The formula Andiπ + 1 = 0said Euler’s identitytells us about powers and complex numbers and is considered by many to be the most beautiful equation in the world. What makes it so fascinating to mathematicians is its ability to put together five of the most important numbers in mathematics. Let’s see what this formula, discovered by the Swiss mathematician ...
The mosquitoes they also arrived in Iceland, one of the two countries in the world, together with Antarctica, which did not have them. Björn Hjaltason – a local entomology and ornithology enthusiast – captured 3 specimens of the species Culiseta annulata in Kiðafell, in the western part of the island, about 32 kilometers north of the capital Reykjavik. The cold ...
There Mona Lisaalso known as “Mona Lisa“, is a famous work by Leonardo da Vincidating back to between 1503 and 1507. It is in all likelihood the most famous painting by the Italian artist, but also one of the best-known portraits in the world. The enigmatic smile, the subject unknown for a long time and then attributed, according to the ...
A year ago we asked you to follow us on an adventure that was a little outside the box, even crazy according to some: Culture Mission. They told us it wouldn’t work. They told us that we couldn’t make an independent program, that we couldn’t make a documentary in 6 months with ridiculous budgets. And instead, thanks to 8900 Patronsthose ...
The three new species discovered in Australia, a gecko and two frogs. Credit: Hoskin, C.J., Davies, A. & Aland, K. (2024) A new species of Nactus gecko from boulder–pile habitat on Dauan Island, Torres Strait, Australia. During a targeted survey among the boulder clusters of Dauan Island – a granite island just 275 meters above sea level in the Torres ...
In 2023, every Italian citizen produced on average 496kg of rubbishfor a national total of over 29 million tons of municipal waste. These numbers that emerge from the new ISPRA Report 2024help us understand not only how much we produce, but also where and how trends change over time. Production is greater in Northern Italy, but values are increasing throughout ...
Image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS taken by the Gemini South telescope. Credits: Gemini Observatory Archive, CC BY–SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. There comet 3I/ATLASThe third interstellar object never discovered by man, continues to reserve new surprises as observations accumulate with the most powerful telescopes at our disposal. The latest in chronological order comes from data from the Keck telescope in ...
ChatGPT Atlas logo and interface. Credit: OpenAI. With ChatGPT AtlasOpenAI attempts to redefine the way users browse the Internet, by directly integrating artificial intelligence within the browser itself. ChatGPT Atlas, launched by the CEO of Open AI Sam Altmanmerges traditional navigation with an AI digital assistant capable of understanding what you are doing, helping the user complete tasks, summarize information, ...
The Taftan volcanolocated inSoutheastern Iran and hitherto considered extinct, shows signs of activity well 700,000 years after its last eruption. The clues to its potential awakening were discovered by researchers from the Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology, a research center of the Spanish National Research Council (Ipna-Csic). Their study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Lettersreveals that the area ...
The last ones 7 MVP titles from the NBA (the best basketball players of the season) were won by athletes born outside the United States. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece, x2), Nikola Jokić (Serbia, x3), Joel Embiid (Cameroon) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Canada), have become the standout athletes of the most famous and influential basketball league in the world. This curious trend demonstrates ...