Ecology

The sky of December 2025, the last astronomical events of the year between the Supermoon and the Geminids

Why comet 3I/ATLAS turned green and continues to have an anti-tail: the scientific explanation

Amateur photo of 3I/ATLAS taken with a Celestron EdgeHD 800 telescope on November 16. Credits: Satoru Murata, Wikimedia Commons. There interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS never ceases to amaze the scientific community and continues to be talked about months after its discovery: among the latest news is the fact that when the comet “re-emerged” from behind the Sun it immediately showed a ...

Campi Flegrei, seismicity decreasing but the soil continues to rise at 25 mm per month: the INGV bulletin

Campi Flegrei, seismicity decreasing but the soil continues to rise at 25 mm per month: the INGV bulletin

At the Campi Flegrei 34 earthquakes in the week between 8 and 14 December. The downward trend for seismic activity is confirmed Phlegraean Fieldswhile the ground lifting speed remains constant at sustained values. This is what emerges from the latest weekly bulletin of the INGV Vesuvian Observatory (8-14 December 2025). Compared to the previous week, when 48 tremors with a ...

The drone system for the protection, development and maintenance of infrastructure on the ocean floor

The drone system for the protection, development and maintenance of infrastructure on the ocean floor

The seabed is a difficult environment to explore, but it hosts crucial infrastructure: Internet cables that carry the 97% of world traffic, methane pipelines and electric cables that connect entire countries. These are vital assets, increasingly exposed to failures, accidents and possible attacks. It was born to respond to these challenges DEEP (Dynamic Ecosystem for Enhanced Performance), a system developed ...

Breakthrough on the ban on cars with combustion engines: no stop from the EU, they will be produced beyond 2035

Breakthrough on the ban on cars with combustion engines: no stop from the EU, they will be produced beyond 2035

As confirmed by Agence France Presse, the European Commission takes a step back from stopping the production of cars with internal combustion engines (petrol, diesel, gas, hybrid cars and vehicles powered by low-emission fuels) after 2035. In practice, manufacturers of cars with internal combustion engines will be able to continue to produce and sell these vehicles beyond the expected deadlines. ...

Why we give Christmas gifts and how long has the tradition existed: history and meaning

Why we give Christmas gifts and how long has the tradition existed: history and meaning

The gifts under the Christmas tree are that cliche that we have known since we were children and that every year, during the holidays, comes back to make us feel special. The reason why at Christmas we exchange gifts of various kinds has its roots in Christian religious tradition – he actually remembers the birth of Jesus and the gifts ...

Electrical columns in Italy: what the situation is like

Electric columns in Italy: what the situation is like

According to Motus-E quarterly tracking, as of September 30, 2025, the active stalls for public charging on Italian soil they were 70,272; the increase in capillarity of the Italian charging network, spread more and more evenly from North to South (including the Islands), has a double interpretation: on the one hand it means that today it is possible to travel ...

Electrical columns in Italy: what the situation is like

Electrical columns in Italy: what the situation is like

According to Motus-E quarterly tracking, as of September 30, 2025, the active stalls for public charging on Italian soil they were 70,272; the increase in capillarity of the Italian charging network, spread more and more evenly from North to South (including the Islands), has a double interpretation: on the one hand it means that today it is possible to travel ...

RAM crisis: here's how smartphones and prices could change in 2026

RAM crisis: here’s how smartphones and prices could change in 2026

In the 2026The RAM memory market for mobile devices could undergo a significant evolution, with obvious repercussions on both the costs and the technical specifications of smartphones. In response to rising memory prices, which is already impacting several industries, manufacturers may be forced to reduce the amount of RAM present in the devices, leading to a scenario where high-end models ...