Ecology

Do you say pregnant or pregnant women? Here's what Italian grammar says

Do you say pregnant or pregnant women? Here’s what Italian grammar says

A recurring grammatical error in the Italian language it is to say or write “pregnant women” (or even “pregnant”) rather than “pregnant women“. But the correct form in the plural is, in fact, “pregnant women” as confirmed by Treccani and from ACrusca Academy: according to our language, in fact, if the noun is plural the adjective also agrees with it ...

Because ancient cities are often buried under meters of earth

Because ancient cities are often buried under meters of earth

Cities of the past very often are buried. Indeed, sometimes our inhabited centers literally rise above their ruins… But for what reason? The explanation is to be found in buriala process that can be seen as a mix of natural and anthropogenic factors including the accumulation of debris, river sediments, dust and the uncontrolled growth of vegetation. Added to this ...

What's inside a ski: how the "sandwich" architecture is made

What’s inside a ski: how the “sandwich” architecture is made

Generated with AI Have you ever wondered what really lies beneath the surface of yours skiing? It is not a single component, but a complex “sandwich” of materials where the wood meet carbon fibers And metallic alloys to create a perfect mix of resistance and flexibility. It is precisely this invisible architecture that allows a thin axle to absorb extreme ...

How many dogs and cats are there in Italian families?

How many dogs and cats are there in Italian families?

The 22% of Italian families has at least one dog, this figure has been growing in recent years, while the 17% at least one cat. From Christmas gifts to choosing a partner, four-legged friends are now an integral part of the family, which is also willing to change their free time, work and home for them. According to the Istat ...

What happens in the few moments between when you click a link and the web page appears

What happens in the few moments between when you click a link and the web page appears

The exact moment we press “Enter” after typing a website in the browser’s address bar or click on a hyperlink, we initiate an incredibly complex procedure that, in a fraction of a second, shows us the website we were looking for. What appears to us as an instantaneous process is, in reality, a high-speed relay involving a global network of ...

Frogs close their eyes to swallow: a curious way to eat food

Frogs close their eyes to swallow: a curious way to eat food

Whoever observes one frog while he eats he often notices a curious detail: while he swallows his prey, he eyes seem to disappear inside the head. It’s a curious impression, at times even unsettling, but apparently, frogs’ eyes play a role in swallowing. Experiments show that, while food is ingested, the eyes can re-enter the oral cavity and touch the ...

The largest urban park in the world will be King Salman Park: it is 5 times larger than Central Park

The largest urban park in the world will be King Salman Park: it is 5 times larger than Central Park

King Salman Park, Saudi Arabia, compared to Central Park, New York. Image generated with AI. THE’Saudi Arabia has initiated a vast and ambitious plan urban regeneration of the capital, Riyadhfocusing decisively on the valorisation of green areas. Among the most significant projects, the one presented in 2019 stands out King Salman Park: the urban park, conceived as a multipurpose place ...

Why we lack the motivation to start something: the explanation comes from a new study

Why we lack the motivation to start something: the explanation comes from a new study

A new study published in Current Biology by a team of researchers led by Jung-min Oh and Ken-ichi Amemori revealed the brain mechanism that regulates our ability to act in adverse conditions. The driving force behind the work was to answer why there is we block when faced with a difficult taskeven if we aspire to the final prize. It’s ...

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The Stad Slide in Norway, one of the largest underwater landslides, has been mapped: the volume is 4300km³

Credit: Politikaner/NASA World Wind, Public Domain The researchers managed to map in detail one of the largest underwater landslides of the world, the Stad Slidein the Norwegian Sea. The “mega landslide”, 360 m thick, was triggered well 400,000 years agoprobably due to an earthquake; his volume equal to 4300 km3 and his extension of 46,500 km2comparable to that of Switzerland, ...