The Día de los Muertosliterally “the day of the dead”, is one of the most emblematic holidays in Mexico, celebrated between November 1st and 2nd. Made increasingly famous and known by the Disney animated film, “Coco”, it is a joyful celebration of life and a tribute to deceased family memberswho are believed to temporarily return to the world of the ...
One of the 28 stavkirkers still present in Norway. Built entirely in wood more than 800 years ago, without the aid of nails, the stavkirker they are masterpieces of Norwegian ecclesiastical architecture. Built between the 12th and 14th centuries, after the country’s conversion to Christianity, until the 9th century dominated by the polytheistic paganism of the Vikingsthese medieval churches blend ...
A group of biologists from the department of Harvard he amputated a limb from a axolotlthe Mexican salamander capable of perfectly regenerating legs, tail, heart and even parts of the brain, but what he discovered has pushed the boundaries of what was thought possible further. In the new study published on Cell Just this year, Jessica Whited’s team showed that ...
All Saints’ Dayalso known as “All Saints”, is a holiday with which i Christians, Catholics and Orthodox, they celebrate saints for whom there is no specific day in the calendar. The festival, which occurs every year on November 1st, originates from cult of saintsattested since the first century AD and, to a more complete extent, since 4th centurywhen the veneration ...
Croatian Vitomir Maričićin June 2025, set a record that appears to defy biology: 29 minutes And 3 seconds holding your breath underwater. How is it possible to push the human body so far? We asked the Dr. Pasquale LongobardiVice President of the Italian Society of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine (SIMSI) and Medical Director of the Hyperbaric Center of Ravenna, to ...
A enormous granite bodyabout 100 km wide, 7 km thick and dating back to 175 million years ago was discovered in West Antarcticaunder the Pine Island Glacier. The discovery was made by a team of researchers from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and was published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. The presence of this “granite giant” was revealed by ...
In a field Argentine dating back toCarnian age (approximately 237-227 million years ago), one of the phases of Triassic (250-200 million years ago), i paleontologists they found the remains of one of the oldest dinosaur species known to date. The name of this new species is Huayracursor jaguensisand its discovery marks a very important turning point in the study of ...
In some beta versions of WhatsApp for Android, the ability to create group chats with users who use third-party services, such as Telegram or other compatible platforms. This does not mean that every function will be shared between different systems: rather, it will be a form of interoperabilitywhich will allow different technologies to communicate with each other. The idea comes ...
Image created with AI. In recent days, Italy has been crossed from North to South by bad weather caused by the so-called “Halloween cyclone” (or “All Saints’ storm” as it has been defined journalistically), i.e. a disturbance of Atlantic origin that will bring wind, rains And thunderstorms in most cities. But, from a meteorological point of view, what is a ...
Following the case of Gisele Pelicot — now 72 years old, sedated and raped by her husband and at least 51 other men from 2011 to 2020 — France has approved the law that defines rape as the absence of consentregardless of the presence of violence. Precisely the shock of the Pelicot affair, the international resonance of the trial and ...