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Researchers are measuring differences in pollution levels among buses, automobiles and subway in the metropolitan region.

Discovered in the feces of a child with gastroenteritis, the virus was sequenced, but the study was unable to prove it was brought from China to Brazil or even that it caused the disease.

Scientists at the Research Center for Gas Innovation, funded by FAPESP and Shell, have applied for a patent on their gravity separation technology.

Mice without the RIC8B gene in the olfactory epithelium took longer to find food and were not put off by strongly unpleasant smells. Inactivation of the gene prevented embryo development.

At the Second Regional Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP), economist Joshua Farley compared the current environmental crisis to the Great Depression and World War Two.

Theoretical physics discovery paves the way for future technological applications. Study led by young Brazilian researcher featured on cover of Physical Review Letters.

Methane is 25 times more perilous for global warming than CO₂, and scientists’ understanding of its dynamics has changed in recent years, researchers warned at the São Paulo School of Advanced Methane Science.

Study by scientists at the Center on Toxins, Immune-Response and Cell Signaling (CeTICS) paves the way for the identification of new cancer markers.

Study by 72 researchers from eight countries concludes that the Lagoa Santa people are descendants of Clovis culture migrants from North America. Distinctly African features attributed to Luzia were wrong.

Studies by Brazilian researchers could have applications in crude oil pumping and missions to Mars, among others. New findings have just been published in Physical Review Letters.

Scientists and students from several countries discussed the integration of research efforts at São Paulo School of Advanced Science on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus.

Experimental inhibition of this prostanoid led to increased migration of defense cells and production of antimicrobial peptides, resulting in decreased bacterial numbers in the colon.

Brazil’s Visiona and Canada’s Tesera are developing the service for the pulp and paper industry.

Elucidating the mechanism by which dengue virus infection develops into its hemorrhagic form could lead to new treatments and vaccines. The research was done in Brazil with support from FAPESP.

Researchers identify the function of a protein that controls allergic diseases. Study could lead to development of medications for autoimmune disorders and other diseases, such as certain types of cancer.

Losses to herds due to parasites correspond to more than double the value of Brazil’s annual beef exports, according to a study by Brazilian researchers published in Scientific Reports.

Common bacteria that cause foodborne diseases are resistant to antibiotics used to treat infections, according to research that identified 39 genes responsible for this resistance.

Consumption of alcohol or at least one drug was associated with over half the violent deaths that occurred in São Paulo City in the period analyzed.

Technology developed by Brazilian startup Autaza with FAPESP support has also been implemented by aerospace giant Embraer.

Identification of the first luciferin-producing insect belonging to the order Diptera in the Neotropics paves the way for researchers to investigate other biochemical functions of the molecule in these organisms.

An initiative of the Research Center for Gas Innovation will use new software technologies to shorten the lag between data capture and the availability of helpful information on offshore oil and gas exploration.

Representatives of data sharing programs and of public universities in São Paulo State attend workshop at FAPESP to report on experiences and challenges of building a culture of open data and open science.

Partnership is supported by FAPESP Innovative Research in Small Business Program and National Research Council Canada.

A low-cost device is highly sensitive and selective in identifying a biomarker for this disease, which is difficult to diagnose.

Researchers identify 35 genes associated with reproduction, milk composition, growth, meat and carcass, health or body conformation traits in Gir cattle.

Sylvatic cycle would give virus a natural reservoir from which it could more frequently reinfect humans. Study on subject has been published by Brazilian researchers in Scientific Reports.

By finding that the cancer drug also activates a key cellular receptor in the innate immune system, a study at the Center for Research in Inflammatory Diseases (CRID), in Brazil, may lead to new treatment strategies.

A study conducted in Brazil shows that flour made from roasted jackfruit seeds can replace cocoa powder in a mixture of milk and coffee used to make cappuccino.

Brazilian researchers combined clay and polymer on the nanometric scale to create a structure that can be used to load and release drugs gradually.

First initiative of its kind in the tropics will integrate data from research conducted for the purpose of solving societal problems; a consortium featuring Brazilian agencies both federal and local will provide funding.