New transgenic sugarcane
February 25, 2021 4:18 pmA São Paulo startup creates genetically modified plant varieties with defenses against sugarcane borers and tolerant to the herbicide glyphosate
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Security at your fingertips
February 25, 2021 3:59 pmStartup creates system to take better quality fingerprints of newborn babies
Recognized effort
February 25, 2021 3:55 pmThe director of the International Center for Theoretical Physics at UNESP receives award for his leadership role in Latin American physics research
Hidden light
February 25, 2021 3:52 pmBrazilian group identifies rare light in the upper atmosphere over northeastern Brazil, created by the Moon passing in front of the Sun
Policies for protecting nature
February 25, 2021 3:51 pmFor two decades, the program's biodiversity research has provided a scientific foundation for creating conservation areas and increasing sustainable development in São Paulo
Beyond Manguinhos
February 25, 2021 3:38 pmFIOCRUZ graduates made significant achievements in public and private institutions in Brazil and abroad
A continuum of challenges
February 25, 2021 3:26 pmFrom the bubonic plague to Zika fever, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation’s 120-year history has been punctuated by a succession of novel diseases and related discoveries
No rest on the anniversary
February 25, 2021 3:12 pmFIOCRUZ celebrates 120 years of public health literature, research, assistance, and teaching
A field of hurdles
February 25, 2021 2:44 pmNew study explores obstacles to patenting by women, and how to remove them
A laptop in hand, a project in mind
February 25, 2021 2:34 pmVirtual hackathon explores ways to share data and use technology to improve the quality of research
Lourdes Sola: The transitions of democracy
February 25, 2021 2:28 pmA pioneer in Brazilian political science, the researcher speaks on the relationship between politics and economics
“When I woke up, it was wonderful to realize that I was still alive.”
February 25, 2021 2:24 pmI was infected by the novel coronavirus in late February, while attending two scientific conferences—one in Lisbon and another in... View Article
“I began valuing my personal relationships more during the pandemic”
February 25, 2021 2:23 pmOceanographic research is heavily dependent on fieldwork and, to a large extent, on laboratory and on-board work. In March, with... View Article
Welcome voices
February 25, 2021 2:18 pmPandemic leads to greater communication between doctors, scientists, and the general public
The pandemic detectives
February 25, 2021 2:10 pmHealth professionals use a variety of methods and instruments to follow the trail of the novel coronavirus and to try to contain the epidemic
Back to school?
February 25, 2021 1:48 pmObstacles to resuming classroom teaching caused by the worsening pandemic, problems with mass testing, and behavior outside school
Vaccines edge closer
February 25, 2021 1:41 pmLess than a year after first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, vaccine candidates in the final stages of development offer promising results
Bird sings at lower volume in quiet city
February 25, 2021 12:48 pmDuring the pandemic, the white-crowned sparrow's singing returned to the volume it sang at in the 1970s
Nasal spray prevents infection in ferrets
February 25, 2021 12:44 pmA nasal spray tested on ferrets prevented absorption of SARS-CoV-2 and for a period of 24 hours, prevented them from becoming infected with the novel coronavirus when exposed to animals known to be affected by the pathogen
Preexisting antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
February 25, 2021 12:40 pmAntibodies against other varieties of coronavirus are in some cases capable of recognizing SARS-CoV-2 and providing some degree of protection to those who have not yet contracted the COVID-19 pathogen
Higher risk of premature birth
February 25, 2021 12:39 pmPregnant women infected with the novel coronavirus are at greater risk of giving birth prematurely
Restaurants spread infections in the United States
February 25, 2021 12:37 pmA study suggests that the majority of novel coronavirus infections recorded between March and May this year occured in restaurants in metropolitan areas in the USA
Under the female gaze
February 25, 2021 12:36 pmMales with brightly colored wings attract more females to their territory, as well as more rival males, sparking a fierce competition for mating partners
Signs of life on Venus fade
February 25, 2021 12:33 pmVenus was the center of attention in September when Jane Greaves of Cardiff University, UK, and her colleagues published a paper in Nature Astronomy on the high concentrations of phosphine gas (PH3) detected in the planet’s atmosphere
Neanderthals were weaned at 6 months
February 25, 2021 12:30 pmNew evidence suggests that the weaning age and growth rate of newborn Neanderthals were similar to modern humans
Leprosy in wild chimpanzees
February 25, 2021 12:28 pmPhotos taken in 2017 are the first record of wild chimpanzees with lesions indicative of leprosy on their faces and other parts of their bodies
Disappearing journals
February 25, 2021 12:26 pmDigital open access scientific journals are vanishing from the internet, leaving no indication that their files are being kept in digital libraries or archives
The scale of the thaw in Greenland
February 25, 2021 12:23 pmGreenland's three largest glaciers lost nearly 2.9 trillion tons of ice between 1880 and 2012
A 10-billion-year-old fossil
February 25, 2021 12:08 pmIn the center of the Milky Way lie the remains of another galaxy that it cannibalized some 10 billion years ago
A new pair of salivary glands
February 25, 2021 12:07 pmNewly identified salivary glands are located in the area between the nose, ears, and throat