ILLUSTRATIONS Icarus Yuji IMAGES reproduction 1) GAME OVER, DADDY A 4-year-old Saudi boy really wanted a PlayStation. But very much. Seriously: a lot. To the point of not being able to bear the frustration of his father’s refusal, for whom…
Some come ready-made from nature. This is the case of stevioside, better known as stevia, extracted from a plant traditionally consumed by Brazilian Indians. Others emerged in the laboratory – several of them by accident. Aspartame, for example, was discovered…
It’s true that you can’t live without the world wide web anymore. But surviving the overdose of information it offers isn’t easy either. So you don’t get lost among billions and billions of pages, we’ve selected the 100 coolest addresses…
Three factors ensured this justifiable fame: the location of the prison, its strict disciplinary rules and the large number of guards. “Alcatraz is an island surrounded by very cold waters and strong sea currents – this made it difficult to…
QUESTION André Leonardo Vieira, Joinville, SC There are a few theories, but none are certain. Some place the origin in ancient Egypt, others before that, in cave paintings, and others further ahead, in the Middle Ages. The fact is that…
There is no proof that there are more dimensions than the four we know – three of space (height, width and volume) and one of time. But for most theoretical physicists, the fifth dimension does exist. We just can’t detect…
(/) None. Since fire is not made of matter, it cannot be fitted into any physical state. Though we see and feel the flame, it is only energy. Fire catches wood, for example, when it exceeds 260 °C. At this…
The biggest reason is the increase in progesterone production. In the first three months, this hormone is generated mainly in the ovary. It prevents the body from rejecting the fetus and increases the endometrium, the inner tissue of the uterus…
– (Inara Negrão/) 1st house: ASCENDANTIt governs appearance and attitudes, it is our “front”. If I could speak, this house would say: «I am». House 2: MONEY AND POSSESSIONIt is the house of values, both moral and material – its…
– (Orlandeli/Strange World) Making a calculation with the right to approximations and, of course, some assumptions, we came to the conclusion that the ark should be 40 meters longer than the one built by Noah. How did we arrive at…