It seems like that to you too May the winter stars shine brighter? It’s partly an impression, but there is a grain of truth: actually in winter the light from the stars “stands out” much more than the darkness of the sky, which is greater when the air is colder due to the lower humidity and the sun being lower ...
One of the most immovable limitations (at least so far) of the Google ecosystem seems to be on the verge of falling: the possibility of change your Gmail address without having to create an account from scratch and consequently lose all your digital history. According to what emerged from an official support page, although currently only visible in a localized ...
The Somaliland is a self-proclaimed republic in the northwestern tip of Somalia (Horn of Africa) that separated from the latter in 1991, and which in recent days has been at the center of attention after being officially recognized by Israel. In recent days, in fact, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and the President of Somaliland Abdirahman Mohamed ...
The eruption of Etna on December 27th. Credit: INGV THE’Etna kicked off a new eruption, which began on December 24th and still ongoing. As also confirmed by the press releases published byINGV Etna Observatoryit’s about a Strombolian activity which currently mainly affects one of the vents that opened on the high eastern flank of the Voragine crater. This first gave ...
One of the two helicopters involved in the crash in New Jersey. Credit: Reuters Two helicopters collided while they were flying in the skies of New Jersey: according to what was reported by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), the collision occurred between a helicopter Enstrom F-28A and a helicopter Enstrom 280Ca short distance from the municipal airport of Hammontona town ...
The new Geopop quiz: 5 questions on the Italian borders THE borders they represent an essential element of every State: they outline the territory over which the government can exercise its sovereignty, they act as a separation from other countries and, above all, they tell the history of that region. But, how much do you know about Italian borders? Get ...
Memory loss and cognitive impairment they do not follow a single trajectory: the solidity of memories depends on the type of memory and the brain circuits that are affected by the pathology. When we talk about memory losswe tend to imagine it as an orderly process, in which more recent memories fade while distant ones remain intact. This intuition describes ...
At the end of 2025, China is not only an economic super power, but probably also the nation that will be the first to achieve carbon neutrality: what seems like a paradox (increasing its GDP and simultaneously combating climate change) it is the result of hundreds of protests (often ending in police violence, indiscriminate arrests and government censorship) that marked ...
The numbers from the latest ISPRA report tell us that in Italy there waste sorting exceeded (66.6%) for the second consecutive year the target of 65% set by national and European regulations: the two thirds of the municipal waste produced by Italians has been separatedequal to over 19.5 million tonnes in a single year. According to 2023 data, in the ...
In Japan just stop in front of a vending machine to understand how everyday life works differently there: i jidōhanbaiki (自動販売機, i.e. “automatic vending machine”) are not simple machines, they are small shops that are always open, reliable and surprising, capable of offering you a hot drink in the middle of winter, a steaming ramen late at night or even ...