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After fighting for 25 years to open one of the largest gold mines in Europe, a Canadian mining company loses a $4.4 billion dispute against Romania due to a historic village, environmental protests, and Roman galleries protected by UNESCO.

Alisson Ficher 12/06/2026 at 01:20

Interesting facts

The monumental palace from 1675 with 80,000 m², baroque gardens, and restored halls that became one of the largest royal residences in Italy.

Caio Aviz 05/06/2026 at 09:07

Construction

Giant blocks of volcanic basalt were dragged for kilometers and positioned over live corals without mortar in a city that has withstood 800 years of tides, UNESCO recognizes Nan Madol as a heritage site threatened by rising sea levels.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 19/05/2026 at 23:01

Science and Technology

Global alert: UNESCO sites may face irreversible collapse by 2050, threatening species, communities, forests, and part of the global economy.

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 24/04/2026 at 06:59

Construction

With 250 meters and 55 floors, the Mohammed VI Tower becomes a new icon of Rabat, housing Waldorf Astoria and an observation deck, investing in solar energy, and already dividing UNESCO’s opinions on the historical landscape.

Carla Teles 18/04/2026 at 18:31

Interesting facts

Seen from space, an image taken by an astronaut shows an unlikely oasis in the Saudi Arabian desert, protected by a terrain that slows the advance of sand, surrounded by green circles, remnants of an extinct lake and nearly 10,000 years of preserved history.

Ana Alice 11/04/2026 at 20:10

Interesting facts

Seen from space, an image taken by an astronaut shows an unlikely oasis in the Saudi Arabian desert, protected by a terrain that slows the advance of sand, surrounded by green circles, remnants of an extinct lake and nearly 10,000 years of preserved history.

Ana Alice 11/04/2026 at 20:10

Interesting facts

In the heart of the Sahara, a city built in the desert and marked by wealth, faith, and knowledge is being slowly engulfed by giant dunes, while residents engage in a silent race to prevent everything from turning into ruins.

Ana Alice 25/03/2026 at 16:17

Interesting facts

Brazilian City Becomes Tourism Showcase After Being Recognized as the ‘Gateway to the Sun’ for Being the Easternmost Point of the Americas

Alisson Ficher 26/02/2026 at 13:09

Basílica da Igreja Sagrada Família supera Ulmer Münster ao alcançar 172,5 metros com instalação da cruz na Torre de Jesus Cristo.

Interesting facts

After 144 Years of Construction, Sagrada Família Church Reaches 172.5 Meters and Becomes the Tallest Church in the World.

Andriely Medeiros de Araújo 24/02/2026 at 17:18

Coreia do Sul ergue aeroporto de US$ 4,4 bi em Jeju, encara túneis de lava, risco à UNESCO, protestos e medo de aeroportos-fantasma enquanto ilha sofre com turismo (1)

Economy

South Korea Raises $4.4 Billion Airport in Jeju, Faces Lava Tunnels, UNESCO Risks, Protests, and Fear of Ghost Airports as Island Struggles with Mass Tourism

Carla Teles 22/02/2026 at 16:37

Porto Seguro reúne patrimônio histórico, praias da Bahia e áreas reconhecidas pela UNESCO na Costa do Descobrimento.

Interesting facts

Founded in 1535, the Oldest City in the Country Preserves the Landscape of Discovery and Features a Historic Center Listed by IPHAN, UNESCO World Heritage, and Some of the Most Beautiful and Photographed Beaches in Brazil

Ana Alice 19/02/2026 at 00:42

After fighting for 25 years to open one of the largest gold mines in Europe, a Canadian mining company loses a $4.4 billion dispute against Romania due to a historic village, environmental protests, and Roman galleries protected by UNESCO.

The monumental palace from 1675 with 80,000 m², baroque gardens, and restored halls that became one of the largest royal residences in Italy.

Giant blocks of volcanic basalt were dragged for kilometers and positioned over live corals without mortar in a city that has withstood 800 years of tides, UNESCO recognizes Nan Madol as a heritage site threatened by rising sea levels.

Global alert: UNESCO sites may face irreversible collapse by 2050, threatening species, communities, forests, and part of the global economy.

With 250 meters and 55 floors, the Mohammed VI Tower becomes a new icon of Rabat, housing Waldorf Astoria and an observation deck, investing in solar energy, and already dividing UNESCO’s opinions on the historical landscape.

Seen from space, an image taken by an astronaut shows an unlikely oasis in the Saudi Arabian desert, protected by a terrain that slows the advance of sand, surrounded by green circles, remnants of an extinct lake and nearly 10,000 years of preserved history.

Seen from space, an image taken by an astronaut shows an unlikely oasis in the Saudi Arabian desert, protected by a terrain that slows the advance of sand, surrounded by green circles, remnants of an extinct lake and nearly 10,000 years of preserved history.

In the heart of the Sahara, a city built in the desert and marked by wealth, faith, and knowledge is being slowly engulfed by giant dunes, while residents engage in a silent race to prevent everything from turning into ruins.

Brazilian City Becomes Tourism Showcase After Being Recognized as the ‘Gateway to the Sun’ for Being the Easternmost Point of the Americas

After 144 Years of Construction, Sagrada Família Church Reaches 172.5 Meters and Becomes the Tallest Church in the World.

South Korea Raises $4.4 Billion Airport in Jeju, Faces Lava Tunnels, UNESCO Risks, Protests, and Fear of Ghost Airports as Island Struggles with Mass Tourism

Founded in 1535, the Oldest City in the Country Preserves the Landscape of Discovery and Features a Historic Center Listed by IPHAN, UNESCO World Heritage, and Some of the Most Beautiful and Photographed Beaches in Brazil

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.

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.