One of the most immediate consequences of the tensions between the United States-Israel and Iran concerns the transportation of petroleum and refined fuels. The most critical junction is lo Strait of Hormuzone of the most important passages for energy transport: in fact, about a fifth of global oil passes through here. While Europe does not import huge quantities of crude ...
The Kikai underwater volcano, Japan. Credit: Seama Nobukazu Under the caldera of Kikai underwater volcanooff the coast of southern Japan, the magma chamber is starting to fill again, 7300 years after what was themore violent eruption of the last 11,000 years. Researchers from Kobe University, Japan, detected a large quantity of magma under the caldera, who published the results of ...
Generated with AI Whether they’re rummaging through a garbage can or playing Rocket in Guardians of the Galaxy, raccoons (Procyon lotor) have always been a fixture in North American folklore. Behind their funny and opportunistic appearance, however, these mammals hide surprising cognitive abilities. A recent study published in the journal Animal Behavior by the researchers of University of British Columbia ...
You’re watching Before or After? Don’t miss out on more content from Geopop Are you ready to test your memory and your perception of time again? Come back “Before or After?”the Geopop quiz format, hosted by Maria Bosco. After the first two challenges which saw Dada and Marcolino and Le Coliche compete, the game gets more and more lively with ...
Spent coffee grounds (spent coffee ground in English, SCG) can be recycled as organic fertilizers in our vegetable garden, garden or in the pots of our houseplants, according to a study published byInternational Journal of Environmental Quality (EQA). What we often consider waste turns out to be a precious resource: once mixed with the ground, the coffee grounds gradually release ...
Imagine being able to pass by Great Britain toIreland in less than 30 minutesby car or train. This is an unprecedented environmental, engineering and political challenge: the one that connects the Dublin area to Wales (near Holyhead) is historically known as the Irish Mail Routefollowing the path followed for centuries by postal services. It is precisely there that, for years ...
How many times have we found ourselves cleaning our ears and wondering what that yellowish waxy substance that accumulates in the ear canal is for? Earwax or earwax in English from a chemical point of view it contains lipids, proteins and other chemical compounds. It is often perceived as something unpleasant that should be eliminated as soon as possible. Yet ...
Generated with AI In Australia there is a laboratory that is being built computer controlled by networks of neurons in a test tubeor rather on a microchip. In short, the opposite of what we have become accustomed to seeing in recent years, in which electronics and information technology allow us to integrate and enhance the human body with robotic limbs ...
There Easter it’s there mobile holiday par excellence: its date, in fact, it changes every year always swinging between March and April. In 2026, for example, it falls on April 5th: but have you ever wondered why? It all depends on the first full moon of spring: Easter, in fact, it falls on the Sunday following the first full moon ...
Have you ever wondered what happens before a song becomes the summer hit? To find out, we entered the studios of The Kolors to see how their latest song came to life Rolling Stones and what we found tells much more than a simple recording session, from the instruments used to the birth of the song of the summer Italo ...