Auroral phenomena spotted on the Asiago Plateau, in Veneto. Credit: LorsoBrezz, via The Earth was hit by one G4 category geomagnetic stormconsidered “severe” on a scale ranging from G1 to G5, and began around 8.38pm (Italian time) on Monday 19 January: it was caused by acoronal mass ejection (CME) produced by the Sun last January 18th, associated with a X1.9 ...
Photo Museum Network of the Via Flaminia. “We have been waiting for this discovery for over 2000 years: we found the Basilica of Vitruvius“: thus the mayor of Fano (Pesaro Urbino) Luca Serfilippi announced the long-awaited discovery of the building, designed in the 1st century AD by the great Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollioborn in ancient Fano (at the time ...
In recent days, you may have come across alarming videos or graphics on social media that say: «Cooked ham is now classified as a type 1 carcinogen by the World Health Organization». Many of you have asked us to clarify. There is one important thing to say right away: it’s nothing new. The classification of processed and processed meat as ...
The number Is zero even or odd? Short answer: zero is even, because it is a multiple of two (and is divisible by two). Many have doubts about how to answer this question, but mathematicians have no doubts about it. Let’s see why. What is an even number The point of the matter is what is meant by even number ...
In this video we were in the Melinda factory in Trentino, in Val di Non. Not just any valley, but the ideal area for growing apples, thanks to its unique characteristics: optimal exposure to the sun favored by the north-south orientation and a mild climate, with altitudes between 400 and 1100 meters. Here the harvest takes place between August and ...
The Carnivalcelebrated in Italy and throughout the world, is a moveable feast which, from a religious point of view, precedes the liturgical season of Lent. The calendar of this holiday, in fact, is linked to the date of Sunday Easter: Carnival will begin in 2026 Sunday 15 February. In Italy, however, things change depending on whether the Roman rite (widespread ...
A strong shock of earthquake Of magnitude of 3.7 hit the province of Messina today 19 January at 5.20pm. According to what was recorded by INGV, theepicenter it was located 4 km from Militello Rosmarino (ME). THE’hypocenterhowever, was detected at 8.8 km deep. The earthquake was distinctly felt by the population: at the moment, anywayno particular damage was reported to ...
A representation of the so-called “Cyclone Harry”. Credit: Meteociel.fr An intense phase of bad weather, caused by aintense depression on the Mediterranean nicknamed “Cyclone Harry”is affecting Southern Italy – above all Sicily, Sardinia And Calabria where until tomorrow, January 20th, thered alert for water and hydrogeological risk – with winds up to 90 km/h in the Strait of Messina and ...
The second train involved in the train accident in Adamuz, Spain. Credit: Guardia Civil, via X. The causes of the train accident which involved two high-speed trains on the Malaga-Madrid route, in southern Spain, causing at least 39 dead. According to the Spanish Minister of Transport, Oscar Puenteit was an “extremely strange” episode, given that part of the straight section ...
An excruciating pain compared to “being burned with acid” and which lasts a very long time: this is the typical reaction to the sting of Dendrocnide moroides, considered as the most painful plant in the world and called the “suicide plant”. Belonging to the Urticacee family and with the size of a small tree, the Dendrocnide moroides it has leaves ...