
The Pantanal pleads for rain
February 19, 2021 12:58 pmRecord fires destroy a quarter of the world’s largest floodplain and worsen the impacts of a prolonged drought
Record fires destroy a quarter of the world’s largest floodplain and worsen the impacts of a prolonged drought
Studies suggest that children and adolescents do not spread SARS-CoV-2 any more than adults
Evidence that SARS-CoV-2 can infect the same person more than once is challenging our understanding of the virus and how we combat the disease
Advanced testing of COVID-19 vaccines continues at an accelerated pace, despite occasional interruptions caused by safety concerns
With a wide range of strategies adopted to slow the spread of the disease, some countries have fared better than others
Blood levels of a particular protein can indicate the severity of coronavirus infections and guide the response of the attending health care team
Universities in Australia are to receive extra funding to boost the country's economic recovery after the pandemic
A study confirms that the novel coronavirus can infect different types of brain cells, and may be capable of directly damaging the brain
Four women were honored in three of the six Nobel Prize categories this year, the second-highest number in the history of the prestigious award
There is water on the Moon, and not only in the dark craters located near its poles
Archaeologists have identified a new geoglyph on the side of a hill in the desert between the Peruvian cities of Nazca and Palpa
Brazilian paleontologists have identified fossilized blood parasites in the back leg bone of a titanosaur that lived some 85 million years ago
The Center for Artificial Intelligence, an engineering research center funded by FAPESP was inaugurated on October 13 at the University of São Paulo
Bill 529/2020, which establishes a range of measures for fiscal adjustment, was approved on October 14 by the São Paulo State Legislative Assembly
Princeton University has announced it will pay just under US$1 million in back pay to a group of 106 female professors
The researchers were able to regenerate the TMJ bone and cartilage of pigs, whose jaws are similar to those of humans, using stem cells obtained from the animals’ own fat
Electricity production in Brazil has almost doubled since 2001, but remains clean
In 2005, the scientific journal Chest, from the American College of Chest Physicians, published an article by surgeon Wataru Matsuyama... View Article
A preprint describing a potential treatment for the novel coronavirus caught the attention of Dutch biologist Elizabeth Bik, who runs a blog on scientific integrity
A European project is analyzing initiatives implemented by universities and research institutions to identify the most successful approaches
The Pantanal is one of the best-preserved biomes in Brazil. As of 2019, 84% of its native vegetation had been... View Article
The sand dunes on the banks of the São Francisco River, the most extensive inland dunes in Brazil, began to form more than 20,000 years ago
Tuyuka doctor battles COVID-19 in the Amazon
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, online scientific meetings offer a new way of sharing knowledge
Otto Gottlieb associated the structural complexity of substances with the development plants and their environment
The USP astrophysicist studied black holes and created partnerships giving Brazil access to large international telescopes
Elisaldo Carlini, a pioneer in the study of medicinal plants and cannabis compounds, dies at 90 years of age
Endurance of Clarice Lispector's work reaffirmed in the 100th year since her birth
Research teams from the Forest Institute propose new uses for Brazilian wood species and innovative strategies for protecting native vegetation
Brazilian researchers develop solutions for new 5G mobile and internet standard