União Soviética

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The Soviet IL-40 aircraft had six 23 mm cannons more powerful than any fighter of the time, but it was eventually canceled because when the pilots fired all the cannons at once, the engines would shut down in the air.

Débora Araújo 08/06/2026 at 18:44

Science and Technology

A Soviet cosmonaut left Earth for a routine mission, spent 311 days stranded on the Mir station, and returned as the “last citizen” of a country that had already disappeared.

Viviane Alves 20/05/2026 at 14:31

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Dolphins trained by the Soviet Union, bought by Iran and cited in rumors against US ships rekindle one of the most curious military stories of the Strait of Hormuz.

Viviane Alves 12/05/2026 at 15:34

Science and Technology

Before Yuri Gagarin, hidden tragedies, failed missions, and lost voices in space may have been erased from the official history of the Soviet Union — could it be that the first human in space never returned home?

Felipe Alves da Silva 18/04/2026 at 15:05

IA aponta possível local da espaçonave soviética Luna 9; confirmação pode ocorrer em março de 2026.

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After 60 Years of Mystery, Artificial Intelligence Finds Clues of the Soviet Spaceship That Was the First to Land on the Moon and May Reveal the Exact Location in 2026

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 13/02/2026 at 10:09

A União Soviética desviou rios inteiros da Ásia Central, transformou o quarto maior lago do planeta em deserto e acelerou a morte do Mar de Aral em uma das maiores catástrofes ambientais do século XX

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The Soviet Union Diverted Entire Rivers from Central Asia, Turned the Fourth Largest Lake on the Planet into Desert, and Accelerated the Death of the Aral Sea in One of the Biggest Environmental Disasters of the 20th Century

Débora Araújo 09/02/2026 at 15:34

Com canhão de 203 mm, projéteis de 110 kg, alcance real de até 47,5 km e peso de 46,5 toneladas, o 2S7 Pion/Malka se tornou a peça de artilharia autopropulsada mais destrutiva da Guerra Fria, projetada para pulverizar bunkers, bases e alvos estratégicos a dezenas de quilômetros

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With A 203 mm Gun, 110 kg Shells, A Real Range Of Up To 47.5 km, And A Weight Of 46.5 Tons, The 2S7 Pion/Malka Became The Most Destructive Self-Propelled Artillery Piece Of The Cold War, Designed To Pulverize Bunkers, Bases, And Strategic Targets At Dozens Of Kilometers

Débora Araújo 06/02/2026 at 13:24

Escondido em silos subterrâneos e pensado para decolar verticalmente após um ataque nuclear, o caça soviético Yak-36M levou a lógica da guerra aérea ao extremo e revelou por que a ideia era inviável

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Hidden in Underground Silos and Designed to Take Off Vertically After a Nuclear Attack, the Soviet Fighter Yak-36M Took Aerial Warfare Logic to the Extreme and Revealed Why the Idea Was Unfeasible

Débora Araújo 04/02/2026 at 16:58

O desastre nuclear secreto que contaminou 23 cidades, expulsou 270 mil pessoas e só foi revelado 30 anos depois: o vazamento de Mayak em Kyshtym, classificado como INES-6 e mais grave que Three Mile Island

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The Secret Nuclear Disaster That Contaminated 23 Cities, Displaced 270,000 People, and Was Only Revealed 30 Years Later: The Mayak Leak in Kyshtym, Classified as INES-6 and More Serious Than Three Mile Island

Débora Araújo 14/01/2026 at 13:36

União Soviética afundou reatores nucleares inteiros no Ártico durante a Guerra Fria, e o degelo agora ameaça liberar radiação em um dos oceanos mais sensíveis do planeta

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Soviet Union Sunk Entire Nuclear Reactors in the Arctic During the Cold War, and Thawing Now Threatens to Release Radiation in One of the Planet’s Most Sensitive Oceans

Débora Araújo 06/01/2026 at 14:41

Bombas nucleares, EUA, Guerra Fria, União Soviética

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The Cold War Was So Tense That The USA Tested Aircraft Against Nuclear Bombs in A Wooden Megatower Without A Single Screw Or Nail

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 02/08/2025 at 15:36

Descubra quais são as 5 bombas mais poderosas já criadas pela humanidade, com destaque para EUA e União Soviética, e seu impacto devastador!

Science and Technology

Soviet Union vs USA: The Top 5 Most Powerful Bombs in Humanity

Sara Aquino 28/07/2025 at 20:44

The Soviet IL-40 aircraft had six 23 mm cannons more powerful than any fighter of the time, but it was eventually canceled because when the pilots fired all the cannons at once, the engines would shut down in the air.

A Soviet cosmonaut left Earth for a routine mission, spent 311 days stranded on the Mir station, and returned as the “last citizen” of a country that had already disappeared.

Dolphins trained by the Soviet Union, bought by Iran and cited in rumors against US ships rekindle one of the most curious military stories of the Strait of Hormuz.

Before Yuri Gagarin, hidden tragedies, failed missions, and lost voices in space may have been erased from the official history of the Soviet Union — could it be that the first human in space never returned home?

After 60 Years of Mystery, Artificial Intelligence Finds Clues of the Soviet Spaceship That Was the First to Land on the Moon and May Reveal the Exact Location in 2026

The Soviet Union Diverted Entire Rivers from Central Asia, Turned the Fourth Largest Lake on the Planet into Desert, and Accelerated the Death of the Aral Sea in One of the Biggest Environmental Disasters of the 20th Century

With A 203 mm Gun, 110 kg Shells, A Real Range Of Up To 47.5 km, And A Weight Of 46.5 Tons, The 2S7 Pion/Malka Became The Most Destructive Self-Propelled Artillery Piece Of The Cold War, Designed To Pulverize Bunkers, Bases, And Strategic Targets At Dozens Of Kilometers

Hidden in Underground Silos and Designed to Take Off Vertically After a Nuclear Attack, the Soviet Fighter Yak-36M Took Aerial Warfare Logic to the Extreme and Revealed Why the Idea Was Unfeasible

The Secret Nuclear Disaster That Contaminated 23 Cities, Displaced 270,000 People, and Was Only Revealed 30 Years Later: The Mayak Leak in Kyshtym, Classified as INES-6 and More Serious Than Three Mile Island

Soviet Union Sunk Entire Nuclear Reactors in the Arctic During the Cold War, and Thawing Now Threatens to Release Radiation in One of the Planet’s Most Sensitive Oceans

The Cold War Was So Tense That The USA Tested Aircraft Against Nuclear Bombs in A Wooden Megatower Without A Single Screw Or Nail

Soviet Union vs USA: The Top 5 Most Powerful Bombs in Humanity

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.

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.

Described by astronauts as one of the most unlikely natural phenomena on Earth, the Okavango Delta spreads over up to 15,000 square kilometers in the middle of the desert and transforms Botswana into a living labyrinth of channels, islands, and flooded areas.