The freezers were stuffed and their racks encrusted in ice, with a thin blanket of snow covering all the sample boxes inside. Such was the state of the cold-storage system in Hopi Hoekstra's laboratory a decade after the evolutionary biologist and her team started studying the genetics and behaviour of deer mice there. » Veja mais…

A survey of British institutions reveals that few have taken concrete steps to stop the much-criticized misuse of research metrics in the evaluation of academics' work. The results offer an early insight into global efforts to clamp down on such practices. » Veja mais…

Eles já nasceram conectados e sequer conheceram a vida analógica. Não vivem sem o celular e têm sede inesgotável por tecnologia e conhecimento. As afirmações poderiam ser feitas com base na observação do comportamento de qualquer adolescente, mas, neste caso, são fruto de pesquisa encomendada pela Finep, que ouviu mais de dois mil estudantes de…