Licking a wound will not help you prevent an infection because the saliva does not disinfectin the strict sense of the term. Yes, that’s right, saliva has the job of protect your mouth and the oral cavity from pathogenic microorganisms and in fact we can find them inside it enzymes and molecules that they kill bacteria. But we cannot identify ...
Free time is often celebrated as conquest of modernitythe moment in which we are allowed to stop producing and dedicate ourselves to ourselves. But in a society that measures personal value on productivity, it risks becoming a further obligation, to be filled and optimised. From the scholé Greekprivilege of free men dedicated to contemplation, to the timed time of the ...
For over a century, tennis players from all over the world have competed for the greatest sporting trophy of all: a shiny and imposing silver cup, which the Italians affectionately call “the silver salad bowl”. Behind that curious shape – which resembles a bowl ready to serve a giant salad – lies the history of Davis Cupborn from the passion ...
Fort Knox, in Kentucky 40 km southwest of Louisville hosts the main warehouse of gold reserves And monetary of the United States: they are located within it 4,582.69 tons of gold barseach of which measures 17.78 x 9.21 x 4.45 cm and weighs approx 12.4kg. Given the value of what it contains, it should not surprise us that it is ...
Image generated with AI There are gods bats reflect ultraviolet (UV) lightcovering itself with a luminescent green glow. A new study conducted by the team at Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources from the University of Georgia (UGA) and published in the journal Ecology and Evolution verified whether, and to what extent, UV fluorescence was present in 6 species ...
On the crowded trains of Japanese metropolises, among those reading magazines or keeping their noses immersed in their smartphones, it is common to see commuters with their heads bowed and their eyes closed as if taking a sudden nap. This phenomenon has a name: inemuri (居眠り), literally “sleep while presentIn Japan it is not a lack of respect, on the ...
The Black Friday has become a must for all online bargain hunters. The period, however, is tempting not only for users interested in various offers and discounts, but also for scammers who, promising phantom “deals”, attempt to steal sensitive data, access credentials or money. The main risks include fake shopping sites, deceptive offers, fake delivery notifications, fake orders, account verification ...
The city circuit of Las Vegas is located in the state of Nevada and is the second longest of the entire World Cup, with well 6201 meters, behind only that of Spa-Francorchamps. It is a modern and very fast track, designed around the famous one Stripthe main street of the city, and which passes through some of the most iconic ...
Take two onions, a coin And a cell phone charger: according to a video that is becoming popular on social media, you have everything you need to recharge your smartphone. The reality, however, is very different. It is not possible to charge a smartphone by sticking the charger into two onions connected by a coin: the viral video is fake. ...
Image generated with Nano Banana Pro. Nano Banana Pro has been made official within the Gemini app and the web version of the service. The new model text-to-image based on Google’s artificial intelligence (model officially called Gemini 3 Pro Image) allows you to generate and edit images with an advanced level of control, while maintaining free access to AI visual ...