Internet vulnerabilities
February 15, 2021 3:29 pmBrazilian cybersecurity firms seek growth as virtual crime rises
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Where the “day” lasts half a minute
February 15, 2021 3:28 pmBrazilians discover the fastest white dwarf star, which completes one rotation on its axis in less than 30 seconds
The faithful frog
February 15, 2021 3:27 pmSaxicolous frogs only reproduce with two or three specific females, behavior never before seen in amphibians
The advance of stagnant water
February 15, 2021 3:26 pmDams, swamps, and wells proliferate in deforested areas of the Upper Xingu River Basin
The fear of indifference
February 15, 2021 3:25 pmStudies investigate why some scientific papers are never cited
Yvonne Maggie: An anthropologist of Afro-Brazilian religions
February 15, 2021 3:20 pmA researcher of race relations and education, this professor emeritus of UFRJ has been teaching and researching with the institution for over 50 years
Luiz Davidovich: Towards a more interactive education
February 15, 2021 3:19 pmPresident of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and professor at the UFRJ Physics Institute questions compartmentalization at universities
100 vigorous years
February 15, 2021 3:18 pmBrazilian universities created a unique model to catch up from a late start
Masters of challenge
February 15, 2021 3:17 pmCOPPE, an engineering institute best known for its marine engineering, energy, and sustainability research, is now helping to tackle COVID-19
Strengths in life sciences
February 15, 2021 3:14 pmFrom basic to applied research, UFRJ has produced cutting-edge science across different fields
A century-long heritage
February 15, 2021 3:13 pmThe Federal University of Rio de Janeiro has reached its 100th anniversary as one of the most productive institutions in Brazil
The distance between dental research and treatment
February 15, 2021 3:10 pmThe pandemic focuses attention on the debate regarding scientific production and dental care in the public healthcare system
Scientific philanthropy boost
February 15, 2021 3:04 pmPandemic drives donations from companies and individuals wishing to support COVID-19 research in Brazil
The uncertainty of herd immunity
February 15, 2021 3:02 pmWith a lack of scientific consensus on the subject, experts warn that protection measures against COVID-19 must be maintained
Potential treatment
February 15, 2021 3:02 pmWith no effective antiviral therapy, COVID-19 management for the time being consists of reducing inflammation and preventing blood clots
The effects of COVID-19
February 15, 2021 3:01 pmThe novel coronavirus can affect the lungs, heart, kidneys, pancreas, and brain, causing long-term damage after the acute phase of the disease has passed
Seismographs used to measure social distancing
February 15, 2021 3:00 pmDue to the social distancing measures adopted to contain the pandemic, seismographs in large cities registered a significant reduction in the waves generated by ground movement
The content of fake news
February 15, 2021 3:00 pmScientific institutions have created websites to combat fake news
Intranasal coronavirus vaccine
February 15, 2021 3:00 pmTwo international studies have suggested that COVID-19 aerosol vaccine candidates, administered intranasally, offer protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in animals
Mutation makes COVID-19 less serious
February 15, 2021 2:59 pmA mutation that erased a stretch of DNA from two SARS-CoV-2 genes appears to make the symptoms of COVID-19 less aggressive
High levels of asymptomatic infection in children
February 15, 2021 2:59 pmClinical data suggest that although children and young adults tend to develop milder symptoms of COVID-19, they can be silent spreaders of the disease
The dinosaur with cancer
February 15, 2021 2:56 pmAn herbivorous dinosaur that lived about 76 million years ago in what is now the province of Alberta in western Canada had highly aggressive bone cancer in its right hind leg
Inca offerings in Lake Titicaca
February 15, 2021 2:55 pmA stone box made of volcanic rock found at the bottom of Lake Titicaca is helping archaeologists to better understand the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Incan Empire
Two species of mata-mata
February 15, 2021 2:55 pmNew analyses have revealed that there are at least two species of mata-mata
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