Ecology

Can animals “read”? Some have the ability to recognize human symbols and words

Can animals “read”? Some have the ability to recognize human symbols and words

Written language is among the few elements that distinguish our species from other animals: although complex communication systems have evolved in many animal species, none have developed the association between written concepts, words and symbols corresponding, typical of our civilizations. But there are some cases of animals with high cognitive abilities that learn to recognizeif properly trained, even written human ...

Intesa Sanpaolo down

Intesa Sanpaolo down, problems with the bank app: what’s happening

It is underway today afternoon February 25, 2026 a down to the online services of Intesa Sanpaolo. According to the portal Downdetectoras of 1pm numerous customers have reported problems with the app of the banking institution (41%), with i banking services for smartphones (39%) and with the online bank (20%), with a peak of over 2200 reports around 3pm. At ...

Why equal leave was rejected: what it is and what the bill envisaged

Why equal leave was rejected: what it is and what the bill envisaged

The bill on the bill stops in the House equal leavedesigned to extend the paternity leave until five monthsmaking it largely obligatory and fully paid, and at the same time strengthening the economic protections linked to maternity. The Budget Commission expressed negative opinion after the State General Accounting Office deemed the financial coverage provided by the provision to be “unsuitable”. ...

What happened to the facilities of the past Olympics between Cortina, Rome and Turin

What happened to the facilities of the past Olympics between Cortina, Rome and Turin

The temporary structure used for Big Air at the Beijing 2022 Olympics – via x.com The moment a city or country obtains the assignment of Olympic Gamesthe public debate almost always follows the same script. On the one hand the enthusiasm for the event, on the other the fear that, once the brazier is extinguished, many expensive infrastructures built specifically ...

How to recognize a gas leak, what to do and who to call: instructions from the Fire Brigade

How to recognize a gas leak, what to do and who to call: instructions from the Fire Brigade

In Negrar, in the province of Verona, one building collapsed following aexplosionwhich probably occurred due to a escape of gas: The accident resulted in the death of one person, a 68-year-old man (owner of the house), while three people were injured. Unfortunately, emergencies of this type they are not that rare in our country: this is why the Fire Brigade ...

The dinosaur Spinosaurus mirabilis, the largest predator ever to have lived on Earth, was discovered in the Sahara

The dinosaur Spinosaurus mirabilis, the largest predator ever to have lived on Earth, was discovered in the Sahara

3D skull model Spinosaurus mirabilis. Credit: Daniel Vidal. A new study published in the journal Science describes a new species of spinosaurid discovered in the desert of Central Saharain Niger. The fossil, attributed to the genus Spinosaurus and named Spinosaurus mirabilisprovides new data on the evolution and lifestyle of these dinosaurs Late Cretaceous (lived 95 million years ago). Spinosaurids are ...

How to recognize fake 5-star reviews: an increasingly persistent problem

How to recognize fake 5-star reviews: an increasingly persistent problem

Maybe it will have happened to you too. Search for a certain product on an e-commerce site, go through the accompanying reviews and, reviewing them, notice that a good percentage of these are extremely positive. If you trusted what was written by those who bought the product and reviewed it in an extremely positive way (with the famous 5 stars), ...

We explain the science of traverse with Valentino Rossi

We explain the science of traverse with Valentino Rossi

We went to Tavullia, in the Ranch of Valentino Rossi where the 100 km of championsto understand the physics and technique of transverseor powerslidethat is, that technique of drifting when cornering in which the rear wheel of the motorbike loses grip. The race in the Valentino Ranch in fact takes place on an unpaved track, where there is a mix ...