233,000-year-old human fossils
April 26, 2022 11:29 amThe oldest fossils of modern humans ever found are at least 233,000 years old
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An unprecedented heart transplant
April 26, 2022 11:28 amAn unprecedented heart transplant
Female dolphins can enjoy sex
April 26, 2022 11:28 amDolphins are highly sociable mammals that do not only have sex during their reproductive period
Information about science
April 26, 2022 11:26 amThe demand for reliable scientific information has grown in recent years
Fraud in hundreds of articles
April 26, 2022 11:21 amA recent editorial in the journal Anesthesiology profiled a researcher who committed fraud in hundreds of scientific articles. An investigation... View Article
Digitization to fight plagiarism
April 26, 2022 11:21 amNigeria's Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will begin digitizing scientific theses and papers written by its students and faculty
More diversity and inclusivity in journals
April 26, 2022 11:20 amDocument offers suggestions on preventing gender and racial bias in scientific communication and combating discrimination in the peer-review process
Understanding and overcoming obstacles
April 26, 2022 11:20 amThe knowledge gained from scientific research can improve the quality of life of individuals and social groups, but it is... View Article
Underwater garden
April 26, 2022 11:19 amThese sea anemones of varying colors appear to be of distinct and possibly unknown species
Karen Strier: Four decades with the muriquis
April 11, 2022 5:18 pmAmerican anthropologist has contributed to primate conservation in the Atlantic Forest and trained almost 80 Brazilian researchers
Where do Brazilian whales go
April 11, 2022 4:18 pmResearchers use recognition algorithms to understand humpback whale annual migrations | 3'11
Lex Bouter: Towards more responsible science
April 7, 2022 4:22 pmA Dutch epidemiologist talks about where the debates on research integrity are headed and his expectations for the next international conference on the topic, in May
Back to the farm
April 6, 2022 7:54 pmAged 73, retired mechanical engineering professor graduates in agronomy after resuming his studies
Crowning achievement
April 6, 2022 7:52 pmThe title of professor emeritus is awarded to scientists with distinguished careers in teaching and research
Side effects of hunger
April 6, 2022 7:50 pmIn 1865, a Brazilian physician described an eye disease caused by malnutrition that was common among black slaves
A foreign perspective
April 6, 2022 7:48 pmBrazilian researchers have taken a lead role in studies on the complex career of Portuguese writer and poet Florbela Espanca
Short stay, long legacy
April 6, 2022 7:46 pmA book of essays explores the cultural and social impacts of the short-lived French presence in Guanabara Bay
Wild species at the table
April 6, 2022 7:44 pmWild varieties can enrich the diet and the decor
Underground cooling
April 6, 2022 7:40 pmCould geothermal systems replace air conditioning?
Launch remains distant
April 6, 2022 7:37 pmBrazil makes progress on satellite launch vehicle, but several obstacles need to be overcome before it can make its first flight in 2025
Rodolfo Nogueira: Stunningly real dinosaurs
April 6, 2022 7:30 pmHow a paleoartist combines technical and scientific knowledge to recreate extinct animals with a wealth of detail
Caribbean incursions
April 6, 2022 7:28 pmStudies back up the hypothesis that the Caribbean Sea flooded parts of the western Amazon between 23 and 10 million years ago
Shifting sands
April 6, 2022 7:24 pmStudies suggest crescent-shaped dunes can move and interact in five different ways
The rise and fall of Tupi
April 6, 2022 7:06 pmSpeakers of the language may have numbered 4 to 5 million a millennium ago but began declining sharply before Europeans arrived on the continent
Committed effort
April 6, 2022 6:07 pmSurvey finds investment in cancer research has fallen in Brazil
Educated leadership
April 6, 2022 5:53 pmCompanies whose employees hold PhDs may perform better economically and be less vulnerable to risk, suggests study
André Tortato Rauen: Research focused on mission
April 6, 2022 5:49 pmEconomist from IPEA suggests bolder investment that tackles society’s greatest challenges in addition to basic science
A system imbalance
April 6, 2022 5:19 pmGender inequality in distribution of productivity-based grants by the CNPq
The role of women
April 6, 2022 5:09 pmUncommon in the history of modern art, in Brazil some women artists gained recognition during their own lifetimes
Contested significance
April 6, 2022 5:09 pmNew research sheds light on modernist projects in Brazil's furthest reaches