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A study has found that 30% of the microorganisms found in these insects cause diseases such as bubonic plague, gastritis, ulcers and stomach cancer.

John Nash, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and subject of a biographical film, talks about game theory and his new research.

Sedimentary basins of the Acre, Solimões, Amazon and Marajó rivers have water reserves estimated at over 160 trillion cubic meters.

Discovery published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research paves the way for the development of new cancer treatments.

A study conducted by researchers from São Paulo and Pernambuco details coastal vulnerability in the two states.

Project brings together researchers from the University of São Paulo and Harvard University and was approved in the first joint call for proposals launched by FAPESP and the NIH.

Research investigated 78 samples collected in various apiaries in the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina.

A new device more rapidly, precisely and inexpensively identifies mosquitoes that transmit dengue fever and yellow fever, as well as insects that cause agricultural infestations.

In preclinical tests on rats, a drug discovered by researchers from the University of São Paulo and Stanford University increases heart function by 40%. Clinical tests are expected to begin in 2014.

A 2°C increase in temperature promotes photosynthesis and increased leaf area and biomass in forage legumes in a study carried out by researchers at the University of São Paulo.

Evidence corroborates the hypothesis that the boson generates the mass of the particles that constitute matter. The discovery was announced in Nature Physics by a group that included Brazilians.

Researchers assess current obstacles facing the field in a book about applied ecology and human dimensions in biodiversity governance.

The process of change has intensified with the use of nitrogen fertilizers and the burning of fossil fuels.

Article on research conducted by Brazilian physicists is published in the journal Physical Review Letters.

The Center will be designed to expand knowledge of diseases and to develop drugs that could respond to unmet medical needs.

"Computer vision can save lives during sporting events," says Mubarak Shah of the University of Central Florida. Check out the video interview.

Research is part of an international project that includes the language as spoken in Brazil in a database of several Romance languages.

Studies suggest that current WHO recommendations based on the hemisphere in which a country is located are not suitable for regions near the tropics, where the dynamics of influenza virus circulation are different.

A study published in the journal Human Pathology shows that tumors whose cells heterogeneously express epidermal growth factor receptor are the most dangerous.

Located in inland São Paulo State, In Vitro Brasil, an animal reproduction biotechnology company, holds more than 45% of the world’s market share.

Loss is equivalent to 40% of that caused by overall deforestation. Study conducted by scientists in Brazil and the United Kingdom linked data from satellites and field studies in 225 areas.

The São Paulo Research Foundation is one of the main reasons behind the state’s success in leading research, the journal notes.

The state of São Paulo is seeing more multi-user units with state-of-the-art scientific equipment for research in a variety of fields.

The experiment was conducted on rats by researchers at the University of São Paulo; findings were published in the journal Endocrinology.

Estimate made by Brazilian researchers in collaboration with foreign colleagues was published in the journal Nature Climate Change.

The objective of this study conducted at the Geosciences Institute was to determine the boundaries of the Pantanal biome and precisely define its sub-divisions.

Process should optimize the use of renewable sources such as solar and wind power, reducing the effects of intermittent supply to the power grid.

Luiz Hildebrando Pereira da Silva, recipient of the Conrado Wessel Award for Science, explains how his studies may contribute to the near-complete elimination of the disease in the Amazon in the coming years.

This assessment was made by Jerry Hatfield, Director of the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment at the US Department of Agriculture, in a workshop at FAPESP headquarters.

International study led by Brazilian researchers analyzes the density of the cloud that formed the Solar System to explain the size of the Red Planet.