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The emergence of colonies with individuals more robust and larger than other workers coincided with the appearance of “robber bees”, according to a study.

Researchers selected 142 geosites to be part of São Paulo State’s Geological Heritage, classifying them by scientific value and risk of degradation.

Research points to the occurrence of a single adaptive event before the first Americans spread over the Americas. The study published in PNAS involved scientists from Brazil, the United States and Spain.

A study published in PLOS Pathogens describes serious, potentially fatal lesions caused by this fungal disease and highlights a rise in the number of cases.

An article published in Biological Conservation brings good news: 90% of the species expected to occur in São Paulo State, Brazil, were recorded in 22 forest fragments surrounded by sugarcane monoculture.

Numerical simulations show that a system’s dynamics last a certain time after the tipping point is reached and that this persistence may mask the irreversibility of the transition.

EU representatives present a program to the Brazilian scientific community that will invest €80 billion by 2020.

Complexes that associate essential metals with organic ligands could be used in cancer drugs.

A new project has been launched with funding from FAPESP's SPRINT program, which promotes collaboration between researchers in São Paulo State and abroad. The call for new proposals will remain open until April 24.

Huge geometric earthworks built by pre-Columbian people are thought to reflect agroforestry.

Researchers create tests to assess musical perception and use the results as a basis for identifying children predisposed to problems with written and spoken language acquisition.

Researchers at a Brazilian university use NASA's Landsat 8 OLI sensor to map the distribution of colored dissolved organic matter absorption coefficient in a reservoir.

In experiments with rats, Brazilian researchers explore mechanisms of low-level laser therapy.

Brazilian and Argentinian researchers describe a disc-shaped marine organism from 565 million years ago.

Experiments showed researchers that implants containing layered double hydroxides did not induce inflammation but instead accelerated the healing process.

A study compares the grades of over a million Brazilian students in the national university exam and concludes that beneficiaries of the quota system and student loan program do not underperform their classmates.

The mission of the BPBES is to mainstream the role of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the national development model in order to accelerate the transition to sustainability.

In an article published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers show that lower doses of the drug than those used against bacterial infections have a protective effect on neurons.

Brazilian entrepreneurs will produce insect repellents based on new natural compounds and traps to capture Aedes aegypti vector mosquitoes, among other solutions.

Brazilian researchers collaborating with US colleagues make material more resilient for use in satellites and spacecraft.

Collaboration between the University of Campinas and Aché has resulted in an article describing a chemical compound that selectively inhibits kinase enzyme AAK1, a potential target for the treatment of viral diseases.

Scientists publish largest-ever molecular phylogeny of a family that includes lancehead pit vipers and rattlesnakes, extending knowledge regarding the origin and diversification of these species.

International study investigates transmission of microorganisms that cause malaria and other diseases from migratory to resident avian species.

Article published in PNAS describes how researchers identified biological substrates of bacterial enzyme Ohr, a potential target for drug development.

Anolis porcatus, a species native to Cuba, has been identified in several areas near the Port of Santos on the São Paulo coast.

Ultracold temperatures and high magnetic fields were required. The formulated equations offer ample prospects for both basic research and technological applications.

Two products based on human decongestant have been developed by Brazilian startup and proved effective in managing CVC, citrus canker and greening.

Researchers track movements of largest feline in Americas across all major Brazilian biomes. Only some 300 individuals remain in Atlantic Rainforest.

Model based on genetic information predicts which patients have mesial temporal lobe epilepsy that is refractory to treatment with drugs.

Study classifies the largest specimen of the abelisaurids, a huge dinosaur that lived in Central-Western Brazil 70 million years ago and was larger than Argentina's Carnotaurus.