Credit: Disclosure/Reproduction Reader Question – Julia Garzuzi, Curitiba, PR It is the turtle of the species Rafetus swinhoei, with only four known specimens – a couple in a Chinese zoo and two males in lakes in Vietnam. Data are from…
– (Gustavo Rodrigues/) 1. In March 2016, WikiLeaks, famous for leaking secret US government documents, revealed private emails from John Podesta, head of Hillary Clinton’s campaign in the presidential elections of that year, held in November. At first, the messages…
one piece Meet the arms of the control organization that serves as the antagonist in the manga one piece NAVY This powerful military force is responsible for international security. Present on all seas, its function is to enforce the laws.…
– (Pablo Maia/Strange World) Call of Hanukkah in English-speaking countries, this jewish feast hard eight days and, although it usually happens in December, it has no connection with Christmas. Its origin is older. In 165 BC, the Maccabees (a group…
It is a sequence of numbers that appears encoded in many natural phenomena. Described at the end of the 12th century by the Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci, it is infinite and starts with 0 and 1. The following numbers are…
Troy gained fame because of the Greek author Homer. in the epic poem Iliad, probably written in the 8th century BC, Homer narrated a great war between Greeks and Trojans. In the work, Troy is described as a powerful city-state…
ILLUSTRATES Andre TomaEDITION Felipe van Deursen mountain spaIn 1903, Barbacena, MG, gained the nickname of “City of the Crazy”, thanks to the inauguration of seven psychiatric institutions in the municipality. At the time, resorts with a mild climate, such as…
»> Mainly for aesthetic reasons. “Some people think that cropping the ears and tail makes the animal prettier and at the same time gives it a more aggressive appearance,” says dog trainer Sheila Niski. But there are other reasons.…
In Nazi concentration camps, German officials locked prisoners in rooms that were infested with pesticide. The chambers were not the first method of mass extermination used by Germany. Until 1941, SS officers (Hitler’s military police) disposed of small groups of…
André Alves, Sao Paulo-SP It’s like calling a plumber and a mason to fix a burst pipe in the kitchen. First, the plumber stops the leak. Then, the mason cements the wall and leaves everything brand new. That’s more or…