Reader Question – Eduardo Reeve, Niterói, RJ It was the flute. Since 1995, archaeological excavations in caves and mountain ranges in Europe and Southeast Asia have unearthed around 30 specimens made from vulture tibia, bear femur and mammoth ivory. Dating…
»> There are several types of orchestra, but their formation is always directly linked to the historical period in which the work to be performed was composed. “For example, baroque composers – including Bach, Vivaldi and Handel – used only…
reader question Mateus Siqueira Lessa, Posse, GO illustrates Alberto Rocha edition Felipe van Deursen It is the American Brian Shaw, winner of the 2015 edition of the World’s Strongest Man. The tournament has been held every year since 1977 and…
In general, sneaky and bloody. Pirates took advantage of climatic factors, such as fog, to attack larger merchant vessels with more crew. They practiced barbaric acts with some captured precisely so that their fame of evil would spread. With that,…
Most owls shelter in caves or tree branches during the day. Some species, such as the buraqueira, hide in holes and burrows dug in the ground. Still others use church towers, roofs and ceilings of old houses as “bedrooms”. In…
The Persians have always been there: they descend from tribes that occupied Central Asia some 3,000 years ago – and were the seed of an empire. In its greatest expansion, its territory extended over an area now occupied by nations…
»> 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…