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Blog of Isis Nobile Diniz, writer and a postgraduate journalist in scientific diffusion. Born in a family of scientists, Isis thought about being an inventor, but chose to write. Since April 2008, she talks about science and the Environment in a consistent and casual way.

Reused glass bottles on a beach sidewalk

The State of Ceará is beautiful. The inner areas are gorgeous and the beaches, breathtaking — particularly the Porto das Dunas beach, in Fortaleza. Do I need to say that it has incredible dunes (with really thin sand) that end on the sea and are sided by swamps, rivers, and damn! houses and hotels? Well, [...]

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A curious ladybug!

I just had to post this to brighten up the Saturday. This ladybug shared the pillow with me while I was here writing my previous post! I only noticed it after I turned off the computer. This beautiful creature doesn’t know, but it could have been accidently crushed by me. After taking a few pictures [...]

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Bamboo flooring in homes

On several occasions, I will give tips, make comments and invite people to discuss decoration and sustainability at this blog. These are complicated issues. As I’ve said a thousand times, the best way to preserve the environment is by consuming nothing. However, quality of life is an essential thing for each one of us. This [...]

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The three thousand Phoenician-Punic tombs in Ibiza

Ibiza, what a magic word. Since my teens, my best childhood friend and I used to say that one day we would visit this Catalan island. The fantasy island. The party island. The hippies’ island. The dream island. The impossible island that became a reality. As soon as we got there, thrilled with the realization [...]

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Educational videos on science and environment

Is science more incomprehensible than the ups and downs of a female’s hormones? Relax. Every problem has a solution. It is true that we need to build a foundation in order to understand more complex scientific and environmental issues. So, if you want to read more and more materials on basic issues related to these [...]

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Website provides information on Brazilian trees

Since I don’t have enough time to write analytical texts, I’m going to post interesting tips here, at Xis-Xis. For example: The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) has a website that provides information on 31 types of Brazilian trees, from all biomes. And here’s the best part: anyone can have access to this information. According [...]

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