»> The threads are produced in a gland located in the animal’s abdomen. Depending on the species of spider, these threads are used to form different structures and designs, which also vary depending on the purpose of the construction. The…
ILLUSTRATES: Felipe Watanabe It is a resource in which the language itself is used as the theme and content of what will be written. Or, in other words, it’s when something is talking about itself. The origin of the word…
ILLUSTRATIONS Eduardo Medeiros LAYING THE BASES The greatest empire in history began around the 8th century BC, in the region of the Tiber River, from small Latin settlements that, under the influence of neighboring peoples, became cities, giving rise to…
The main reason is that nature still doesn’t know how to get rid of it. “Bacteria and fungi that decompose the materials did not have time to develop enzymes to degrade the substance”, says chemical engineer Marilda Keico Taciro, from…
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…
ILLUSTRATIONS: Diego Sanches Brazil officially controls a maritime territory of 3.6 million km2 – an area larger than the Northeast, Southeast and South regions combined. In this stretch of sea, known as the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the country monitors…
Two beautiful birds share the title: the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), also called the New World vulture, and the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus). Both reach 1.3 meters in length and, with wings open, reach 3 meters in wingspan. Adult individuals…
In wars on the high seas, the most common are aircraft carriers, considered the “heart” of the fleet, submarines, escort ships such as frigates, corvettes and destroyers (or destroyers, as they were originally called in English), and support vessels such…
According to Simon’s Book of World Sexual Records, normally the semen jet covers a distance of 15 to 20 centimeters, but marks of more than 1 meter have been known! As there is no such category in the Guinness Book…
»> The phenomenon occurs near the terrestrial poles, during the summer, when the Sun can be seen 24 hours a day. This happens because the inclination of the Earth’s axis in relation to the plane of its orbit causes sunlight…