News from Latin America

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24-Sep-2018

Four extremely young asteroid families identified

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

Brazilian researchers dated the families using a numerical simulation method to process current data to go back in time to the asteroid formation era.

Journal

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP

24-Sep-2018

Violence in pre-Columbian Panama exaggerated, new study shows

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An oft-cited publication said a pre-Colombian archaeological site in Panama showed signs of extreme violence. A new review of the evidence strongly suggests that the interpretation was wrong.

Journal

Latin American Antiquity

20-Sep-2018

Study reveals a promising alternative to corticosteroids in acute renal failure treatment

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

In search of an option for the drug known for causing several side effects, scientists describe the anti-inflammatory properties of protein galectin-1 in tests with rats involving ischemia-reperfusion scenarios.

Journal

Scientific Reports

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP

18-Sep-2018

Study on jararaca pit vipers links 'giant' specimens proliferation to predators

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

In São Paulo, Brazil, it is the lesser presence of predators, not large food supply, that can explain why an isolated green area concentrates more giant pit vipers than a wide forest reserve.

Journal

Journal of Herpetology

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP

14-Sep-2018

New soft coral species discovered in Panama

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Another new coral found in Panama's Coiba National Park, a UNESCO National Heritage Site, the location of the Smithsonian's newest research site.

Journal

Bulletin of Marine Science

14-Sep-2018

Virtual simulation and 3D modeling assure high performance of projects

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Business Announcement

In order to evaluate processes or environments and reduce costs for clients, Brazilian tech startup Tau Flow designs prototyping solutions using computational fluid dynamics data.

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP

13-Sep-2018

Trees reveal the evolution of environmental pollution

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

Chemical analysis of tipuana tree rings and bark by Brazilian researchers shows falling levels of heavy metal pollution in the air of São Paulo City, Southern Hemisphere's largest metropolis.

Journal

Environmental Pollution

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP

12-Sep-2018

Climate change may drive 10 percent of amphibian species in the Atlantic Rainforest to extinction

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

Climate conditions forecast for 2050 and 2070 will be potentially lethal to species less adapted to climate variation, according to Brazilian researchers.

Journal

Ecology and Evolution

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP

6-Sep-2018

Experiment obtains entanglement of six light waves with a single laser

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

Record set by Brazilian researchers can help make quantum computing feasible. Articles highlighted in Physical Review Letters and Physical Review A.

Journal

Physical Review Letters

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP

5-Sep-2018

Bees coordinate strategy for defending colony, study reveals

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

Stingless bees position hovering guards in an organized manner at nest entrance to detect and intercept intruders rapidly.

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP