Ecology

What is Solo maxxing, the Gen Z trend that celebrates single life and revalues ​​loneliness

What is Solo maxxing, the Gen Z trend that celebrates single life and revalues ​​loneliness

In recent years, a constellation of practices and narratives that revolve around the idea of “maximize yourself” (self-optimization) through the intentional reduction of social distractions, with creators and influencers chronicling and glorifying a life without partners and friends. In this context, the phenomenon that can be defined emerges “just maxxing”: a form of aestheticization of isolation in which loneliness is ...

The Black Sea turns turquoise due to the blooming of phytoplankton: NASA images of coccolithophores

The Black Sea turns turquoise due to the blooming of phytoplankton: NASA images of coccolithophores

Credit: NASA Earth Observatory by Michala Garrison The satellite PEACE of NASA (acronym for Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) immortalized the waters of the Black Sea in all their splendor… turquoise. Every year, in spring and summer, the Black Sea stops being black: its dark waters transform into an explosion of milky blue thanks to the blooming of phytoplankton, visible ...

Hacker attack on Trenitalia, passengers' personal, travel and email data exposed: what to do

Hacker attack on Trenitalia, passengers’ personal, travel and email data exposed: what to do

Image created with AI for illustrative purposes. Trenitalia informed some customers that they had suffered a cyber attack which allowed unidentified external parties to log in in a way unauthorized to personal data, mainly linked to travel tickets. Those who are potentially involved are personal informationcontact details and details of the trips purchased. However, Trenitalia reassured passengers on a fundamental ...

Fish drink water, but it depends on whether they are sea or fresh water: the principle of osmosis and hydration

Fish drink water, but it depends on whether they are sea or fresh water: the principle of osmosis and hydration

Yes, even fish drinksome more than others. Behind this seemingly banal question there is a physiological mechanism: the ability to maintain constant energy concentration of salts and water inside the body in relation to the external environment (osmoregulation). Understanding how fish manage water means understanding one of the challenges of aquatic life and discovering that a sea fish and a ...