Have you ever noticed that you can find asparagus in the supermarket white, green and sometimes even purpleall apparently similar but with very different flavors and prices? These are not different species: it is the same exact planttheAsparagus officinalis L. (Liliaceae family). The color difference depends, in most cases, on how and where it is grown. White asparagus is in ...
The earthquake in Friuli from 1976 it was the most violent earthquake recorded in Northern Italy in the instrumental era and the fifth most intense earthquake recorded in Italy. At 9.00 pm the earth shook with a violence that had not been seen in the area for centuries: the tremor, with its epicenter in the area of Gemonanorth of Udine, ...
Place correctly the Wi-Fi router at home can have a serious impact on the quality of our home connection. If we want every room in the house to receive a stable and sufficiently powerful signal, we must consider carefully where to place it and how to orient the antennas. Ideally, the router should be located in a central point, away ...
When we watch a race athleticsit comes naturally to us to focus on athletes and their performances. Much more rarely do we focus on what lies beneath their feet: the track. Yet, the evolution of the surfaces on which athletics compete is one of the factors that have most contributed to changing performances throughout history. From the dirt tracks of ...
A small single-engine plane, taking off from Pampulha airport at Belo Horizontein Brazil, crashed 9 minutes after takeoff into a residential building in the Silveira neighborhood. The accident, which occurred on May 4th at 12.25pm local timecost the lives of 3 of the 5 people on board: the pilot Wellington Oliveira (34 years old), the co-pilot Fernando Souto Moreira (36 ...
Image generated with AI for illustrative purposes only. In a world marked by instability, economic crises and widespread fears, even the most consolidated democracies seem to show an increased inclination towards authoritarian leaders. In recent months the debate on this topic has reignited, highlighting the growing consensus towards strong political figures, often perceived as guarantors of safety and order. But ...
The weekly bulletin on seismicity at Campi Flegrei. Quiet week ai Phlegraean Fields: between 27 April and 3 May 2026, the INGV Vesuvian Observatory detected 13 seismic eventswith the most intense shock that it did not overcome magnitude 1.1. This is a lower number than the 21 earthquakes recorded in the previous seven days. No anomalies from the other control ...
The walls of the Cittadella. Credit: Kromatika Citadel, a medieval village in the province of Padua (Veneto), is a real one masterpiece of military engineering of the 13th century, in which the particular elliptical geometry of the walls meets rigorous urban planning. With his patrol walkway entirely accessiblerepresents a testimony of how the defensive architecture of Padua was able to ...
Stromboli activities on the morning of May 5th at 7:06 am. Credit: INGV, Aeolian webcam Stromboli recorded a significant intensification of its volcanic activity between 4 and 5 May 2026, with a lava flow started from the North crater area during the night reached the coastline walking through the Sciara del Fuoco. Monitoring the evolution in real time is theNational ...
Many of us are struggling with reservations for summer holidaysor have already done so in recent weeks, despite growing concerns about possible cancellations, fluctuating prices and questions about how flight scheduling will actually remain configured over the course of the summer. Airlines around the world, including European ones, are facing their biggest challenge since the COVID-19 pandemic with the Strait ...