Science and Technology

Unprecedented phenomenon: scientists record trees emitting visible electric discharges and chemical radiation during severe storms.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 21/04/2026 at 19:04

Naval Industry

The Italian Navy has just approved the production of a new version of its frigates with 360-degree radar, artificial intelligence to take down drones, and a cyber warfare system that no other European navy possesses.

Douglas Avila 21/04/2026 at 19:02

Interesting facts

The collective movement that started with a banker and led a poor city in the U.S. to become a global reference in wealth after investing in Coca-Cola stocks during the Great Depression.

Caio Aviz 21/04/2026 at 18:53

Construction

Norway is drilling 27 kilometers of rock 392 meters below the bottom of a fjord to build the world’s largest and deepest underwater road tunnel — when completed, a 21-hour journey will be reduced to 10.

Douglas Avila 21/04/2026 at 18:47

Construction

After 14 years of construction and a diplomatic crisis that nearly led to a military confrontation over control of the Nile, Ethiopia inaugurated the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa — the dam is 170 meters high, holds 74 billion cubic meters of water, and generates 5,150 megawatts.

Douglas Avila 21/04/2026 at 18:32

Construction

1,720 meters beneath the Alps, workers have been excavating for 15 years what will be the world’s longest continuous railway tunnel — 64 kilometers of rock between Austria and Italy that will reduce a journey from 80 minutes to just 25.

Douglas Avila 21/04/2026 at 18:18

Economy

Amid international war, rising diesel prices, and a lack of workers, pork enters a new scenario in Brazil that could curb consumption, raise prices, and change the dynamics of the sector in the coming months.

Caio Aviz 21/04/2026 at 18:13

Agribusiness

Plants that would take up to 15 years now go through 6 generations in just 12 months under artificial light for 22 hours a day; the speed breeding technique accelerates the development of wheat and rice and could redefine food production for 10 billion people by 2050.

Valdemar Medeiros 21/04/2026 at 18:11

Science and Technology

While in many countries medical deliveries still take hours on precarious roads, Rwanda has created a network of drones that travel dozens of kilometers in minutes, reducing journeys of up to 4 hours to just 15 minutes and transforming access to blood and vaccines into a high-precision aerial operation.

Débora Araújo 21/04/2026 at 18:08

Construction

Finland inaugurates a gigantic 1.2 km bridge over the sea, where cars are prohibited, featuring a 135-meter pylon and a structure designed to withstand ice, saltwater, and weather for up to 200 years.

Noel Budeguer 21/04/2026 at 17:52

Interesting facts

Dona Gracinda, at 80 years old, obtains a tractor license and continues to be active in the field, producing cereals daily after retirement.

Flavia Marinho 21/04/2026 at 17:50

Science and Technology

Chinese scientists pushed a desert moss to the absolute limit of life, subjected it to conditions similar to those on Mars, froze it at -80°C for 5 years, exposed it to -196°C for 30 days in liquid nitrogen, and the plant resumed growth even after losing more than 98% of its water.

Valdemar Medeiros 21/04/2026 at 17:49