Mining
2024-12-18
Illegal gold mines can emit 3.5 tons of carbon per hectare and concentrate mercury in the soil
Researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP) and collaborators analyzed samples from mining areas in four Brazilian biomes, including the Amazon.
Mental health
2024-12-09
Study maps risk and protective factors associated with suicidal behavior
The study involved 2,788 participants with impulse control disorder treated at the University of São Paulo’s general and teaching hospital in Brazil. According to the authors, in these cases, health workers should assess not only explicit suicide attempts but also other kinds of life-threatening behavior.
Arts
2024-12-04
Gourds made by Indigenous women supplied the European luxury market in the 18th century
The pieces, made in the Amazon, were matched with lacquer and decorated with motifs that replicated European and Asian embroidery patterns.
Natural products
2024-12-19
Substances extracted from the Annona squamosa leaf have analgesic and anti-arthritic potential, study reveals
Researchers tested the effects of the plant’s methanolic extract and an isolated alkaloid substance, palmatine, on mice. The results were promising.
Young researchers
2024-12-18
Universities, memory and reparation will be the focus of a School of Advanced Science at the University of São Paulo
The program includes a discussion of the role of universities in safeguarding archives and collections. Online applications will be accepted in the period January 5-27.
Bioenergy
2024-12-18
Energy transition in transportation sector requires more international cooperation to overcome barriers to ethanol
In the 10th FAPESP Lecture 2024, researcher Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira highlighted the virtues of hybrid vehicles, which combine electricity and biofuels, stressing Brazil’s strategic role in the process.
Brazilian researchers propose a new approach to a debate that has been going on among theoretical physicists for decades. They claim that the minimum number of standards needed to measure everything depends on the type of space-time adopted. In relativistic space-time, the time standard is enough.
Science dissemination
2024-12-18
Biodiversity and climate change are the topics of a podcast launched by a group from São Paulo State University
Café com Ciência (Coffee with Science) is a dissemination project of a FAPESP-supported research center based at the UNESP campus in Rio Claro.
Public health
2024-12-18
Capybaras found dead from rabies on island in São Paulo state (Brazil) warn of need to monitor virus
The viral strain found in the dead animals on Anchieta Island in Ubatuba was the variant transmitted by vampire bats, which probably fed on the capybaras’ blood at a time of habitat disturbance.
Health
2024-12-18
Study shows association between composition of gut microbiota and depressive symptoms during pregnancy
The study was conducted at the University of São Paulo. As the pregnant women were treated and their symptoms of depression improved, the proportion of “good” bacteria in their gut microbiome increased.
Agribusiness
2024-12-13
FAPESP, Fundecitrus, and ESALQ-USP create Applied Research Center for Innovation and Sustainability
The Applied Research Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Citrus Farming was inaugurated on December 12th in a ceremony at the Palácio dos Bandeirantes, seat of the São Paulo state government.
Natural products
2024-12-19
Substances extracted from the Annona squamosa leaf have analgesic and anti-arthritic potential, study reveals
Young researchers
2024-12-18
Universities, memory and reparation will be the focus of a School of Advanced Science at the University of São Paulo
Science dissemination
2024-12-18
Biodiversity and climate change are the topics of a podcast launched by a group from São Paulo State University
Public health
2024-12-18
Capybaras found dead from rabies on island in São Paulo state (Brazil) warn of need to monitor virus
Functional materials
2024-12-11
Researchers develop inorganic material with antimicrobial properties
Innovation
2024-12-11
Inspection device extends the useful life of stainless steel surfaces used in industry
Science Communication
2024-12-11
