Ecology

Artemis program, the NASA missions with which man returns to the Moon

Artemis program, the NASA missions with which man returns to the Moon

The Artemis program from the NASA it is the new chapter of human exploration of the Moon more than half a century after the Apollo program. Unlike its predecessor, with Artemis the aim is not only to bring humans back to the lunar surface, but also to build a base on our natural satellite and start the first prolonged human ...

Why is it so difficult to part with some objects?

Why is it so difficult to part with some objects?

There is no point in hiding it: today’s world leads each of us to accumulate a lot objects, of which is often extremely difficult to get rid of! Yes, because with objects, just like with people, we can establish a real relationship emotional bond and attachmentregardless of our age and their material and instrumental value, making us try agitation and ...

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A new high-resolution map reveals the landscape hidden beneath Antarctica’s ice

A team of researchers led by the French University of Grenoble-Alpes and the Scottish University of Edinburgh has created a new one very high resolution mapthe most detailed ever obtained so far, of territory buried under the ice of Antarctica. The map, obtained from satellite images and from the analysis of ice flowreveals a very complex landscape made up of ...

Calls with the +358 area code from Finland, it's a new scam: why it's dangerous to answer

Calls with the +358 area code from Finland, it’s a new scam: why it’s dangerous to answer

If in the next few days you receive phone calls from numbers with an international prefix +358 from the Finlandas for those with the +45 area code from Denmark, be careful: there is a good chance that it is a scam attempt. There are circumstances in which a call from Finland is completely legitimate. Working collaborations with Finnish companies, commercial ...

The images of the landslide in Niscemi, in the province of Caltanissetta: 500 displaced, country at risk of isolation

The images of the landslide in Niscemi, in the province of Caltanissetta: 500 displaced, country at risk of isolation

The landslide occurred in Niscemi on January 25, 2026. Credit: Regional Department of Civil Protection The town of Niscemiin the province of Caltanissettawas affected by a new landslide which caused a estimated subsidence of approximately 6 metresforcing further 500 residents to evacuate as a precaution. The landslide event occurred around 1pm yesterday, Sunday 25 January, in the section connecting the ...

How to open the car door to avoid accidents: the Dutch method

How to open the car door to avoid accidents: the Dutch method

The Dutch methodor dutch reachit’s a small precaution inopen the door which could however save the lives of many cyclists and motorcyclists. Let’s see what it’s about. Anyone who rides a bicycle knows that one of the most common risks is that someone who parks the car opens the door without it check the rearview mirror firstthus putting cyclists or ...

The 10 heaviest animals in the world: the ranking between sea and land

The 10 heaviest animals in the world: the ranking between sea and land

To equal the weight of a African elephant we would have to put about 130 people on a huge scale (average weight 62 kg). Yet we wouldn’t even be on the podium of the heaviest animals on the planet. To understand who the giants that populate our planet are, we must look at them mainland but above all in oceanswhere ...

Are there maps that lie? From ghost islands to false toponyms and intentional cartographic errors

Are there maps that lie? From ghost islands to false toponyms and intentional cartographic errors

Draw a map it does not exclusively mean describing the world: it means choose what to show, what to simplify and what to hide. For this reason, for centuries, maps have not only been tools for orientation, but also weapons, deception and instruments of power. Sometimes cartographers made mistakes by mistake, but very often, they lied on purpose. Imagine following ...