INPE under pressure
September 20, 2021 3:50 pmBrazil’s most important space research center celebrates its 60th anniversary with a reduced budget, research projects facing uncertain futures, and major challenges ahead
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Sérgio Pena: Under the skin
September 20, 2021 3:48 pmThe Minas Gerais geneticist proves that, at the cellular level, Brazilians look the same
Universal vaccine
September 20, 2021 3:47 pmResearchers are trying to develop a broad-spectrum vaccine capable of protecting people against all types of coronaviruses and their variants
Mixed protection
September 20, 2021 3:42 pmPreliminary studies suggest that combining two different vaccines could be useful in the fight against the pandemic
Biosensors detect the coronavirus
September 20, 2021 3:41 pmResearchers have developed a biosensor that detects the novel coronavirus and can be incorporated into masks and clothing
Arrangement and ventilation
September 20, 2021 3:41 pmCertain arrangements of musicians on stage reduce the concentration of infectious particles
ButanVac clinical trials begin
September 20, 2021 3:41 pmButanVac, the vaccine candidate that will be produced by the Butantan Institute entirely in Brazil with no need to import any ingredients, has begun clinical trials
Life expectancy falls in Brazil
September 20, 2021 3:04 pmThe high mortality rate has reduced the population's life expectancy
2.3 billion people without soap and water
September 20, 2021 2:57 pmSome 2.3 billion people, equivalent to 30% of the world's population, had no water, soap, or either in 2020
The enigmatic dragon man
September 20, 2021 2:53 pmAn almost complete skull fossil that was hidden for 85 years may belong to a new species of archaic human being
Wireless pacemaker dissolves in the body
September 20, 2021 2:53 pmResearchers have developed a wireless, battery-free pacemaker
The high cost of the Brazilian Legislature
September 20, 2021 2:49 pmThe Brazilian Legislature is the most expensive among the 34 countries analyzed
University grants posthumous degree
September 20, 2021 2:49 pmUniversity grants posthumous degree
Deforestation and hungry harpy eagles
September 20, 2021 2:49 pmThe largest eagle in the world, is disappearing from some regions of the Amazon as a result of deforestation
The explosive exit of Trypanosoma cruzi
September 20, 2021 2:47 pmBiologist used microscopes to observe and document how the parasite returns to the blood
ERC president
September 20, 2021 2:47 pmGerman geneticist Maria Leptin will be the new president of the European Research Council
Billionaires initiate the age of space tourism
September 20, 2021 2:47 pmBillionaires initiate the age of space tourism
New Alzheimer’s drug sparks controversy
September 20, 2021 2:45 pmA new compound designed to fight Alzheimer's disease is causing controversy
Earth’s cryosphere is shrinking
September 20, 2021 2:45 pmThe ice that covers the Earth decreased by an average of 87,000 square kilometers per year between 1979 and 2016, possibly due to climate change
Scientific research on coronaviruses: the impact of COVID-19
September 20, 2021 2:43 pmScientific research on coronaviruses: the impact of COVID-19
Copying from Wikipedia
September 20, 2021 2:30 pmPublisher Elsevier has withdrawn an illustrated book on chemical elements and mineralogy, first published last year, from circulation upon discovering that several excerpts were plagiarized from Wikipedia
Study reveals extent of misconduct in the Netherlands
September 20, 2021 2:30 pmA major survey of scientific integrity at universities and research institutions in the Netherlands produced worrying results
Turmoil caused by a miscalculation
September 20, 2021 2:30 pmMethodological errors and negligence in the peer review process led to the retraction of an article used by anti-vaxxers
At a crossroads
September 20, 2021 2:29 pmThe eastern Amazon is no longer a carbon dioxide sink and is now a source of this greenhouse gas, according... View Article
Invisible message
September 20, 2021 2:23 pmWhen stimulated with ultraviolet light, the cock-eyed squid (Histioteuthis sp.) becomes covered with bright red dots
Harpy eagles are disappearing from parts of the Amazon
September 13, 2021 2:00 pmPreys for the largest eagle on Earth dwindle in deforested areas | 1'58
Drawn to nature
August 20, 2021 12:42 pmCecília Tomasi, an illustrator who worked at the São Paulo Botanical Institute for 30 years, has dedicated her career to depicting Brazilian flora
A helping hand
August 20, 2021 12:42 pmMentoring programs encourage participants to share their experience and offer guidance to students and early-career professionals
The first schoolbooks
August 20, 2021 12:38 pmFrom 1821 onward, private publishing houses took over the production of books for primary education
A multipurpose thinker
August 20, 2021 12:36 pmGláucio Soares developed pioneering studies in various areas of the social sciences