Ecology

The 1945 Dresden bombing: war crime or legitimate military operation?

The 1945 Dresden bombing: war crime or legitimate military operation?

AI-generated image replicating the 1945 bombing of Dresden. The aerial bombing on Dresden was carried out on the German city of the same name between on 13 and 15 February 1945 by the air forces of UK and USA. The attack had various purposes, the main of which was weaken the enemy’s morale and induce him to surrender. The effects ...

The “Sale Vivo” or “Sal Viva” by chef Ángel León: how to cook fish with chemistry

The “Sale Vivo” or “Sal Viva” by chef Ángel León: how to cook fish with chemistry

Generated with AI The Salt Aliveor Sal Vivais a technique invented by the Spanish chef Ángel León which consists of using a mixture of water and sodium acetate to cook fish and shellfish without using stoves, ovens or fryers. His method, on stage during the Skill Test in the 20th episode of MasterChef Italia 15, is based on the exothermic ...

WhatsApp blocked in Russia: how and why some governments block social apps

WhatsApp blocked in Russia: how and why some governments block social apps

Halfthe company that develops WhatsApprecently reported a intentional slowdown and attempts to block the service in Russia by the authorities. Among the objectives of this operation would be the desire to force a mass migration of users towards “Max”a state-controlled super-app. Analyzing the situation from a purely technical point of view, we find ourselves faced with a phenomenon that goes ...

Humanoid Robots, Italy at the center of the Phygital revolution, the physical world meets the digital

Humanoid Robots, Italy at the center of the Phygital revolution, the physical world meets the digital

We move from robots with fixed mechanical arms to machines with built-in artificial intelligence: humanoid robotics could be a revolution. Thanks to the union between artificial intelligence and the mechanical body, “Physical AI” is born, a technology in which artificial intelligence integrated into humanoid robots makes them capable of acting in the real world, learning by observing and collaborating directly ...

Why do we sometimes make bad choices? One of the big culprits is repetition bias

Why do we sometimes make bad choices? One of the big culprits is repetition bias

The reason why humans make seemingly irrational decisions is not a random malfunction of the brain, but is the product of specific learning mechanisms which, while evolutionarily advantageous, can fail in modern contexts. At the basis of our decisions is the “reinforcement“, a fundamental cognitive process shared with many animal species, which drives us to repeat actions followed by rewards ...

Tunnels discovered in the subsoil of Venus: these are lava tubes never observed before

Tunnels discovered in the subsoil of Venus: these are lava tubes never observed before

Artist’s impression of the radar used by the Magellan probe to discover the presence of lava tubes on Venus. Credits: RSLab, University of Trento. A team of researchers fromUniversity of Trento managed for the first time to directly test theexistence of lava tubes on the surface of the planet Venus. The researchers used modern techniques to analyze old radar data ...

Who were the Brontë sisters and what is “Wuthering Heights” about: the story behind one of the greatest classics

Who were the Brontë sisters and what is “Wuthering Heights” about: the story behind one of the greatest classics

The three sisters Anne, Emily and Charlotte Brontë, portrayed by their brother Patrick Branwell. Via Wikimedia Commons On February 12, 2026, a new film adaptation of Wuthering Heights (Wuthering Heights) starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie, bringing attention back to one of the most intense novels of the English nineteenth century. Written by Emily Bronte and published in 1847, the ...