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Adriano Cerqueira

Adriano Cerqueira

How do alarm clocks work?

Ever wondered how a clock knows what time it is? The answer may actually be in your outlet.

Nov 29, 2022

A black alarm clock rests on a dusty bedside table

Nov 29, 2022

Adriano Cerqueira

Why do headphone wires get tangled so easily?

As it turns out, when it comes to headphone wires, size does matter.

Oct 22, 2022

A pair of headphones rests on top of a tablet next to a smartphone on a desk. The light of the sunset shines on them through a window

Oct 22, 2022

Adriano Cerqueira

What keeps a bicycle balanced?

Riding a bike may, well, just feel like riding a bike, but the way a bicycle keeps itself balanced is a mystery that’s still baffling…

Oct 2, 2022

What keeps a bicycle balanced?

Oct 2, 2022

Adriano Cerqueira

Why Does My Cereal Float?

Why does cereal clump together in a bowl of milk, and what is the Cheerio effect?

Aug 10, 2022

Why Does My Cereal Float?

Aug 10, 2022

Adriano Cerqueira

Therizinosaurus: The Panda bear of the Cretaceous

With long arms and sharp claws, Therizinosaurus has almost all the character traits of a predator, however, this dinosaur was an herbivore.

Jul 31, 2022

Therizinosaurus: The Panda bear of the Cretaceous

Jul 31, 2022

Adriano Cerqueira

Quetzalcoatlus: A pterosaur as tall as a giraffe that hunted dinosaurs

Were these flying reptiles really as big as an airplane? How did such a large animal conquer the skies?

Jul 17, 2022

Quetzalcoatlus: A pterosaur as tall as a giraffe that hunted dinosaurs

Jul 17, 2022

Adriano Cerqueira

Giganotosaurus: Was this the apex predator of its time?

Was Giganotosaurus the biggest carnivore that the World has ever seen? And how would it compare to a T. rex?

Jul 12, 2022

Giganotosaurus: Was this the apex predator of its time?

Jul 12, 2022

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We need to talk about the locusts

One of the main and most controversial plot points in Jurassic World Dominion is the use of genetically modified locusts with ancient DNA…

Jul 2, 2022

We need to talk about the locusts

Jul 2, 2022

Adriano Cerqueira

Lignin: How a single mutation lit the spark of the industrial revolution

What do giant insects, trees, and the industrial revolution have in common? All three are part of a 360 million-year-old domino effect that…

Jun 25, 2022

Lignin: How a single mutation lit the spark of the industrial revolution

Jun 25, 2022

Adriano Cerqueira

Dimetrodon: What was it and why is it wrong to call it a dinosaur?

Dimetrodon is actually more closely related to us than to any Dinosaur or flying reptile that you may find in your toy chest.

Jun 18, 2022

Dimetrodon, an ancient mammal relative, watches over a river landscape in the late Permian, 270 million years ago

Jun 18, 2022

Adriano Cerqueira

Adriano Cerqueira

Portuguese Science Journalist, author of the popular science book “Why does my cereal float?”, and producer at 90 Segundos de Ciência podcast

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