Humans prey on more species than 19 other large carnivores
March 12, 2024 1:58 pmAlmost 15,000 vertebrates are impacted by human activity through hunting, fishing, or capture for breeding in captivity
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Early puberty
March 12, 2024 1:58 pmMaternal and paternal heritages play equal role in genetic disorder causing premature onset of puberty
Falls in uptake of the MMR vaccine occurred at different rates between 2006 and 2020
March 12, 2024 1:58 pmThe declines were greater in poorer municipalities and more intense during the economic crisis and the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic
Studies identify actions of immune cells that harm the body during sepsis
March 12, 2024 1:58 pmErroneous response by the immune system as a result of an infection affects 420,000 people per year in Brazil and kills 230,000
Theater company highlights women scientists
March 12, 2024 11:25 amYouTube web series and plays include Brazilian and foreign researchers
More women in the innovation ecosystem
March 12, 2024 11:25 amSupport networks seek to increase female involvement in technology-based entrepreneurship and Brazil’s intellectual property protection system
Brazilian scientific output suffers decline
March 12, 2024 11:25 amPost-pandemic drop in scientific output in Brazil is one of the biggest in the world
Guita Grin Debert: The distinct phases of womanhood
March 12, 2024 11:25 amA scholar of the issues surrounding gender and aging, anthropologist Guita Debert is now investigating the problems of elder care and dependent old age
Temperature variations may cause five million deaths per year
March 12, 2024 11:25 amThe number is equivalent to 9.5% of all global deaths, with 75% of fatal victims living in Asia and Africa
Urban heat islands make even small and midsized towns warmer
March 12, 2024 11:25 amTemperatures can vary by as much as 10 degrees Celsius between areas covered by concrete and neighborhoods with more vegetation
July was the hottest month in recent history and broke temperature records
March 12, 2024 11:25 amGlobal warming shows no signs of letting up, causing forest fires in the Northern Hemisphere’s summer and a mild winter below the Equator
Integrity advisors
March 12, 2024 11:24 amAustralia assesses the impact of specialists responsible for guiding teachers and students on responsible conduct, a model that is gaining ground in other countries
Stanford president resigns after image manipulation investigation
March 12, 2024 11:24 amStanford president resigns after image manipulation investigation
Military personnel punished for sexual assault of researcher in Antarctica
March 12, 2024 11:24 amMilitary personnel punished for sexual assault of researcher in Antarctica
Impacts of the 2022 Census
March 12, 2024 11:24 amData show the impacts of the 2022 Census results
Pollen reveals the history of the Caatinga
March 12, 2024 10:52 am5,000 years of flora in rural northeastern Brazil reconstructed by pollen analysis
Luzio, similar to current Indigenous people
March 12, 2024 10:51 amThe oldest skeleton in São Paulo was a descendant of the people that populated the Americas 16,000 years ago
Website brings together titles of 16,000 documents on Brazilian independence
March 12, 2024 10:50 amWebsite brings together 16,000 documents about Brazil’s independence, including historical people and monuments
The risks of marriage between cousins
March 12, 2024 10:37 amChildren of married cousins face 4.16 times the risk of being born with rare genetic diseases
When the Earth started to crack
March 12, 2024 10:37 amTectonic plates likely formed 3.2 billion years ago, when Earth’s surface cracked
Children and adolescents on council in Chile
March 12, 2024 10:36 amChile’s Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation forms Council of Children and Adolescents
Pterosaur ancestor had a beak
March 12, 2024 10:36 am230 million years ago, bipedal animal with long fingers surprisingly had a beak
The lethal dust of artificial stones
March 12, 2024 10:36 amAggressive cases of silicosis on the rise among workers in the engineered-stone industry
A combination with long-lasting pigments
March 12, 2024 10:36 amPaprika and cinnamon extracts, when combined, preserve carotenoids in food and have antimicrobial and antifungal properties
Fire-resistant drone
March 12, 2024 10:36 amDrone resistant to high temperatures could be used to assess the source of fires from up close
A bigger brain in the wild
March 12, 2024 10:36 amMink that escape from captivity and become wild can regain brain volume
Dramatic situation at nursing homes
March 12, 2024 10:35 amPublic and nonprofit nursing homes fail to fully comply with ANVISA regulations, study finds
Three awards for Brazilian scientists
March 12, 2024 10:33 amBiologist, parasitologist, mechanical engineer, and computer scientist receive the Bunge Foundation Award
Ages of the Moon
March 12, 2024 10:33 amThe Moon is 4.5 billion years old, but its current surface is younger
Agreement reached with the family of Henrietta Lacks
March 12, 2024 10:33 amHenrietta Lacks’s family is compensated for unauthorized use of her cells