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Sediments off Brazil’s Northeast coast reveal sudden changes in heat transport in the Atlantic

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research shows that the AMOC, a system fundamental to the Earth’s climate, has undergone sudden changes in the past, driven by climate shifts similar to those we are experiencing now.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Your photos can help make scientific discoveries

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists uncovered the possible evolution of egg-caring using iNaturalist photos and scientific observations in a group of arachnids

Smithsonian and NASA collaborate to understand tropical forests on different continents

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The effects of climate on forest biomass differs among forests on with different histories on a continental scale

Scientists discover new frog species in the Amazon’s flooded forests

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Identified in western Acre, Adenomera varcena reveals a hidden diversity that could be confirmed only through call and DNA analyses.

Journal: Ichthyology & Herpetology
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Unsupervised free time increases the likelihood that adolescents will engage in violent behavior

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This is the conclusion of an international study involving more than 58,000 young people from 21 countries. In Brazil, approximately 1,900 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17 were interviewed.

Journal: PLOS One
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

New technique reveals on a large scale how thousands of proteins change shape and move

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Led by a Brazilian researcher, a study published in Nature shows that molecules with nearly identical three-dimensional structures can exhibit completely different behaviors over time.

Journal: Nature
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Use of omega-3 and ASA has a similar effect to antibiotics against severe periodontitis

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Study shows that combining the two compounds with conventional treatment may be a promising alternative, reducing the need for antibiotics.

Journal: Journal of Periodontology
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Mega-study analyzes the impact of gratitude interventions

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research conducted in 34 countries compared six practices designed to foster gratitude with three control measures, observing variations in effects based on cultural differences. When compared to those who only wrote about past events, research participants who engaged in social connection practices had measurable increases in positive feelings, optimism, and a decrease in feelings of envy.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Genetic testing changes the course of hereditary cancer in a family observed for 20 years

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A case report published in the journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians shows how genetic analysis and molecular biology studies helped confirm the diagnosis, guide preventive surgeries, and define personalized surveillance strategies across generation.

Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

A mathematical theory drives the control of robots, aircraft, and microscopic devices

Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral

Over the past two decades, a powerful but highly specialized branch of control engineering—known as Negative Imaginary (NI) systems theory has quietly evolved into a key tool for stabilizing complex, vibration-prone systems, from flexible structures to advanced robotics.

Journal: International Journal of Systems Science

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