»> – () If lightning falls right on top of the person, there is no way, death is instantaneous, with rare exceptions. The current passing through the body in such cases is 30 thousand to 40 thousand amperes, about a…

– () 1. For over 30 years, a mysterious radio has been operating in Russia. It goes by the name UVB-76 and transmits noise, encrypted messages and incomprehensible signals. It is known to have been active since at least 1982,…

»> What the kamikazes wore was not a helmet as we know it today, but a cap made of leather, canvas or thick fabric. Often lined with fur, this cap protected the brains of suicide pilots from the wind and…

(Rodrigo Cunha/) According to legend, several people have seen alligators and other exotic animals living inside the sewer networks of big cities. There would even be reports of attacks on humans! But the real thing is that it is impossible…

With various technological and security devices, Barack Obama’s official vehicle looks more like a war tank, even having a tear gas cannon! The design of the “obamóvel” – manufactured by GM and presented at the inauguration ceremony in 2010 –…

The title is disputed by two really tiny animals: a bat called kitti and a rodent, the pygmy shrew. “Both weigh, on average, just 2 grams”, says zoologist Mário de Vivo, from USP. The kitti (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) – nicknamed the…

ILLUSTRA: Illusory Space The main ones are their nutritional values. Protein, fat, calorie and mineral contents vary, sometimes dramatically. And, although all mammals can consume milk from other species without very serious consequences, breast milk is tailor-made for the healthy…

»> To this question no zoologist has yet been able to answer — and it is unlikely that he will be able to do it accurately. But you can at least raise some hypotheses. Leaving protozoa and other microscopic beings…

(/) Question from the reader – Gustavo Messias Bezerra, Caieiras, SP actually she ever it can be seen during the day, with the exception of two days of the lunar cycle. Of the 29.5 days that make up the cycle,…

Decapitation, hanging, lethal injection, stoning, shooting and the electric chair are still methods of execution in 58 countries. While in places like the US a person can be sentenced to death for aggravated homicide and acts of terrorism, in others…