The Saga of the Paratethys
September 20, 2021 4:14 pmThe world's largest lake formed 12 million years ago and then disappeared, giving rise to the Caspian and Black Seas
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Refuge under threat
September 20, 2021 4:08 pmLoss of native vegetation in the Amazon, home to nearly half of the world's jaguars, is putting the species at risk
The Amazon is losing gas
September 20, 2021 4:03 pmStudies indicate that the east of the rainforest, which has suffered greater deforestation, has become a source of carbon dioxide in the last decade, while the west is trying to remain a carbon sink.
Innovation enablers
September 20, 2021 4:00 pmLimited public and private investment in strategic and potentially disruptive technologies threatens competitiveness in Brazilian industry
A limited horizon
September 20, 2021 3:57 pmStudy links low academic mobility to a less ambitious research agenda
Institute renowned for its pioneering spirit
September 20, 2021 3:56 pmOver the course of its history, INPE has become known for its important contributions to various scientific fields
INPE under pressure
September 20, 2021 3:50 pmBrazil’s most important space research center celebrates its 60th anniversary with a reduced budget, research projects facing uncertain futures, and major challenges ahead
Sérgio Pena: Under the skin
September 20, 2021 3:48 pmThe Minas Gerais geneticist proves that, at the cellular level, Brazilians look the same
Universal vaccine
September 20, 2021 3:47 pmResearchers are trying to develop a broad-spectrum vaccine capable of protecting people against all types of coronaviruses and their variants
Mixed protection
September 20, 2021 3:42 pmPreliminary studies suggest that combining two different vaccines could be useful in the fight against the pandemic
Biosensors detect the coronavirus
September 20, 2021 3:41 pmResearchers have developed a biosensor that detects the novel coronavirus and can be incorporated into masks and clothing
Arrangement and ventilation
September 20, 2021 3:41 pmCertain arrangements of musicians on stage reduce the concentration of infectious particles
ButanVac clinical trials begin
September 20, 2021 3:41 pmButanVac, the vaccine candidate that will be produced by the Butantan Institute entirely in Brazil with no need to import any ingredients, has begun clinical trials
Life expectancy falls in Brazil
September 20, 2021 3:04 pmThe high mortality rate has reduced the population's life expectancy
2.3 billion people without soap and water
September 20, 2021 2:57 pmSome 2.3 billion people, equivalent to 30% of the world's population, had no water, soap, or either in 2020
The enigmatic dragon man
September 20, 2021 2:53 pmAn almost complete skull fossil that was hidden for 85 years may belong to a new species of archaic human being
Wireless pacemaker dissolves in the body
September 20, 2021 2:53 pmResearchers have developed a wireless, battery-free pacemaker
The high cost of the Brazilian Legislature
September 20, 2021 2:49 pmThe Brazilian Legislature is the most expensive among the 34 countries analyzed
University grants posthumous degree
September 20, 2021 2:49 pmUniversity grants posthumous degree
Deforestation and hungry harpy eagles
September 20, 2021 2:49 pmThe largest eagle in the world, is disappearing from some regions of the Amazon as a result of deforestation
The explosive exit of Trypanosoma cruzi
September 20, 2021 2:47 pmBiologist used microscopes to observe and document how the parasite returns to the blood
ERC president
September 20, 2021 2:47 pmGerman geneticist Maria Leptin will be the new president of the European Research Council
Billionaires initiate the age of space tourism
September 20, 2021 2:47 pmBillionaires initiate the age of space tourism
New Alzheimer’s drug sparks controversy
September 20, 2021 2:45 pmA new compound designed to fight Alzheimer's disease is causing controversy
Earth’s cryosphere is shrinking
September 20, 2021 2:45 pmThe ice that covers the Earth decreased by an average of 87,000 square kilometers per year between 1979 and 2016, possibly due to climate change
Scientific research on coronaviruses: the impact of COVID-19
September 20, 2021 2:43 pmScientific research on coronaviruses: the impact of COVID-19
Copying from Wikipedia
September 20, 2021 2:30 pmPublisher Elsevier has withdrawn an illustrated book on chemical elements and mineralogy, first published last year, from circulation upon discovering that several excerpts were plagiarized from Wikipedia
Study reveals extent of misconduct in the Netherlands
September 20, 2021 2:30 pmA major survey of scientific integrity at universities and research institutions in the Netherlands produced worrying results
Turmoil caused by a miscalculation
September 20, 2021 2:30 pmMethodological errors and negligence in the peer review process led to the retraction of an article used by anti-vaxxers
At a crossroads
September 20, 2021 2:29 pmThe eastern Amazon is no longer a carbon dioxide sink and is now a source of this greenhouse gas, according... View Article