(/) Bamboo is the champion. The record belongs to a gigantic species, Phyllostachys edulis. “In Japan, in 1956, scientists attested that this plant can grow up to 1.21 meters in a single day. Another species, Bambusa arundinacea, increased by 91.3…
In fact, the Moon does not produce this effect on its own. The rise and fall of sea level – the so-called tides – are also influenced by the Sun, depending on the intensity of the attraction force of the…
For a change, it’s the blue whale, an old character here at ME and which has also been pointed out as the most gluttonous animal and the one that poops the most. Not by chance, the blue whale is the…
In the medieval era, life within four walls became more modest due to the influence of the Catholic Church. In the western world, everything related to sex – except procreation – became a sin. Even thinking about it was forbidden!…
Monica Giacomelli, Ribeirão Preto, SP; Fabiano Amaral, Monte Mor, SP The feces go into a reservoir at the bottom of the aircraft. At the end of the trip, the tank is emptied and its contents are sent to the sewer…
ILLUSTRATES Kleber Sales Vangelia Pandeva Dimitrova, eternalized as Baba Vanga or the Prophetess of Rupite, was a blind Bulgarian prophetess and healer, who made several predictions throughout the 20th century. It gained fame mainly in Eastern Europe when it hit…
– (Mauricio Planel/) What it was: PharaohWhere did you live: EgyptWhen he was born and died: 69 BC- 30 BC cleopatra 7a is a must-have name on any list of the most influential female figures in history. There are 30…
By ingesting more calories than those spent in daily activities, the tendency is for the excess to be stored as fat by the body. But be careful: calorie – or kilocalorie – is not a substance that comes inside food,…
It is living something and, at the same time, having the feeling that it already happened before. The phenomenon has not yet been fully clarified, but it is known that it occurs due to a erroneous exchange of information in…
»> Among the types used in Brazil is alcohol. “As it already has oxygen in its composition, its combustion is easier and, therefore, releases less pollutants”, says chemist Ernesto Gonzalez, from the University of São Paulo (USP). This does not…