The arrival at the photo finish of an athletics competition. Credit: Alvin Loke via Wikimedia Commons When we watch a sporting event on television, such as i 100 meters flat of athletics, everything seems simple to us: the judge’s shot starts the race, the athletes run and at the finish line the final ranking with the times recorded by each ...
In the last few hours, a video of a video has been going viral online helicopter Bell 222SP that suddenly loses control near the Californian seafront of Huntington Beach on the occasion of the annual event Cars ‘n Coptersstarting to rotate on itself until crash to the ground. Fortunately, the accident, which occurred on 11 October, did not cause any ...
You’re watching Ancient peoples Don’t miss out on more content from Geopop THE Vikings they are one of the most well-known and recognizable peoples of the past, also thanks to films, books, video games and TV series Vikings. However, not everyone knows, for example, that calling Vikings is not entirely correct: the people, originally from Scandinavia, were actually those of ...
With the arrival of the cold season the theme ofautomatic switching on of the heating: like every year, i radiators they will be activated unevenly throughout Italy, but will vary based on the climate of each region. We leave on October 15, 2025 with most of the cities of Northern Italyand then gradually continue along the country until 1 December ...
For centuries it has been said that crows never forget a wrong, who hold a grudge and who, furthermore, remain close to their partner for life. Are they legends or is there a scientific basis? In recent years, numerous studies have begun to reveal the complexity of their relationships, giving us a surprisingly familiar picture. Today we know that the ...
Photo by aboodi vesakaran. photo credits: Unsplash The government of Madagascarled by the president Andry Rajoelinadeclared on Sunday 12 October that a coup attemptafter the elite unit of the army Capsat claimed control of the armed forces and called for the president’s resignation following anti-government protests that have already caused 22 deaths. In a statement, the presidency denounced “an attempt ...
You receive an unknown call, answer it and there is only silence on the other end. Keep repeating «Hello, who is it?» a couple more times, and then you hang up thinking about a mistake, very quickly forgetting what happened. Yet, that handful of seconds could have an unexpected value for cybercriminals: it can be enough to confirm that your ...
Some damage from the flash flood that hit Alicante. Credit: iSPAIN, via There DANA Alice is causing flash floods, torrential rains and serious damage across the entire western side of Spain: a Valencia the day was recorded rainier of the last 10 years, with rainfall accumulations of more than that 140 mm in 12 hours (of which 110 mm fell ...
Artificial canals have always facilitated interchanges, and above all trade, between countries, connecting seas, rivers, lakes and reducing transport times and costs. Emblematic examples are the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal, which have revolutionized global shipping routes. When not used for maritime transport, these mega works have arrived where nature couldn’tmaking arid lands cultivable. Some canals have very ancient ...
In Italy more than one in 4 minors lives in disadvantaged conditions (26.7%), of which almost half live in South or in Islands (43.6%). And if they live in a single-income family, the risk of poverty or social exclusion is about three times higher than that of families with more than one income. With these figures, Italy shows worse percentages ...