Foundations for rebuilding Brazil’s scientific capacity
May 31, 2023 12:23 amPromise to restore public investment sparks discussion about priorities and plans for research and innovation in the country
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Hidden life in rupestrian grasslands
May 31, 2023 12:22 amMicroorganisms help plants survive in the nutrient-poor soil of rupestrian grasslands
Potentially oldest artifacts found in the Americas
May 31, 2023 12:22 am16,000-year-old artifacts in the US may represent the oldest evidence of the first tool-making technology
Unique genetic varieties of malaria-carrying parasite in Brazil
May 31, 2023 12:21 amBrazilian varieties of Plasmodium vivax are distinct from each other and from those found in other countries
Whirlpools born off the coast of Pernambuco
May 31, 2023 12:21 amResearchers identify how whirlpools are formed off the coast of Pernambuco
The ups and downs of Lake Titicaca
May 31, 2023 12:21 amThe rising water levels of Lake Titicaca flooded its banks and forced Indigenous peoples to migrate to higher ground
Immune cells increase pain from nerve damage
May 31, 2023 12:20 amImmune cells increase chronic pain from nerve damage
Cambridge returns artifacts from archaeological collection to Nigeria
May 31, 2023 12:20 amThe Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge is set to return 116 brass, ivory, and wooden artifacts to Nigeria
High adherence to AIDS prevention
May 31, 2023 12:20 amInternational study records high adherence to PrEP among groups most vulnerable to HIV
Less disruptive science
May 31, 2023 12:19 amThe number of papers published on innovative discoveries and technology patents considered disruptive is falling
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
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