Construction A nearly submerged sandbank turned, in a few months, into a Chinese artificial island of almost 1,500 acres in the South China Sea, a development captured by satellites that reignites tensions with Vietnam and fears about the militarization of one of the busiest trade routes on the planet. Bruno Teles 01/06/2026 at 12:19
Industry Wind turbine blades the size of airplane wings become the new challenge for clean energy: the world could accumulate 43 million tons of this material by 2050 as China, Europe, and the United States rush to prevent green giants from ending up buried in landfills. Valdemar Medeiros 01/06/2026 at 12:17
Science and Technology In the French Mediterranean, turbines that float on the sea instead of being anchored to the seabed have started delivering energy to homes and businesses for the first time. Douglas Avila 01/06/2026 at 12:15
Interesting facts England restores giant chalk figure in Dorset and reignites debate over Saxon origin, Hercules, and a curious medieval mystery Viviane Alves 01/06/2026 at 12:12
Economy The largest pharmacy chain in Southern Brazil, with nearly 25,000 employees, begins testing the 5×2 schedule in some stores to avoid being caught off guard while Congress discusses the possible end of the 6×1 workweek in Brazil. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 01/06/2026 at 12:11
Interesting facts About 400 km above our heads, Earth’s orbit has become a massive junkyard, with over 33,000 trackable objects orbiting at 27,000 km/h, nearly half of which is space debris capable of destroying satellites and threatening communications, GPS, and even astronauts. Bruno Teles 01/06/2026 at 12:08
Automotive China gets tired and now wants to “retire” “zero gravity” seats in electric cars due to collision risks and targets feature used in BYD luxury models Romário Pereira de Carvalho 01/06/2026 at 12:02
Interesting facts The iron dagger found with the mummy of Pharaoh Tutankhamun was forged with metal from space, scientists confirmed by detecting high levels of nickel and cobalt typical of meteorites in the blade, a material that was more valuable than gold in Egypt over 3,000 years ago. Bruno Teles 01/06/2026 at 11:58
Science and Technology Scientists finally overcome the biggest obstacle of perovskite and pave the way for high-efficiency solar panels on an industrial scale; Breakthrough that could reduce renewable energy costs and accelerate the global energy transition in the coming years. Hilton Libório 01/06/2026 at 11:56
Economy PCC and CV as terrorists: The financial nightmare that could change everything in Brazil Noel Budeguer 01/06/2026 at 11:53
Agribusiness China presents the country’s first robot capable of harvesting fresh grains in the field with a success rate of over 90%, using computer vision and robotic arms with force sensors that grasp delicate pods without damaging them even amidst dense vegetation. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 01/06/2026 at 11:47
Economy Decisions by the Lula government and Congress in the electricity sector are expected to add approximately R$ 985 billion in extra costs to Brazilians’ electricity bills by 2050, according to a survey by the National Front of Energy Consumers, a figure contested by the Ministry of Mines and Energy for considering the methodology inadequate. Bruno Teles 01/06/2026 at 11:44