Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus). The triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) is one of the protagonists of the Balistidae family, recognizable by an anatomical peculiarity that gave it its name: the first dorsal finmade up of 3 thorny rays, locks in an upright position like the trigger of a medieval weapon. In recent days …
The euro changes face, the ECB reveals the 10 proposals for the new banknotes: what they will be like
Some of the proposals for the new euro banknotes. Credit: ECB Euro banknotes are about to change their face: the European Central Bank has in fact announced the ten finalist proposals for the next series of euro banknotes, launching a public survey, open to all European citizens. This is the …
The meteorite that fell on a house in New Jersey contains the ingredients of life: it is a rare chondrite
In July 2024 one meteor trail it streaked across the sky over the New York metropolitan area. The fireball traveled on an east-west trajectory over Staten Island towards New Jersey before disintegrating into multiple fragments. One of these fragments fell onto the roof of a house in Hillsborough, New Jersey, …
