Ecology

Fire in Hong Kong, let's clarify the use of bamboo for scaffolding and scaffolding

Fire in Hong Kong, let’s clarify the use of bamboo for scaffolding and scaffolding

The fire in Hong Kong. Credit: Svilen Georgiev, via THE’fire broke out in the Wang Fuk Court residential complex, located in the Tai Po neighborhood Hong Kong (China), caused at least 65 deaths and approx 279 missing: while the death toll continues to rise and firefighters work tirelessly to put out the flames that have engulfed 7 of the 8 ...

There may be two unknown passages in Menkaure's pyramid at Giza: two entrances discovered

There may be two unknown passages in Menkaure’s pyramid at Giza: two entrances discovered

Generated with AI On the east side of the Menkaure pyramidthe smallest of the famous pyramid complex of Gizathere could be two hidden secondary entrances. The discovery was published recently by the team ScanPyramidsa Franco-Egyptian collaboration aimed at studying the pyramids using non-invasive techniques. The tall pyramid of Menkaure 65 metersAnd the smallest and most recent of the large necropolar ...

New coincidence between comet 3I/ATLAS and Jupiter, but alien spaceships have nothing to do with it: Avi Loeb's "theory"

New coincidence between comet 3I/ATLAS and Jupiter, but alien spaceships have nothing to do with it: Avi Loeb’s “theory”

The astrophysicist Avi Loeb highlighted new coincidence of comet 3I/ATLASthe third interstellar object discovered in our Solar System. And again, unfortunately, he uses it to reiterate his hypothesis that it could be a extraterrestrial artifact. The coincidence is this: the March 16, 2026 the comet will reach its closest proximity to Jupiter at a distance of approximately 53.5 million km ...

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What is the polar vortex and why is there talk of its weakening: what it means for winter in Italy

Atmospheric circulation. Credit: Severe Weather Europe With the recent drop in temperatures, even in Italy we have started talking about “polar vortex” and its weakening as possible cause of the harsh winter that awaits us. But what does all this mean? The polar vortex is a sort of permanent cyclone over the Earth’s polespowered by very low temperatures. When this ...

What are the differences between mandarins, tangerines and clementines?

What are the differences between mandarins, tangerines and clementines?

When winter arrives, the usual boxes full of citrus fruits. At first glance they all look the same: small, orange, fragrant. Then you open one, then another, and you realize that they change a lot. One is very sweet, another is more pungent, yet another smells of resin. But why are they so different if they look the same? In ...

NoiPA scam, emails ask to update data so as not to lose the salary increase: how to defend yourself

NoiPA scam, emails ask to update data so as not to lose the salary increase: how to defend yourself

A sophisticated new wave of scams is specifically targeting employees Public Administration Italian, taking advantage of the institutional reputation of the portal NoiPA. The mechanism underlying this digital offensive is subtle but technically well tested: the victim receives an apparently authentic communication via email which reports alleged registry anomalies and explicitly threatens the failure to credit increases to the pay ...

Thanksgiving in America, what is celebrated today and why: history and meaning

Thanksgiving in America, what is celebrated today and why: history and meaning

Today, Thursday 27 November 2025we celebrate the Thanksgiving Daya holiday that has been celebrated in America every year since 1621the year in which i Pilgrim Fathers they celebrated together with the tribe Wampanoag their brotherhood and the prosperity of the harvest obtained thanks to the collaboration of the Native Americans. But the date of this celebration changes every year, because ...

“Break Book”: 101 science pills to nourish the mind in small daily breaks

“Break Book”: 101 science pills to nourish the mind in small daily breaks

Who among us, when we go to the bathroom, doesn’t take our phone with us? Let’s face it: practically everyone. It happens when we wait for the subway, when a friend is late at the bar. It happens in every single, tiny pause in our day. Our breaks turned into “phone breaks”. We often realize that by doing so we ...