It is the star VY Canis Majoris, about 2.7 billion km in diameter, that is, more than 3 million times larger than the Sun. However, using the term “astro” to talk about planets, stars, meteors and other structures that make…
Canyons are deep valleys with almost vertical slopes, which can extend for hundreds of kilometers and reach up to 5 thousand meters in depth. At first sight, those who observe these gigantic notches on the surface of the planet could…
The Sem Parar electronic system reads the identification card on the car window and automatically releases the passage through the gates of the toll plazas. The process takes seconds to complete. The contraption registers date, time, square and the cost…
Because, after a long resistance by the Vietnamese, the US government yielded to political and popular pressure and withdrew from the conflict. This move allowed communist North Vietnam to invade and conquer South Vietnam, unifying the nation. With a smaller…
Yes. For a woman weighing 50 kg, three and a half bonbons – each with 6 ml of liqueur – would be enough to raise the blood alcohol level beyond the Brazilian Prohibition limit. In the case of a 70…
(Nevit Dilmen (talk)/Wikimedia Commons) One of the main differences is the type of wave used in each device. The so-called X-rays are waves of higher energy and very short length, capable of penetrating the human body. The body scanner, on…
ILLUSTRATIONS Estevan Silveira Harry Price ORIGIN London, England Born in 1881 and died in 1948, this Briton was considered the first investigator to employ scientific methods to identify supernatural phenomena. He became world famous for unmasking false mediums who «invoked»…
– (Gustavo Arrais/) On the last April 17th, the Environment Committee (CMA) of the Senate, led by Senator Cidinho Santos (PR-MT) approved the end of the obligation, on food packaging, of the symbol that indicates the presence of a transgenic…
In the African country, you can’t go shopping without haggling, you can see cinematic deserts and you have to follow rules of etiquette that are unusual for us IF YOU DRINK, DON’T TRAVEL Consuming alcohol is not easy. The unrestricted…
»> No, they die. The liquids that circulate in the body of saltwater fish have approximately the same proportion of salts as seawater. “But if the fish is placed in fresh water, this concentration will be higher in its body…