»> 1- Common in India, in other eastern countries and even in North Africa, the snake charm takes place in the middle of the street. The charmer chooses a busy spot and sits down in front of a basket that…

»> Only in the solid state do the molecules of a substance maintain an ordered structure. The liquid crystal, however, is an organic substance that flows like a liquid, but presents, like crystals, partial alignment of its molecules. Their molecular…

Insect specialists, entomologists, have never made a definitive ranking on this subject. After all, this is an almost impossible mission given the dizzying number of insect species: almost 1 million have already been catalogued, but scientists estimate that the total…

1) FISHWhere AustraliaWhen 2010 Fish showers are even common around the world. Animals are often carried away by waterspouts (a type of hurricane that originates in water). The phenomenon was also registered in Greece, in 2002, and in Singapore, in…

»> There is no question more puzzling than this! The vast majority of scientists believe in the Big Bang, or Big Bang, theory – but what came before it? Everything indicates that it is impossible to know for sure! The…

Illustrates Horacio GamaEdition Felipe van Deursen ATTENTION: Hidden images!Use red-lens glasses to see them REPORT “SUPERNATURAL RITUALS”– voodoo doll– Jewish Golem– Offering to the orixás– Wiccan ceremony– Islamic exorcism– Hindu black magic Necromancy Ritual In theory, any ritual of contact…

ILLUSTRATES Pedro D’Apremont became a young lady Balls in debutantes emerged in Europe in the 19th century, as form in nobles present their daughter to society, warning those interested that she was no longer a child and that could marry.…

Peppers burn because they have so-called capsaicinoids. These weirdly named substances have no smell or taste, but they stimulate the nerve cells in the mouth, producing that burning sensation, as if the mouth is on fire. Capsaicinoids are produced by…

READER QUESTION Guilherme Cardoso Lima, Sao Paulo, SPILLUSTRATES Marcos PennaEDITION Bruno Lazaretti The same geological processes that create, shape, and reshape the Earth also generate temperature and pressure situations that combine elements into stones precious. The exception is organic gems,…

Nobody knows for sure when man started chewing resins extracted from trees, but there are historical records that several ancient peoples, such as the Greeks, already had this custom. The habit was also common on the American continent, even before…