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China has built a drilling machine the size of a 5-story building that weighs 4,000 tons and is digging a 14-kilometer tunnel 89 meters deep under the Yangtze River for high-speed trains to travel at 350 km per hour underwater, and it has already set a world record by excavating 11 km nonstop.
Bruno Teles 14/04/2026 at 16:20
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Researchers believed for decades that genetics influenced only a small part of people’s lifespan and that lifestyle was what mattered most, but a new study from the Weizmann Institute in Israel turned this idea upside down and showed that DNA plays a much larger role than anyone imagined in determining who lives longer and who dies sooner.
Bruno Teles 14/04/2026 at 16:02
Science and Technology
Autonomous trucks are already traversing highways in the United States, and a study projects that up to 70% of truck drivers may no longer be needed as the profession begins to shift from long-haul to last-mile with fewer hours, lower income, and potential impact on millions of workers.
Valdemar Medeiros 14/04/2026 at 15:55
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