If there is an astronomical object that is particularly scary it is the black holesextreme places where the very concepts of space and time on which our reality is based. In reality there is no need to be afraid: the closest black hole to us is located at 1600 light years away, so you will never end up inside one ...
If in mid-November the Cambridge Dictionary had chosen “parasocial” as word of the year 2025the Oxford English Dictionary relaunches and chooses “rage bait” (“anger bait”), the use of which has tripled in the last twelve months. Taking the exact definition of the well-known British dictionary, the term is used for online content that is created specifically to cause anger or ...
The INGV weekly bulletin on the Campi Flegrei. To the Phlegraean Fields The rise of the ground continues, while seismicity increases slightly. According to the latest weekly bulletin of the Vesuvian Observatory (INGV), between 24 and 30 November 2025, 137 earthquakes, of maximum magnitude 3.3 recorded last November 26th. This is a slight increase compared to 110 events of the ...
In the heart of Chernobyl Exclusion Zoneinside the infamous Reactor 4, protagonist of the 1986 nuclear disaster, in the 1990s, a black mushroom (Cladosporium sphaerospermum) capable not only of surviving at very high levels of ionizing radiationbut even to proliferate precisely thanks to them thanks to a pigment that we human beings also have (la melanin) thanks to an interesting ...
Many times we find ourselves wondering “But was it that cold last year?” or “But was it this hot in other years?”. These are questions that can be answered by searching through the meteorological archives, and that’s what we did: we bring you the temperatures of December 1st forecast for Milan, Rome, Naples And Palermocompared with those of the same ...
If in mid-November the Cambridge Dictionary had chosen “parasocial” as word of the year 2025the Oxford English Dictionary relaunches and chooses “rage bait” (“anger bait”), the use of which has tripled in the last twelve months. Taking the exact definition of the well-known British dictionary, the term is used for online content that is created specifically to cause anger or ...
The largest Spanish glacier, that of Dill in the Pyrenees, it is significantly reducing in thickness. And he’s not the only one: the same fate is happening to all the glaciers in Spain. These are the conclusions reached by a team of researchers from Research Group CryoPyr of thePyrenean Institute of Ecology (IPE-CSIC). The data was collected via drone in ...
In recent years, artificial intelligence has become an increasingly constant presence in the lives of young people and adolescents, who use it not only for study and creativity, but also as a form of psychological and emotional support. Among the most used platforms are i conversational chatbotssystems capable of simulating a human relationship and offering company, listening and even personal ...
An image of the floods in Gampong Manyang Cut, Aceh province, Indonesia. Credit: Reuters The Southeast Asia he was hit by violence floods which caused further 1,100 deathseven if the death toll continues to grow: there are some of the most affected countries Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailandalthough floods were also recorded in Malaysia and parts of Vietnam. To cause ...
2025 maximum extent of the ozone hole. Credit: NASA In recent years the ozone layer above Antarctica has been showing signs of recovery, and the 2025 It seems to be a good year. According to data from NASA and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), the so-called “ozone hole” was found to be the fifth smallest measured since 1992. Thanks ...