Artificial intelligence and robots may solve recycling crisis
In Brazil, according to the World Bank’s What a Waste 2.0 report, the rate of collected plastic is 91% – not an ideal number, but worthy of praise. According to the International NPO WWF, [...]
Uber, Airbnb, WeWork, electric scooters, yellow bikes and even sharing closets. These businesses and their millions of customers have one thing in common: all of them are part of the so-called [...]
Why this Brazilian archipelago is charging tourists a fee
In Fernando de Noronha, entry to paradise has a price tag. Actually, two. To visit the most beautiful archipelago of Brazil’s coast, in addition to air tickets, accommodation, and sightseeing, [...]
The archeologist Niéde Guidon, literally, changed the history of the American continent. In the 1960s, she first saw a few pictures of the parietal art, or rock art, painted on the walls of a [...]
Get to know the environmental impact of products you use
Food, clothing and transport are basic needs, objects and services. Even the most trivial products may have a some kind of impact on the environment. In order to produce one kilogram of beef, for [...]
Wind power is today the second most used energy development in Brazil
Energy produced from wind is the second most important development in Brazil’s energy matrix. According to the Brazilian Association of Wind Energy (ABEEólica), Brazil’s wind farm production [...]
Seeing greenery helps to combat craving for vices
Looking at a green scenery from the window is more powerful than we can imagine. The simple action of seeing a greenery – whether a group of trees, shrubs, garden or vegetable garden [...]
The Netherlands will have the world’s 1st floating solar plant
The Netherlands coast will have the first floating solar power plant in the world. The solar panels intended for generation of energy at plant Zon-op-Zee (“Sun in the Sea,” in free translation) [...]
Brazilians develop plastic that changes colors with food
Two Brazilian Federal Universities have been working on developing technologies that may change how we use plastic for food packaging. Researchers at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul [...]
