Economy

Millions of Brazilians will look at their bank account on the wrong day in May and panic, thinking their salary hasn’t been deposited. The May 1st holiday messes up the entire count of business days, and those who don’t know the correct date might even argue with their boss for no reason.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 30/04/2026 at 18:49

Science and Technology

NASA fires up a lithium plasma engine 25 times more powerful than any electric thruster ever used in space. The technology needs to operate for 23,000 hours non-stop at infernal temperatures, and if successful, will put the first human on Mars.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 30/04/2026 at 18:43

Science and Technology

The warning hidden deep in Antarctica returns to the center of the climate crisis: scientists identify in the deep circulation of the Southern Ocean the mechanism that released CO₂ at the end of the last ice age and can now transform the ocean itself into an amplifier of global warming.

Valdemar Medeiros 30/04/2026 at 18:38

Economy

The average Brazilian salary reaches a historic high of R$ 3,722, with a real increase of 5.5% above inflation, according to IBGE.

Jefferson Augusto 30/04/2026 at 18:34

Economy

On May 1st, OPEC loses 113 billion barrels and 59 years of alliance: how the UAE’s exit can change the price of oil worldwide

Douglas Avila 30/04/2026 at 18:28

Science and Technology

China finds more than 200 new oil and gas fields and tries to strengthen energy security amid global pressure

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 30/04/2026 at 18:23

Economy

In just five days, Europe began to lose 30% of Russian gas — and Nigeria entered the game that could change the planet’s energy balance.

Douglas Avila 30/04/2026 at 18:19

Science and Technology

NASA is racing against time to save a telescope that is about to plummet to Earth because the Sun itself is pushing it down, and the solution is to send a spacecraft to push it back.

Bruno Teles 30/04/2026 at 18:13

Science and Technology

Cell towers were set on fire because people swore that 5G transmitted biological viruses, while scientists tried to debunk a fake news story that put hospitals, ambulances, families, and telecommunication technicians at risk.

Flavia Marinho 30/04/2026 at 18:09

Construction

R$ 228 million tunnel in SC replaces asphalt with concrete, and the reason explains why stretches of the Serra Catarinense last more than 40 years without needing maintenance.

Bruno Teles 30/04/2026 at 18:04

Science and Technology

China creates a unique brain for robots that combines vision, language, and action, executes up to ten steps by itself, and promises to change factories, commerce, and homes.

Flavia Marinho 30/04/2026 at 17:58

Science and Technology

More than 200 robots are already descending up to 6,000 meters to track the hidden heat in the deep ocean, but scientists warn that 1,200 floats would be needed to observe the complete change in one of the planet’s least monitored regions.

Valdemar Medeiros 30/04/2026 at 17:53