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The exotic behaviors displayed by organic compounds subjected to low temperatures are explored in a paper published in Physical Review B.

Understanding how microorganisms regulate the control and production of these enzymes is considered fundamental to the production of second-generation ethanol.

The technology is called Fluid and uses mobile sensors that record vibrations in water pipes, comparing them with a cloud database.

A multicenter study involving BRAINN, a research center funded by FAPESP, analyzed the brains of over 3,800 volunteers in search of anatomical alterations specific to each epilepsy subtype.

A particle that is its own anti-particle is the subject of a theoretical study by Brazilian researchers with results published in Scientific Reports.

Study shows that the integrated neural respiratory control system makes expiration cease to be passive when ambient carbon dioxide increases.

Brazilian researchers show how certain leafcutter ant and stingless bee species depend on microorganisms for food, communication, defense against pathogens, and the completion of their development cycle.

A study conducted by Brazilian scientists shows that better management practices can help reduce GHG emissions in the early stages of the switch from degraded pasture to sugarcane.

MacPath system permits automated planning of tractors, harvesters and sprayers based on logistics, cost, and surface of areas for planting.

Research warns of possible jeopardy for forest regeneration and plant species balance if large mammals existing today become extinct.

Research conducted in Brazil could help develop tests to estimate progression of the disease, which is the leading cause of hospitalization in the first year of life.

Set to come to market this year, the test identifies antibodies that remain in the organism for years after the acute phase and provide immunity.

Researchers from Brazil and France identify cadmium and mercury contamination in invertebrates inhabiting the Kerguelen Islands, one of the most isolated places on Earth.

Laboratory experiment performed in Brazil elucidates how outermost layers of radioactive elements known as actinides are ordered and represents new step in search for room-temperature superconductors.

Over half the study population of postmenopausal women with vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency had metabolic syndrome.

With climate change and indiscriminate use of fire, the tropical rainforest biome’s hydrological cycle will be badly affected if deforestation reaches 20%-25%, scientists warn.

Scientists use mathematical models to predict distribution areas by 2100 of four arboviruses: Oropouche, Mayaro, Rocio, and St Louis encephalitis.

Technology developed by Brazilian firm i-Healthsys can be used to control hand hygiene and medical procedures

Study originating in international collaboration reveals that triclosan inhibits enzymes essential to survival of malaria parasite in two key stages of its lifecycle in humans.

Researchers in Brazil and US used 3D printing to produce structures with high mechanical strength based on mathematical models created by Karl Schwarz in 1880.

Resembling an eel but phylogenetically close to the wolf fish, Tarumania walkerae spends its life buried in leaf-litter pools. The specimen used for the description was found during the dry season in the Amazon.

Abandoned areas of Brazilian savanna converted into pasture become closed forest with poor biodiversity, according to Brazilian researchers.

As published in Scientific Reports, research conducted in Brazil using magnetic resonance imaging points to variations in the volume of the insula, a brain region associated with body image.

Brazilian researchers find molecules in patients’ blood indicating which cases are likely to progress to metastasis or develop local relapse after treatment. Study also points to a novel therapeutic target.

An analysis of nine toothpastes found that none of them protects enamel or prevents erosive wear. Scientists stress the importance of diet and treatment by a dentist.

Brazilian researchers discover that in modified environments, Polistes satan wasps build nearby collaborative nests that function as a supercolony.

Unless the clearing of tropical forests is halted, the mean global temperature could rise an extra 0.8 °C, even with cuts in emissions from fossil fuels, scientists warn in an article in Nature Communications.

A study conducted in the US with a Brazilian first author aims to improve the formulation of drugs against metastatic breast cancer and reduce doses.

Brazilian researchers develop a system that analyzes agricultural products to identify different stages in fruit ripening.

Researchers obtain sterilizing protection in murine assays performed with recombinant Plasmodium vivax protein.