Planta

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The plant solved a problem that engineering had been pursuing for decades, and now a doctoral student has copied the chlorophyll trick to create a window that stores solar energy and darkens by itself, but it has not yet left the laboratory.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 04/06/2026 at 23:14

Science and Technology

A rare plant from the Caatinga and unprecedented in the world, Isabelcristinia aromatica had its chemical composition analyzed for the first time and surprised the researchers at Univasf.

Ruth Rodrigues 14/05/2026 at 16:13

Science and Technology

Discovered in 2026, a new plant from the Caatinga intrigues scientists after centuries “invisible” in nature and was named Machaerium guidone, in honor of archaeologist Niède Guidon.

Ruth Rodrigues 24/04/2026 at 18:17

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Researchers from Rio Grande do Sul have discovered a plant species that does not exist anywhere else on the planet within a park in the far west of Rio Grande do Sul, and it is already critically endangered.

Bruno Teles 08/04/2026 at 23:39

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Live fence that saves on construction: Virginia jasmine grows up to 60 cm per year, reaches 10 m, and closes the yard with a dense and fragrant green wall, without aggressive roots and with simple, inexpensive, and quick pruning.

Carla Teles 31/03/2026 at 14:57

Estudo mostra cultivo de alimento na Lua em solo lunar simulado e aponta possibilidade de produção de comida para futuras missões espaciais.

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Scientists Successfully Grow Food On The Moon In Simulated Lunar Soil, Raising Possibility Of Astronauts Producing Their Own Food Outside Earth

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 05/03/2026 at 22:49

megainstalação capaz de transformar CO₂ industrial em gás encanado

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Japan Builds Mega Facility Capable of Converting Industrial CO₂ Into Pipeline Gas for 10,000 Homes Per Year, Representing a Historic Strategic Turn for the Natural Gas Sector Worldwide

Flavia Marinho 28/02/2026 at 19:57

Ela não deveria existir planta que a ciência deu como extinta há um século reaparece escondida na Ilha de Alcatrazes, no litoral de SP, e acende alerta máximo de conservação

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It Shouldn’t Exist: Plant That Science Declared Extinct a Century Ago Reappears Hidden on Alcatrazes Island, Off the Coast of São Paulo, Raising Maximum Conservation Alert

Carla Teles 24/02/2026 at 12:10

No rancho do deserto, a planta amaranto-palmer deixa de ser erva daninha e vira ferramenta para elevar e proteger carbono orgânico do solo, usando manejo de cobertura, controle de sementes e biomassa sem irrigação.

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Farmers Hate This Plant, but at the Desert Ranch It Grows on Its Own Without Water, Sequesters Carbon, Protects the Soil, Becomes an Unexpected Ally, and Explains Why a Super Weed Can Start the Regeneration of Degraded Lands

Bruno Teles 08/02/2026 at 16:35

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Unexpectantly, Amateur Scientist Discovers Rare Plant Extinct Since 1967 and Surprises Everyone

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 20/01/2026 at 10:20

Descubra por que a samambaia-de-boston é chamada de “ar-condicionado natural” e como essa planta ajuda a deixar o ambiente mais fresco, úmido e confortável dentro de casa.

Interesting facts

“Natural Air Conditioning”: Popular Plant in Brazilian Homes Helps Alleviate Stuffy Environments by Increasing Indoor Humidity; Meet the Boston Fern

Ruth Rodrigues 16/12/2025 at 09:42

Planta assassina de abelhas, Abelhas, Planta, Lei

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State Declares War on “Killer Plant” — Banned by Law and May Result in a Fine of R$ 1,000

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 16/10/2025 at 10:40

The plant solved a problem that engineering had been pursuing for decades, and now a doctoral student has copied the chlorophyll trick to create a window that stores solar energy and darkens by itself, but it has not yet left the laboratory.

A rare plant from the Caatinga and unprecedented in the world, Isabelcristinia aromatica had its chemical composition analyzed for the first time and surprised the researchers at Univasf.

Discovered in 2026, a new plant from the Caatinga intrigues scientists after centuries “invisible” in nature and was named Machaerium guidone, in honor of archaeologist Niède Guidon.

Researchers from Rio Grande do Sul have discovered a plant species that does not exist anywhere else on the planet within a park in the far west of Rio Grande do Sul, and it is already critically endangered.

Live fence that saves on construction: Virginia jasmine grows up to 60 cm per year, reaches 10 m, and closes the yard with a dense and fragrant green wall, without aggressive roots and with simple, inexpensive, and quick pruning.

Scientists Successfully Grow Food On The Moon In Simulated Lunar Soil, Raising Possibility Of Astronauts Producing Their Own Food Outside Earth

Japan Builds Mega Facility Capable of Converting Industrial CO₂ Into Pipeline Gas for 10,000 Homes Per Year, Representing a Historic Strategic Turn for the Natural Gas Sector Worldwide

It Shouldn’t Exist: Plant That Science Declared Extinct a Century Ago Reappears Hidden on Alcatrazes Island, Off the Coast of São Paulo, Raising Maximum Conservation Alert

Farmers Hate This Plant, but at the Desert Ranch It Grows on Its Own Without Water, Sequesters Carbon, Protects the Soil, Becomes an Unexpected Ally, and Explains Why a Super Weed Can Start the Regeneration of Degraded Lands

Unexpectantly, Amateur Scientist Discovers Rare Plant Extinct Since 1967 and Surprises Everyone

“Natural Air Conditioning”: Popular Plant in Brazilian Homes Helps Alleviate Stuffy Environments by Increasing Indoor Humidity; Meet the Boston Fern

State Declares War on “Killer Plant” — Banned by Law and May Result in a Fine of R$ 1,000

Mother and daughter build a 70 m² house with more than 8,000 discarded glass bottles and impress with their creativity; known as the Casa de Sal, the property is located on Itamaracá Island, in Pernambuco.

The river that “dies” in the desert never reaches the sea and yet gives life to one of Africa’s largest natural refuges in a truly impressive way.

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.

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.

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.