Fire and biodiversity
December 7, 2020 6:14 pmExperiment suggests that small, controlled fires increase the number of plant species in the Cerrado without decreasing the number of animals
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Carlos Guerra Schrago: The theory and practice of evolution
December 7, 2020 6:11 pmThe discipline that seeks to reconstruct the histories of species is itself evolving, according to UFRJ biologist
Stunted by recession
December 7, 2020 6:09 pmIBGE’s latest PINTEC survey reveals slowing innovation momentum among Brazilian firms between 2015 and 2017
Luiz Eugênio Mello: Even something good has room for improvement
December 7, 2020 6:00 pmThe new scientific director of FAPESP on his plans and the challenges for research as a result of the pandemic
Research during the quarantine
December 7, 2020 5:59 pm“I put my epidemiologist’s hat back on” Three years ago, I became dean of the Federal University of Pelotas and... View Article
Historical vulnerability
December 7, 2020 5:58 pmChronic health problems and poor connections with public authorities make combating the SARS-CoV-2 virus a challenge for indigenous peoples
Michel Nussenzweig: Antibody hunter
December 7, 2020 5:56 pmBrazilian-born immunologist searches the plasma of patients who have survived COVID-19 for proteins capable of fighting the novel coronavirus
In the palm of the hand
December 7, 2020 5:55 pmA São Paulo physician developed a portable respirator in the 1950s
Vital ventilators
December 7, 2020 5:53 pmBrazil’s hospitals scramble to buy ventilators for ICUs, while a FAPESP-supported firm closes a deal to supply 6,500 units to the Brazilian Ministry of Health
Progress toward dengue vaccine
December 7, 2020 5:47 pmA formulation developed by the Butantan Institute has shown protective effects in the second phase of testing
The antivirus arsenal
December 7, 2020 5:42 pmThe search for an effective treatment for COVID-19 includes testing drugs already used against other diseases and even plasma
A frightening disease
December 7, 2020 5:37 pmReports suggest the novel coronavirus may indirectly affect other organs as well as the lungs
Science fights back
December 7, 2020 5:35 pmIn just four months, 8,000 scientific articles have been published on Covid-19, more than 70 drugs tested against SARS-CoV-2, and the first vaccines trialed on humans
Banning travel alone will not stop the pandemic
December 7, 2020 5:33 pmPublic health actions, such as early testing, washing hands, social distancing, and self-isolation are likely to be more effective in reducing the transmission rate of the SARS-CoV-2 virus than simply reducing national and international travel
Monkeys are the best animal model
December 7, 2020 5:29 pmMonkeys appear to be the best animals for testing SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and drugs
Thermal camera identifies fever from a distance
December 7, 2020 5:29 pmResearchers developed a drone equipped with a thermal camera capable of measuring a person’s temperature from a distance
The ideal fabric for homemade masks
December 7, 2020 5:28 pmA mixture of cotton and natural silk or chiffon is the best combination for making homemade masks capable of blocking the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Virus on the attack
December 7, 2020 5:27 pmTransmission electron microscope images provide a detailed look at how SARS-CoV-2 attacks, infects, and replicates in a culture of Vero cells
Paper and sponge made from pollen
December 7, 2020 5:26 pmResearchers transformed grains of sunflower pollen into a microgel with controllable properties and synthesized products with consistencies of gel, paper, and sponge
The new dimensions of Ur
December 7, 2020 5:20 pmUr may have occupied an area up to eight times greater than previously estimated by archaeologists in the 1980s
A giant tortoise
December 7, 2020 5:18 pmThe largest freshwater turtle that ever existed, possibly the largest of all turtles, lived between 13.8 million and 5.3 million years ago in South America, inhabiting a larger area than previously thought
More agile drones
December 7, 2020 5:17 pmEngineers have developed a system that allows drones to detect and quickly avoid moving objects in the air
Billion-dollar divorce
December 7, 2020 5:15 pmThe joint venture announced two years ago between Embraer and Boeing has been canceled
Primitive gardens in the Amazon
December 7, 2020 5:14 pmEvidence of cassava and pumpkin cultivation, dated at 10,350 and 10,250 years ago respectively, helped an international team of researchers to identify 4,700 artificial forests in the Llanos de Moxos region in Bolivia
Preprints and published articles
December 7, 2020 5:13 pmA study led by researchers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro compared preliminary scientific manuscripts shared on preprint repositories with their final versions published in scientific journals after peer review
Rain awakens volcano in Hawaii
December 7, 2020 5:10 pmAn abnormal volume of rainfall in early 2018 may have intensified the eruption of Kīlauea, a volcano in Hawaii, USA, in May of the same year.
Why females live longer
December 7, 2020 5:09 pmThe difference in lifespan between the two sexes, the researchers noted, is not due to different aging rates
Scientific publications on artificial intelligence1
December 7, 2020 5:05 pmThe number of scientific articles on artificial intelligence (AI) published worldwide tripled
Mysterious and fraudulent authorship
December 7, 2020 4:58 pmThe scientific journal Future Generation Computer Systems recently announced the retraction of a 2018 article
A keen eye for detecting manipulation
December 7, 2020 4:58 pmIn an effort to improve the quality of the scientific articles it publishes, the Journal of Clinical Investigation began requiring that all authors provide the raw data produced by their experiments