The month of February has 28 days because, when the first Roman calendarit was thelast month of the yearwhich began in March. Consequently, it appeared logical adjust its durationrather than that of another month, in order to do coincide the calendar with the solar year. The Roman calendar was developed at the time of Romulus (8th century BC) and the ...
What science says about the trick of oil in pasta cooking water. How many times have we heard “grandma’s trick” by adding a drop of oil to the pasta water? Let’s dispel a myth right away: the oil in the pasta water is not needed to prevent it from sticking. This is one of the most widespread false beliefs in ...
Stefania Constantini competing. Credit: WCF The reigning Olympic champions are ready for their debut: Stefania Constantini And Amos Mosaner they will be on track today, February 5th at 10:05 am. On home ice in Cortina, the golden duo of Beijing 2022 will face South Korea in the first mixed doubles match. To really understand what we will see on the ...
Generated with AI Once upon a time there was a time when the ping pong attracted tens of thousands of spectators at his matches. An era in which a New York Jewish kidslender and frail, he discovered his vocation. “I was 12 when I learned to play ping pong,” Reisman writes in his autobiography. «From that day on, I had ...
In Italy you listen to a lot music: for more than 21 hours a weekthat is, over 3 hours a day. Almost half of the listening is dedicated to the Italian repertoire, while the most loved genres are the Italian popThe singer-songwriter (both Italian and international) and the rockwith rap and trap dominant among the younger ones. We especially like ...
Last January, two new cases of infection were reported Nipah Virus (NiV)in two healthcare workers in the state of West Bengal, India. The episode is the latest in a series of recurring outbreaks starting from 2018 in the Kerala region, also in Indian territory. This zoonoses (infectious disease that is transmitted from animal to man) is widespread in South East ...
THE’Everestwith its 8,848.86 meters above sea level, is the highest peak in the world: unlike what one might think, however, the Himalayan mountain it is not the point on Earth “closest” to space and farthest from the center of the planet. This record in fact belongs to Chimborazo, a quiescent volcano in Ecuador. But how is this possible? It seems ...
The Italian territory presents a natural predisposition to geological and hydrogeological disruptionsfragility which over the years has resulted in numerous landslides and catastrophic events. The Sarno landslide of 1998, as well as the more recent episodes that occurred in Niscemiare just some of the most emblematic cases that demonstrate how high the sensitivity to landslide phenomena is, therefore making it ...
Image generated with AI. After NOAA warned of acoronal mass ejection (CME) produced by the Sun last February 1st and associated with a X8.1 class flare (the highest class), several headlines have begun to spread reporting the expected arrival on February 5 of «a solar storm whose effects on Earth could be “powerful”». The one coming, however, is not a ...
The little green light that flashes in the darkness of the corridor or living room has become a constant presence in our homes, and perhaps you too will have wondered at least once, looking at it, if there are any risks in keeping the Wi-Fi on all night, when we should be sleeping peacefully. To understand if Turning off your ...