Two species of mata-mata
February 15, 2021 2:55 pmNew analyses have revealed that there are at least two species of mata-mata
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A drone that counts trees
February 15, 2021 2:55 pmResearchers from Brazil and the USA have developed a drone capable of flying autonomously through a forest and mapping the trees
Academic genealogy
February 15, 2021 2:54 pmA website is helping researchers in the field to identify their academic lineage
Impurities in psychedelics
February 15, 2021 2:48 pmResearchers analyzed drugs seized in Santa Catarina between 2011 and 2017 and found a change in the composition of blotters
Low vitamin D levels
February 15, 2021 2:48 pmIn Brazil, about 875,000 people aged over 50 are deficient in vitamin D
Bill 529 and state foundations
February 15, 2021 2:47 pmThe FAPESP board of trustees recently analyzed Bill 529, submitted by the São Paulo state government to the Brazilian legislative assembly
Microplastics in the heart of the jungle
February 15, 2021 2:46 pmResearchers found microplastics in the sediment of the Negro, Solimões, and Amazonas rivers
Members of faculty at universities in São Paulo
February 15, 2021 2:43 pmQualification levels rise in the private system while proportion working full-time remains stable
The most common types of misconduct
February 15, 2021 2:38 pmA professor of criminology at the University of Arizonainterviewed 613 researchers and asked them which types of scientific misconduct they believe occur most frequently in academia
Punishment for administrative misconduct
February 15, 2021 2:38 pmA mathematician at the Georgia Tech sentenced to two months of house arrest for misrepresenting information in research reports submitted to the NSF in relation to a US$240,000 grant.
The threat of predatory journals in the midst of a pandemic
February 15, 2021 2:38 pmDespite being rare, articles on COVID-19 published in fraudulent journals serve as a warning
An all-inclusive illness
February 15, 2021 2:37 pmWhen the first reports emerged of a new disease in China at the turn of the year, it was described... View Article
Fluorescence in motion
February 15, 2021 2:37 pmWhen added to viscous alcohol using a pipette, aminoquinoline slowly rises due to differences in density between the two substances, and as they mix, a fluorescent glow is emitted, visible in black light
Research during quarantine
January 26, 2021 6:45 pmFernando Carvall“An opportunity to rethink the way we live” The crisis has changed how remote intellectual work is viewed. We... View Article
Environmental chemistry
January 26, 2021 5:51 pmResearcher from São Paulo wins international award for studies on ecological interactions
Breath work
January 26, 2021 5:51 pmRespiratory physiotherapy training goes beyond undergraduate level, with increasing opportunities for work in hospitals
War on the plague
January 26, 2021 5:50 pmDoctors and public authorities acted quickly against a bubonic plague outbreak in Santos in 1899
Not to be forgotten
January 26, 2021 5:49 pmAfter 16 years cataloging collections and tracking down missing documentary heritage, Brazil’s national committee for the Memory of the World program was suspended in 2019
Opening faucets
January 26, 2021 5:45 pmLack of basic sanitation in Brazil damages public health and the economy
Disease-immune orange trees
January 26, 2021 5:43 pmNew cultivars developed at the Campinas Agronomic Institute using tangerine genes show resistance to citrus variegated chlorosis
Biotech mining
January 26, 2021 5:38 pmUse of bacteria for processing ore from gold deposit in Mato Grosso could reduce environmental risk and costs of operation
Artificial intelligence to help the heart
January 26, 2021 5:37 pmNew computer software could improve the speed and efficiency of heart-disease diagnosis and treatment
A dose of Darwin in taxonomy
January 26, 2021 5:34 pmNew method of classifying living organisms favors evolutionary history and abandons the divisions of the Linnaean system
The oldest scorpion in South America
January 26, 2021 5:32 pm260-million-year-old arthropod fossil found in sedimentary rocks at the side of the road in the state of Santa Catarina
Like those before
January 26, 2021 4:00 pmThe first native peoples of the Americas had similar physical traits to current indigenous populations: brown eyes, black hair, and dark skin
30,000 years ago in the Americas
January 26, 2021 3:59 pmMexican site suggests settlement of the Americas began 30,000 years ago
Wider reach
January 26, 2021 3:57 pmReport on scientific journal impact factors shows Brazilian periodicals are improving
Nivio Ziviani: A builder of startups
January 26, 2021 3:52 pmComputer scientist Nivio Ziviani, from Minas Gerais, has founded five startups and sold one to Google
Pandemics as allegory
January 26, 2021 3:50 pmWriters and artists use images of plague to portray tragic events and reflect on the human condition
Sharing and expanding knowledge
January 26, 2021 3:48 pmData sharing has grown amid the pandemic and perceived benefits can drive further growth