– (João Pirolla/) 10) STINKY BALLADAnimal galagoLocal AfricaNicknamed “little nocturnal monkeys”, the galagos spend most of the day curled up in the hollow part of the trees. When the sun goes down, they unfurl the tail and prepare for the…
They are characters of a theatrical style known as Commedia dell’Arteborn in Italy in the 16th century. Members of a plot full of social satire, the three roles represent servants involved in a love triangle: Pierrot loves Colombina, who loves…
– (Disclosure/Wikimedia Commons) Throughout American history, especially in the 19th century, at the time of the Wild West, the valiant Sioux and Apache peoples stood out for their resistance to European invasions. However, it is practically impossible to establish, in…
They are very crazy geometric figures, produced through mathematical equations that can be interpreted as shapes and colors by computer programs. Its main feature is self-similarity. “They contain, within themselves, smaller copies of themselves. These copies, in turn, contain even…
ILLUSTRATIONS Marcos de Lima In 1877, the American inventor Thomas Edison, understanding that sound is the vibration of particles that propagate through a medium – as in waves through the air – developed a technique so that these waves could…
»> The tradition originated more than 4,000 years ago in Chinese lands, where rice has always been a symbol of prosperity. According to legend, it all started when a mandarin (high civil servant in ancient China) would have ordered a…
It depends. “In a big city, rain has a lot of contaminants. In the field and in the forests it is cleaner”, says chemist Adalgiza Fornaro, from USP. But there is no pure rain, composed only of water, anywhere in…
Before deciding which is the most powerful animal in the world, it is necessary to establish a comparative criterion between the main competitors. We, from , chose to award the trophy to the animal that managed to lift the heaviest…
»> The original version consisted of hitting the trunk of a tree and its most likely origin may lie in the fact that lightning often falls on trees. Ancient peoples – from the Egyptians to the Indians of the American…
No. Although frogs do urinate as a self-defense measure, the liquid itself does not contain any toxic substance. The real venom is released by the granular glands present in its skin. It is important to know, however, that the animal…