On the Italian road network there is a device which, in the event of risky overtaking, is capable of fining us even when we believe we are completely alone and far from any police patrol. We’re talking about overtaking meteran electronic tool which, as its name suggests, is used to verify how and where risky overtaking is carried out. How ...
«Going to Canicattì» is an expression used to indicate a very distant place The expression «go to Canicattì» is used in the Italian vocabulary to indicate a remote place and almost unattainable. Although for many inhabitants of the Centre-North this Sicilian town – located in the province of Agrigento – is located on the edge of the Peninsula, the reality ...
Capturing and beaching jellyfish is not a simple stunt nor a way to “clean up” the sea, it does not just represent a cruel gesture, but a real crime punished by ours Criminal Codein particular from article 544 on animal cruelty. Penalties can range from heavy economic sanctions (from 5,000 to 30,000 euro fine) up to imprisonment up to 2 ...
Driving with your arm out the window is a punishable behavior according to the Highway Code. Lead with your arm supported out the window it is often an almost instinctive gesture, especially in summer when the heat pushes us to roll down the windows and look for some air. Yet, what might seem like harmless behavior actually is sanctionable according ...
There is an eye disease that until a few years ago did not have a dedicated therapy. It took us to get there 85 years oldthree countries, chicken embryos and even snake venom. In our latest video we retrace one of the most fascinating stories in science: that of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF). A scientist and a laboratory at home ...
Jimothy the raccoon running across a Seattle meadow. Credit: Kiana Hall An unusual one raccoon with a squat shape and no neck, renamed “Jimothy“, has become the viral mascot of the summer of Seattlein the state of Washington. Behind its curious appearance there is the short spine syndrome (Short Spine Syndrome), a rare recessive genetic anomaly that also affects dogs ...
Image generated with AI. For the first time in the history of pre-Columbian studies, archaeologists have managed to give a name to a mathematician-astronomer of the Mayan civilization. The study, led by Franco D. Rossi of MIT, published in the journal Antiquitieshe identified in fact Sak Tahn Waax (“White-breasted Fox”) as the author of a series of astronomical calculations made ...
Image generated with AI for illustrative purposes only. A 9-year-old girl lost her life in the waters of Lake Comoafter having dived without resurfacing again. The body, unfortunately, was found by the Fire Brigade after a few hours of research. According to the first information available, the little girl dived into the waters of the lake in front of the ...
In Italy 4 out of 10 people they admit to having cheated on their partner: for years we have been on the podium of the most unfaithful countries in the world, now losing a few positions. Among the places where there are the most temptations is the workplace. The work dimension, made up of constant presence, sharing of emotions and ...
Today the terrarium it has become an embellishment object for shelves and desks, a small green corner that brings joy and makes you feel more connected with nature, in an increasingly artificial world. Originally, however, it was not conceived as a furnishing object. The terrarium was born in a coal-choked London, and everything was born from the observation of metamorphosis ...