Interesting facts A city has planted 880,000 trees and 2.5 million smaller plants since 2016, reduced the temperature by up to 3°C in some areas, and won an international award for using vegetation to combat urban heat in Colombia. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 20/06/2026 at 23:55
Interesting facts Chinese woman planted trees for decades while sand buried part of her house, received $5,000 from an American in 1999, and helped transform the desert into a forest of 8 million trees in China. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 18/06/2026 at 23:16
Science and Technology China took 46 years to surround its largest desert with a 3,000-kilometer green belt, but the megaproject against sandstorms still faces drought, low tree survival, and advancing desertification in the Taklamakan. Carla Teles 17/06/2026 at 15:41
Science and Technology Christmas trees thrown away become a natural barrier in Alabama, where teams repurpose thousands of pines on the beaches of Gulf Shores to trap sand, rebuild dunes, and protect houses against storms and hurricanes for almost four decades. Carla Teles 24/05/2026 at 19:47
Science and Technology Scientists Show Planting Trees in the Sea Can Protect 140,000 People Per Year and Prevent Up to $800 Million in Flood Damage Worldwide Fabio Lucas Carvalho 08/03/2026 at 20:32
Interesting facts Village in China Plants 130,000 Trees to Form Giant QR Code Visible from the Sky, Scannable by Aerial Images, and Turns Reforestation into a Tourism Showcase Noel Budeguer 26/01/2026 at 18:04
Construction Buildings That Become Forests: How Tree-Covered Structures Are Helping Cities Reduce Air Pollution, Extreme Heat, and Lack of Green Spaces Fabio Lucas Carvalho 07/01/2026 at 21:35
Science and Technology Solar Trees Promise To Generate Clean Energy Without Deforestation And May Replace Large Flat Panel Plants Fabio Lucas Carvalho 22/08/2025 at 16:12
Sustainability Botanists Discover Giant Trees Up to 3,000 Years Old, Previously Unknown to Science Fabio Lucas Carvalho 16/07/2025 at 17:57
