Last January, two new cases of infection were reported Nipah Virus (NiV)in two healthcare workers in the state of West Bengal, India. The episode is the latest in a series of recurring outbreaks starting from 2018 in the Kerala region, also in Indian territory. This zoonoses (infectious disease that is transmitted from animal to man) is widespread in South East ...
THE’Everestwith its 8,848.86 meters above sea level, is the highest peak in the world: unlike what one might think, however, the Himalayan mountain it is not the point on Earth “closest” to space and farthest from the center of the planet. This record in fact belongs to Chimborazo, a quiescent volcano in Ecuador. But how is this possible? It seems ...
The Italian territory presents a natural predisposition to geological and hydrogeological disruptionsfragility which over the years has resulted in numerous landslides and catastrophic events. The Sarno landslide of 1998, as well as the more recent episodes that occurred in Niscemiare just some of the most emblematic cases that demonstrate how high the sensitivity to landslide phenomena is, therefore making it ...
Image generated with AI. After NOAA warned of acoronal mass ejection (CME) produced by the Sun last February 1st and associated with a X8.1 class flare (the highest class), several headlines have begun to spread reporting the expected arrival on February 5 of «a solar storm whose effects on Earth could be “powerful”». The one coming, however, is not a ...
The little green light that flashes in the darkness of the corridor or living room has become a constant presence in our homes, and perhaps you too will have wondered at least once, looking at it, if there are any risks in keeping the Wi-Fi on all night, when we should be sleeping peacefully. To understand if Turning off your ...
The Artemis II Space Launch System. Credit: NASA NASA released new and more detailed information on the decision to postpone the launch of Artemis IIduring a press conference held at 6:00 pm (Italian time) on February 3. Following the anomalies that occurred during the phase wet dress rehearsalor the simulation of all pre-launch operations – including loading propellant onto the ...
News of a possible “definitive cure” for the disease has been circulating a lot these days pancreatic cancerresulting from research conducted in Spain. As often happens when we talk about medicine and health, it is essential to sort out the newspaper headlines and the real data published by the scientific community. The study in question, published in the journal PNAS ...
Image generated with AI. In the depths of Salentooff the coast of Saint Catherine of Nardòhas been lying for over forty years ancient wreck of great importance. It’s one cargo shipthat is, a cargo vessel, shipwrecked between the 4th and 2nd centuries BC (late Republican period), officially registered in General Catalog of Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture. The ...
If you have an expired medicine at home, do not take it. After the expiry date, defined by the manufacturing companies according to stringent international guidelines (ICH)processes may occur degradation of the active ingredient or excipients which may result in a lower effectiveness of the active ingredient, in the formation of toxic compounds dangerous to your health or in a ...
Thursday 5 February 2026 the world changes: the New Start Treaty (acronym for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) between USA and Russia which limited their long-range nuclear arsenals will come to an end. The treaty, signed in 2010 and renewed in 2021, and sets a limit of 1550 nuclear warheads deployed (those ready to be used) to each of the two ...