Interesting facts

Rafael Bridi will walk suspended at 85 meters high in Florianópolis, in a crossing of more than 1.2 km between the Mainland and the Island that could turn the centenary of the Hercílio Luz Bridge into a world record in the Guinness Book.

Carla Teles 13/05/2026 at 14:45

Science and Technology

Human mini-brains sent to the Space Station may age and mature differently in microgravity, as scientists attempt to use space as a shortcut to study neurological diseases on Earth.

Débora Araújo 13/05/2026 at 14:36

Wind Energy

Dutch wind farms attempt to innovate with red blade on turbines

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 13/05/2026 at 14:34

Automotive

Even with an oil-bathed belt, consumption above 17 km/l, and a turbo engine, the Chevrolet Onix remains among the best-selling used cars in Brazil, leaving the HB20, Fiat Strada, Palio, and Uno behind with nearly 39,000 transfers in April.

Alisson Ficher 13/05/2026 at 14:32

Science and Technology

The incredible oldest mummies on the planet were hidden in Southeast Asia: a 12,000-year-old find doubles the known age of mummification and becomes the great archaeological discovery of 2025.

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 13/05/2026 at 14:30

Geopolitics

Trump arrives in China for a meeting with Xi Jinping on a red carpet, but Taiwan becomes the major point of tension after Beijing demands that the United States stop the billion-dollar arms sales to the island.

Caio Aviz 13/05/2026 at 14:28

Construction

Construction system created in South Africa uses reusable plastic forms to erect houses at an accelerated pace, with the structure ready overnight and a proposal to reduce housing costs in regions where demand is growing faster than traditional construction.

Carla Teles 13/05/2026 at 14:19

Automotive

Chevrolet Spin 2027 gets a new 5-seater LTZ version with a giant 710-liter trunk and more equipment

Andriely Medeiros de Araújo 13/05/2026 at 14:17

Construction

SC city kicks off million-dollar beach widening project that will extend the sand strip to 70 meters along 2.3 kilometers in Gravatá, with seabed dredging and 900-millimeter pipelines executed by a Belgian multinational for R$ 31.5 million.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 13/05/2026 at 14:15

Science and Technology

A Japanese manufacturer produces robotic wolves with red LED eyes, over 50 recorded sounds, and sensors that detect animals from a distance. The equipment costs around R$ 22,000, operates with solar panels, and the waiting list to purchase has already reached three months following a record number of bear attacks.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 13/05/2026 at 14:13

Agribusiness

Brazil is already the largest food supplier to China and is now advancing in the trade of corn and sorghum with the Chinese. The ambassador highlights that the two countries have strong agricultural complementarity and ample space to grow together.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 13/05/2026 at 14:11

Construction

With the removal of 150,000 cubic meters of sediments from the seabed, a 166-meter dredger from the Belgian company Jan De Nul will reopen a maritime route used in the 1960s to access the port of São Francisco do Sul.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 13/05/2026 at 14:09