Artist’s impression of an annular eclipse. Tomorrow February 17, 2026 one of the most evocative astronomical shows will take place in the Antarctic sky: asolar eclipseespecially a so-called “ring of fire”that is, aannular eclipsein which the Moon is aligned between the Sun and Earth but is too far from us to completely cover the solar disk, thus leaving the edge ...
An image of the latest eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. Credit: USGS. New eruption for the volcano Kilauealocated approximately 300 km from the capital of Hawaii Honululu, which started his 42° eruptive episode, characterized by lava fountains whose height also reached i 300 meters. This was announced by the USGS, the United States Geological Survey: the event started ...
Image generated with AI. For decades – if not centuries – the legend has circulated that Isaac Newton would have arrived at the formulation of his own law of universal gravitation only after being hit on the head by one apple in 1666. This small incident would have made him understand that the strength that it attracted the apple towards ...
In red the place where the train accident occurred in Switzerland, near Goppenstein. Credit: SBB CFF FFS In Swiss it derailed a train with on board 80 passengers: the accident occurred around 07:00 today, February 16, on the Frutigen-Briga line in the direction Goppenstein, in the canton of Valais. The causes have not yet been confirmed: according to initial reconstructions, ...
Image edited with AI. The rendering of the famous project of Newton’s Supper by the French architect Boullée. Undoubtedly among the most absurd projects ever conceived, the cenotaph of Newton was thought of end of the 18th century by the French architect Étienne-Louis Boullée. A huge, tall sphere 150 meterssurrounded by 3 rows of cypresses arranged on high bases. A ...
Particle accelerator When we hear about particle acceleratorswe often think of CERN in Geneva and the discovery of the Higgs boson. In reality these machines are not only used to reveal the secrets of the Universe: they are versatile tools which have a direct impact on our daily lives. Come on cultural heritage at the cancer treatmentfrom the microchip production ...
IT scams that exploit the name of digital public services are experiencing a phase of strong growth and in 2025 the phenomenon has taken on new characteristics, more refined and less recognizable at a glance, at least for less astute users. This photograph was “taken” by the new report on malicious campaigns analyzed in 2025, published by CERT-AgIDwhich highlights how ...
generated with AI When we watch a ski or skating competition, we see the end result of years of scientific research And physical training. There is a place where the hundredths of a second that make the difference between gold and fourth place are shaved off: there gwind allergy. During the event Winter Sports Tech organized by the Polytechnic of ...
If we publish on social media photo of ours boarding passes or our plane tickets, a stranger might cancel our flight. This is what happened in 2025 to a woman who had booked a flight to Singapore and shown the ticket on TikTok: an unknown person used the woman’s surname and the alphanumeric code on the ticket to cancel her ...
There blood pressure hasn’t always been an easy issue to read. For a long time it was, first of all, a force to be made visible. In the first experiments it was observed directly, connecting an artery to a glass column and looking how far the blood reached. This first invasive and cumbersome system was initially made more practical, measurable ...