Ecology

What stretching is and what it is for: why it is used in sport

What stretching is and what it is for: why it is used in sport

The stretching it is an activity that has always characterized the training of athletes of all levels. In fact, just think of how easy it is to observe footballers, runners or volleyball players performing these exercises at different moments of their physical activity. Although it is the subject of extensive discussions among professionals, especially regarding methods and timing, numerous studies ...

How is inner language generated? The science of thinking and “talking to yourself”

How is inner language generated? The science of thinking and “talking to yourself”

The inner language it constantly inhabits the mind of each of us. It is an invisible dialogue with ourselves that appears from the first years of life, capable of appearing as a monologue that resonates with our own voice, a debate between multiple different positions, or sometimes even a chorus or the internalization of someone else’s voice. We don’t know ...

The Roman tortoise was a formation of the army of ancient Rome: here's how it was made

The Roman tortoise was a formation of the army of ancient Rome: here’s how it was made

There Roman tortoise it was a military formation of the infantry of the Roman army that served for protect the legionaries from arrows and other projectiles thrown by the enemy. It consisted of deploying soldiers in multiple rows, with large rectangular shields, both in front and above the formation. According to the story of Plutarch and Cassius Diowas used for ...

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Who were the Etruscans and why are they considered the first great Italian civilization

You’re watching Ancient peoples Don’t miss out on more content from Geopop The Etruscans are considered the first great Italian civilization: they lived in the area between present-day Tuscany, Lazio and Umbria mainly between the 10th and 4th centuries BC. Much of their history has been lost – particularly after their conquest by the Romans. We know for sure that ...

WhatsApp and Messenger will warn you if you risk a scam: what the new anti-spam functions predict

WhatsApp and Messenger will warn you if you risk a scam: what the new anti-spam functions predict

Half has decided to strengthen the security of its messaging services with a series of new functions that aim to protect users from online scams, which are increasingly sophisticated and difficult to recognize. The innovations particularly involve the apps of Facebook Messenger And WhatsAppand are based on an approach that leverages the potential of artificial intelligence, real-time alerts and biometric ...

Comet Lemmon lights up the sky at the peak of its brightness: the spectacular photos

Comet Lemmon lights up the sky at the peak of its brightness: the spectacular photos

Comet Lemmon observed from the Sand Canyon area, California. Kevin M. Gill, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons There comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) has become the brightest of the year, adorning the night skies even in Italy with a brightness that is reaching its peak in these days, so much so that it has become also visible to the eye ...

What we know about the new Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile tested by Russia

What we know about the new Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile tested by Russia

Image edited with AI. Russia first tested the cruise missile 9M730 Burevestnik: it is a weapon that, according to the Russian Government, is capable of bypass any air defense systemboth present and future. This is also possible thanks to an unpredictable flight pattern and the ability to hit targets at very long distanceswhich would make it a weapon that can ...

The uncertain future of the Ski World Cup between climate change and absent snow

The uncertain future of the Ski World Cup between climate change and absent snow

Generated with AI The last weekend of October has a special meaning for ski lovers: it is the World Cup has begun of alpine skiing with the double giant slalom (men’s and women’s) of Söldenon the Rettenbach glacier, in Austria. A glacier which, like many others, is suffering greatly from the higher temperatures each year and the winters which never ...