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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.

Previously accelerated by black holes, the particles are reaccelerated by shock waves resulting from the collision. The phenomenon helps scientists understand the structure of the universe on the largest scale.

Research group studies functions of proteins involved in calcium signaling in Trypanosoma cruzi and helps to identify drug development targets.

An international group of researchers led by Brazilians has identified and characterized 82 binaries in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

In addition to regulating tissue blood flow, sympathetic innervation is also important for the growth of muscle mass and the control of movement, Brazilian researchers and German collaborators have shown.

Novel design developed by Brazilian researchers couples light waves and mechanical waves at higher intensity levels.

The number of cases is the lowest in 35 years, and Brazil can eradicate the disease; however, researchers see cause for concern in transmission by Plasmodium falciparum.

Study investigates how climate changes that occurred during Pleistocene affected geographic distribution and evolution of 15 endemic bird species.

In the journal Oncotarget, Brazilian researchers describe a set of 26 genes with the potential to become biomarkers of aggressiveness in ductal carcinoma in situ.

A group of scientists and engineers from Brazil and the US successfully transferred data between São Paulo and Miami at approximately 100 gigabits per second.

The study also shows that combining these two crops is a powerful survival strategy in an era of climate change and raises farm incomes.