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One of the most intriguing discoveries in entomology was just made — not in the field, but in a drawer. Anderson Lepeco, an entomologist at the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, had been combing through slabs of ancient rock in a collection from a little-known fossil site in northeastern Brazil when he saw something strange: a faint outline that reminded him of something. It wasn’t a cockroach or a cricket, the usual fare in this collection. It was something [...]

Brain overgrowth in children with autism is linked to more severe symptoms, potentially influenced by the enzyme Ndel1. A team of researchers from Brazil and the United States have identified a link between brain overgrowth and the severity of social and communication symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The findings, published in the journal Molecular Autism, are based on an analysis of magnetic resonance images of the brains of more than 900 children with ASD [...]

Researchers monitored the diameter of semiconductor quantum dots in real time by observing the wavelength of the emitted light. Luminescence is the outcome of a process where an object absorbs light at one wavelength and re-emits it at a different wavelength. During this process, electrons in the material’s ground state absorb light and become excited to a higher energy state. After a specific period, unique to each excited state, the electrons return to lower energy states, including [...]

Researchers at the State University of Campinas in Brazil and the Pasteur Institute in Lille, France, conducted experiments on mice and discovered that administering a specific substance reduced both viral load and inflammation in animals infected with the influenza virus. According to a study published in the journal Gut Microbes, researchers from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, and Pasteur Institut in Lille, France, have found that a naturally [...]

A study from the University of São Paulo indicates the Cerrado is experiencing its most severe drought in centuries due to rising temperatures and disrupted rainfall patterns, confirmed through geological and weather data analysis. Researchers at the University of São Paulo have discovered that Cerrado, Brazil’s savanna biome, is suffering its worst drought in 700 years. This alarming finding is largely attributed to the effects of global warming, which have been [...]

Researchers at the State University of Campinas conducted a study involving 49 participants and found that consuming a dietary supplement with 15 g of the substance daily for five weeks enhanced glucose metabolism post-meal. The peel of the Jaboticaba berry (Plinia jaboticaba), native to Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest, is often discarded due to its high tannin content, which gives it a puckering taste. However, a study published in the journal Nutrition Research suggests that this skin [...]

The jararaca is a venomous pit viper commonly found in South America. Its venom packs a deadly mix of toxins that causes excruciating pain, life-threatening bleeding, and kidney failure. What makes this snake particularly scary even among vipers is its particularly aggressive nature. This snake will bite first and ask questions later whenever it considers itself threatened. So, what is the threshold that triggers the jararaca’s defensive behavior? Or maybe an even better question is [...]

In São Paulo, Brazil, the Silver croaker, an invasive species, has become the predominant fish in the Jaguari reservoir and surrounding rivers, significantly diminishing the diversity of native fish species. Despite its economic importance, controlling its population poses significant ecological and legal challenges. The Silver croaker (Plagioscion squamosissimus), also known as corvina or pescada-branca in Portuguese, is native to the Amazon and is likely responsible for the [...]

More than 150,000 people per year are estimated to have died from heatwaves around the globe and the new study reveals regional disparities in heatwave deaths. Between 1990 and 2019, more than 150,000 deaths around the globe were associated with heatwaves each year, according to a new study published today (May 14 th) in PLOS Medicine by Yuming Guo of Monash University, Australia, and colleagues. Heatwaves, periods of extremely high ambient temperature that last for a few days, can impose [...]