Ilê Aiyê abre inscrições para concurso Deusa do Ébano 2027 | G1
Mulheres negras de todo o Brasil, com idades entre 18 e 35 anos, podem se candidatar. Inscrições vão até 5 de dezembro e as finalistas serão anunciadas no dia 12.
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Fortuna de Elon Musk: simulador permite gastar US$ 1 trilhão | G1
Criado pela revista norte-americana Wired, site gratuito permite comprar até 200 estádios de futebol americano ou quase 12 mil jatinhos particulares. E ainda sobra dinheiro.
Marte na Terra? Lago na Turquia tem águas 'de outro mundo' | G1
O lago Salda, na Turquia, parece as Maldivas, mas seus minerais são iguais aos de um antigo lago em Marte.
Quase todo mundo vira naturalmente para a esquerda ao caminhar | G1
Independentemente da idade, do gênero, da cultura e das circunstâncias, as multidões sempre caminham em uma espiral no sentido anti-horário
Por que cães grandes envelhecem mais rápido e têm uma vida mais curta? | G1
Estudo com 864 cães encontrou mudanças no DNA associadas ao envelhecimento mais acelerado em raças maiores. Pesquisadores dizem que mecanismo ainda precisa ser melhor entendido.
Scientists identified a new extinct crocodile species from the same Egyptian rocks used to build the Great Sphinx; even the fossil is missing the tip of its snout, echoing the monument
Long before the Great Sphinx became one of Egypt’s most recognisable monuments, the landscape around Cairo was home to a very different kind of
Trump discloses Nvidia and SpaceX trades before awarding their CEOs.
As reported by Reuters, Trump bought up to $1.6 million in Nvidia stock and sold up to $1 million in August. Trump also disclosed an investment of as much as $5 million in SpaceX debt, according to CNBC. On Thursday, Trump presented Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with the National Medal of Science. [Link: Trump bought up to $25 million in Meta and millions in SpaceX debt in August | https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/trump-august-trades-meta-spacex-financial-disclosure.html | CNBC] [Link: Trump discloses Nvidia stock trades as he prepares to honor CEO Huang | https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-discloses-nvidia-stock-trades-he-prepares-honor-ceo-huang-2026-10-08/ | Reuters]
SpaceX announces plan to become a ‘major mobile carrier’
SpaceX is acquiring a portfolio of low-band spectrum that the company says will “pave the way” for Starlink Mobile to become a major US carrier.
Trump gives top US science awards to Elon Musk and other tech executives
The National Medal of Science is annually given to scientists and engineers for major contributions in their fields.
NASA's hunting for a secret underground cave on the moon
Will future astronauts take shelter in moon caves?
Amazon’s Starlink competitor Leo gets a new date
Andy Jassy says the company’s space-internet service Leo (formerly known as Project Kuiper) will launch in mid-2026 as a rival to Starlink.
Watch: What Americans think about the death penalty
The BBC spoke to Americans and international tourists in Washington DC about their views on the death penalty following the botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee.
Watch: Hurricane Isaias strengthens as it heads towards US Gulf Coast
Isaias will bring damaging winds, torrential rain and a storm surge with landfall expected late Friday.
Watch: 'I am Jane Doe' protests across US call for end to sexual violence
Protests against sexual violence took place across more than 40 US states on 8 October.
The Trump administration seems like its leaning toward allowing unapproved peptides.
So says The Washington Post. I’ve been writing about gray-market peptides in Optimizer, but this is a follow-up to July’s FDA hearings about whether compounding pharmacies should be allowed to sell unapproved peptides. It’s unclear which ones, and the timing could change, but the Post says this might give the administration a “political upside.” [Link: Trump administration paving way for temporary sale of some unapproved peptides | https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/10/07/trump-administration-paving-way-temporary-sale-some-unapproved-peptides/ | The Washington Post]
A new Oxford-led study suggests animal life may have begun 700 to 800 million years ago, up to 200 million years earlier than the clearest fossil record and possibly before Snowball Earth
The animal kingdom may have started its journey on a much earlier Earth than scientists once thought.
Four return to Earth after eight months in space
Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday after hurrying there eight months ago to replace an ailing colleague and his crew.
Los expertos se quedan helados: descubren un microorganismo que utiliza el código genético de una forma nunca vista
El hallazgo tuvo lugar en un estanque de agua dulce en Oxford (Reino Unido)