Ecology

Bank robbery in Naples, thieves escaped from 12 meters of hand-dug tunnels: 3D reconstruction by the geologist

Bank robbery in Naples, thieves escaped from 12 meters of hand-dug tunnels: 3D reconstruction by the geologist

Credit: Gianluca Minin, via Carabinieri Napoli THE Carabinieri of Naples they released a 3D reconstruction made by the geologist Gianluca Minin (president of the Galleria Borbonica and among the leading experts on the Neapolitan subsoil) who shows the network of underground tunnels dug to score the robbery of the Credit Agricole bank of Piazza Medaglie d’Oro, in the Arenella district ...

Appliances that also consume power in standby: what is phantom consumption and how to reduce it

Appliances that also consume power in standby: what is phantom consumption and how to reduce it

Every time we leave a television on standby, forget a charger plugged into the socket or leave the dishwasher light on, they continue to consume electricity (or rather, these devices continue to do so silently). According to some estimates made by US Department of Energythis silent dispersion represents between 5 and 10% of domestic energy needs of American families, with ...

The maxi-project for the Tuas Port in Singapore: 65 million containers per year will pass through here

The maxi-project for the Tuas Port in Singapore: 65 million containers per year will pass through here

Credit: Ramboll Located at the western end of Singaporethis mega-project from beyond 20 billion dollars represents the engineering response to the challenges of supply chain of the 21st century. The widespread use of artificial intelligence and integrated automation systems aims to make the port of Tuas the largest automated container terminal in the world, consolidating Singapore’s role as a key ...

Does stress really cause hair loss? Science explains the link between cortisol and follicles

Does stress really cause hair loss? Science explains the link between cortisol and follicles

The stresseven the psychological one, like the ending of Game of Thrones, also has a strong impact on our hair, to the point of even having a name: telogen effluvium. The crucial point is that stress, psychological or physical, does not matter, alters the life cycle of the hair follicle causing cells to transition from the growth phase (anagen) to ...

Why the closure of coal power plants in Italy has been extended to 2038

Why the closure of coal power plants in Italy has been extended to 2038

The recent amendment to the Bills Decree (DL 21/2026) approved by the Productive Activities commission of the Chamber of Deputies postpone as of December 31, 2038 there divestment definitive of thermoelectric power plants a coal in Italy. Before the plants can resume regular operations, they will need to be renewed environmental permits and define their purpose: if a “cold reserve ...

The cemetery of the fountains in Naples: the cult of the "pezzentelle souls" and the history of the ossuary

The cemetery of the fountains in Naples: the cult of the “pezzentelle souls” and the history of the ossuary

The fontanelle cemetery is an ossuary located in Naples. It houses the remains of approximately 40,000 deceased (but there are theories according to which the people buried would be much more numerous), crowded together in large naves dug into the tuff quarries. The remains largely belong to poor peoplemany of whom died during the plague epidemics of 1656 and cholera ...

How to observe the alignment of planets from April 18th to 20th in Italy and what time to see it in the sky

How to observe the alignment of planets from April 18th to 20th in Italy and what time to see it in the sky

AI-generated image for illustrative purposes only. These days a new is visible planetary alignment: four planets of the Solar System (Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Neptune) appear simultaneously in the morning sky, just before sunrise. The alignment is already visible from April 16th, and will be until the 23rd, but the best days to observe the astronomical spectacle are between April ...

Why France is replacing Windows with Linux in public offices: what is digital sovereignty

Why France is replacing Windows with Linux in public offices: what is digital sovereignty

Something like 2.5 million PCs will abandon Windows in favor of Linux. This is what will happen to desktop devices used by government employees in France. THE’April 8, 2026the DINUM (Direction Interministérielle du Numérique), or the French body that defines and guides the state’s digital strategy, has officially communicated the abandonment of Windows in public administration workstations, announcing its replacement ...

War and Missiles: which countries have which weapons? Let's take stock of the situation

War and Missiles: which countries have which weapons? Let’s take stock of the situation

From “low cost” drones Shahed 136 to the sophisticated power of ballistic missiles of the latest generation, the global missile arsenal is rewriting the rules of modern warfare. But which countries have which weapons? In this article we will delve deeper into this aspect, taking as our main reference the states actively involved in a conflict. The Iranian Shahed One ...