPESP invested R$1.88 billion in funding lines related to the internationalization of scientific research