For many people the punctuality represents one form of fundamental respect: arriving at the appointed time, especially in formal settings, demonstrates reliability, education And Attention towards the other people’s time. However, this idea it is not universaljust as the conception of time is not. In many cultures around the world, in fact, show up exactly at the indicated timeor even ...
Eastgate Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe. Credit: David Brazier, CC BY–SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Created by architect Mick Pearce in collaboration with the engineering firm Arup, theEastgate Centre of Harare is among the most important examples of applied biomimetic architecture to energy efficiency. In fact, the building demonstrates how the observation of natural systems – in particular that of African termite ...
Image generated with AI. If ten different people from all over Italy were asked how they say “chewing gum”, surely each one would answer differently: butt, American butt, English butt, chewing gum, gum, gum… The ways in which we call the chewing gum they tell a lot about our geographical origins, the areas of cultural influence and how regional varieties ...
If you have ever watched an artistic gymnastics or sport climbing competition, you will have noticed a almost ritual moment: the athlete dips his hands into a white tray, rubs them together, and throws himself onto the apparatus or the wall. That substance is called chalktechnically magnesium carbonateand has become an almost indispensable tool in dozens of sports disciplines. But ...
Forest fire on Monte Faeta. Credit: Tuscany Region 800 hectares burned down, a perimeter of 17km, 3500 people evacuated in the middle of the night from Asciano, a hamlet of San Giuliano Terme (PI): these are the numbers provided by the Civil Protection of the Tuscany Region on the forest fire that developed starting from the last hours of April ...
There Guinea Equatorialmore correctly Republic of Equatorial Guineais one of the smallest African states overlooking theAtlanticin the central-western regions of the continent. After almost sixty years since independence, its capital has been moved, from 2 January 2026, from the city of Malaboon theBioko islandto the city of foundation of City of Paz. It is certainly not the first time that ...
The Grand Ring in Osaka. Credits: Ibamoto, CC BY–SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Grand Ring of the city of Osaka, Japan, is one of the most interesting engineering challenges of recent years. Designed by architect Sou Fujimoto on the occasion of the Yumeshima Expo in 2025, it is the structure that officially holds the world record for largest wooden ...
You put your smartphone on charge, come back after an hour… and the battery is still zero. What are you thinking? The failure of an internal component? A defect in the cable or in the transformer itself? Although these explanations may sometimes be plausible, there could actually be a much less “serious” cause: the charging port – by now USB-C ...
If you play sports you will most likely have heard of the creatine to improve your performance. In fact, there is a kernel of truth! And there are also well two claims approved by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) which concern creatine and its use in sport for the adult population onlyestablishing the maximum daily limit a 3 grams ...
The volleyball we know today, with quick sets to 25 points and matches of overall predictable duration, has not always existed. For much of its history the scoring system was completely differentand that change had a profound impact on the game, the tactics and the public’s perception of it. The “classic” system: the ball change For decades, volleyball has adopted ...