In the United Kingdom, Spain and France they can already be found on the streets, but in Italy they have not yet arrived: we are talking about road signs with the green border and the white background, which in the center indicate a precise speed just like in the classic speed limit signs which however have a red border. But ...
There dot-com bubblewhich occurred between 1995 and the 2000represents one of the most emblematic phenomena in the history of modern financial markets and the Internet revolution. Adding “.com” to a company’s name in those days could turn it into a rising stock market star, even if it didn’t have a solid business model or tangible profits. That’s how the Nasdaqtechnologically ...
What remains of the C–117 abandoned on Solheimasandur beach, Iceland. Photo credits: Blair Fraser It was November 24, 1973 when a transport plane Douglas C-117D of the US Navy crashed on the black volcanic beach of Solheimasanduralong the southern coast of Iceland, as it flew over the glacier Vatnajökull to return to the base of Keflavik . Incredibly, all five ...
The eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. Credit: USGS There was a new eruption of the volcano Kilauea in Hawaiia few days after the last episode. As reported by the USGS (US Geological Survey), the eruptive activity began around 8.33pm (Italian time, 09:33 local time) yesterday Sunday 23 November, and was characterized by overflows lava periodicals – lasting 5/15 ...
What did it determine? the extinction of Neanderthal man remains one of the most fascinating enigmas of the history of human evolution. A recent study, published in the form of preprint from the University of Zurich and not yet peer-reviewed, that is, yet under review by the scientific community, has identified the possible culprit in one “gene exchange” not very ...
Imagine that transform thoughts into audible words: that’s what Stanford researchers did with a new neural implant capable of transforming internal language, that is, the dialogue that happens in our mind without saying it out loud, into words. All this is made possible thanks to a series of microelectrodes implanted in the cerebral cortexwhich are able to interpret the electrical ...
Have you ever been at a party full of people and, despite the noise, been able to perfectly follow the conversation with the person in front of you, or heard your name spoken by someone, even if you were immersed in something else? Here, this is it the cocktail party effect and explains how auditory attention is selective and flexible: ...
Why is less for less more? The mathematical answer to this question can be summarized with “because if it weren’t so things wouldn’t add up“. This, in fact, is a typical (for mathematics) example of a rule formulated in such a way as not to clash with other pre-existing rules. It is therefore a rule that cannot be provenhowever there ...
The transition to maternity it is an event that completely redefines a woman’s life, not only on a personal and social level, but also biological. During pregnancy, a wave of physiological and behavioral adaptations are triggered to ensure the care and survival of the offspring. Today we know that one of the organs most profoundly affected by this transformation is ...
Simulation of the appearance of Saturn from Earth. Credits: Stellarium. Today November 23, 2025 there will be an astronomical event not to be missed for lovers of the iconic “lord of the rings”, the planet Saturn. That day, in fact, its characteristic rings they will appear cut away from the perspective of our planet. Due to the tilt of Saturn’s ...