montanha

Construction

Norway will excavate 3 million cubic meters of rock to open a 1,700-meter maritime tunnel, where ships will pass through a mountain in 10 minutes, escaping a stretch that has killed more than 30 people since 1900.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 16/06/2026 at 00:53

Interesting facts

While the world remembers giant Olympic arenas on the surface, Norway has placed a public arena inside a mountain, under 55 meters of rock, equipped for sports and events.

Flavia Marinho 21/05/2026 at 20:05

Interesting facts

On the edge of a huge cliff in China, a bookstore built into a 100-million-year-old cliff becomes an impressive attraction with rows of books embedded directly into the rock.

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 19/04/2026 at 09:13

Interesting facts

A surprising geological discovery reveals a vast reservoir of magma hidden beneath the mountains of a quiet region in Italy.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 17/04/2026 at 01:02

Interesting facts

The Earth only had supermountains twice in 4.5 billion years, and during both times, life took a giant leap: first, visible organisms emerged, and then came the animals with skeletons during the Cambrian explosion.

Bruno Teles 16/04/2026 at 23:16

Interesting facts

At over 2,400 meters above sea level, Pico da Tripla Divisão is a rare mountain where a single drop of rain can take paths that lead to three different oceans.

Andriely Medeiros de Araújo 07/04/2026 at 12:14

Renewable Energy

Switzerland invested over $2.3 billion and bet on water, altitude, and solid rock to create a battery in the Alps capable of powering more than 1 million homes.

Noel Budeguer 29/03/2026 at 20:05

Interesting facts

The highway starts inside the mountain with a 50-meter viaduct and nearly 500 meters in length to divert heavy traffic and transform one of the most critical sections of BR-280.

Carla Teles 25/03/2026 at 13:13

Interesting facts

Just 5 Hours From BH, Giant Snowy Mountains Dominate the Scene of a City Surrounded by the Andes, Featuring a 300-Meter Tall Skyscraper

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 13/03/2026 at 21:45

Interesting facts

China Unveils 905-Meter Escalator Amid Mountain to Prevent Locals From Walking Over an Hour to Cross It

Noel Budeguer 09/03/2026 at 13:43

Projeto na Suíça perfura rocha argilosa de 175 milhões de anos para avaliar armazenamento geológico de resíduos nucleares a até 800 metros.

Science and Technology

Scientists Begin Drilling 175-Million-Year-Old Rock Inside a Mountain in Switzerland to Discover If It Can Store Nuclear Waste for Thousands of Years

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 04/03/2026 at 19:11

Montanha de 2,7 bilhões de anos na África do Sul reúne 40% do ouro já extraído e mantém minas com mais de 4 km de profundidade.

Science and Technology

2.7 Billion-Year-Old Mountain Holds 40% of All Gold Ever Mined and Still Hides Wealth Estimated at Half a Trillion Dollars

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 03/03/2026 at 12:34

Norway will excavate 3 million cubic meters of rock to open a 1,700-meter maritime tunnel, where ships will pass through a mountain in 10 minutes, escaping a stretch that has killed more than 30 people since 1900.

While the world remembers giant Olympic arenas on the surface, Norway has placed a public arena inside a mountain, under 55 meters of rock, equipped for sports and events.

On the edge of a huge cliff in China, a bookstore built into a 100-million-year-old cliff becomes an impressive attraction with rows of books embedded directly into the rock.

A surprising geological discovery reveals a vast reservoir of magma hidden beneath the mountains of a quiet region in Italy.

The Earth only had supermountains twice in 4.5 billion years, and during both times, life took a giant leap: first, visible organisms emerged, and then came the animals with skeletons during the Cambrian explosion.

At over 2,400 meters above sea level, Pico da Tripla Divisão is a rare mountain where a single drop of rain can take paths that lead to three different oceans.

Switzerland invested over $2.3 billion and bet on water, altitude, and solid rock to create a battery in the Alps capable of powering more than 1 million homes.

The highway starts inside the mountain with a 50-meter viaduct and nearly 500 meters in length to divert heavy traffic and transform one of the most critical sections of BR-280.

Just 5 Hours From BH, Giant Snowy Mountains Dominate the Scene of a City Surrounded by the Andes, Featuring a 300-Meter Tall Skyscraper

China Unveils 905-Meter Escalator Amid Mountain to Prevent Locals From Walking Over an Hour to Cross It

Scientists Begin Drilling 175-Million-Year-Old Rock Inside a Mountain in Switzerland to Discover If It Can Store Nuclear Waste for Thousands of Years

2.7 Billion-Year-Old Mountain Holds 40% of All Gold Ever Mined and Still Hides Wealth Estimated at Half a Trillion Dollars

Libya built over 4,000 kilometers of underground pipelines to bring water from the Sahara to coastal cities in a project that the government itself called the Eighth Wonder of the World.

Desert sand, previously discarded for being too smooth for concrete, becomes an ecological brick in the United Arab Emirates, dispensing with Portland cement, curing at room temperature, and attempting to transform dunes useless for construction into raw material for a new arid engineering.

He transformed an abandoned plastic water tank into an underground house in the “hobbit hole” style, using only repurposed pallet wood, without heavy machinery or expensive labor.

Toyota launches “family hybrid van” with 7 or 8 seats, 1.8 hybrid engine, fuel consumption of up to 23.8 km/l, and a price equivalent to about R$ 104,000 without taxes, below the Tiggo 8 Pro Plug-in Hybrid sold in Brazil: meet the Noah Hybrid 2026 in Japan.

China transforms desert-devastated area into the world’s largest artificial forest, planting trees for 60 years, blocking sand that reached Beijing, and creating a “green lung” of 92,000 hectares in a region once considered lost.

With 70 tons of rock removed by hand and an 800-year-old abandoned cave, a former businessman transforms a dark shelter into a modern home carved in the heart of the forest.

Scientists have created a material six times lighter than air, 75 times lighter than styrofoam, and that becomes stronger the more it is compressed: aerographite seems impossible, but it can reinforce structures, batteries, and satellites.