Ecology

Fake SMS about unpaid toll: how the “Autostrade” scam works and how to defend yourself

Fake SMS about unpaid toll: how the “Autostrade” scam works and how to defend yourself

A fake notice passed off as coming from Autostrade per l’Italia for an alleged «unpaid toll» is forcefully returning “to the charge”. The text of the message is as follows: «Autostrade per l’Italia: there is an unpaid toll. Amount €6.50. Pay securely by (…) », followed by the date and the link which, however, once clicked, collects sensitive information from ...

A "strong" G3 geomagnetic storm is arriving today December 9th, Northern Lights in Italy? NOAA forecasts

A “strong” G3 geomagnetic storm is arriving today December 9th, Northern Lights in Italy? NOAA forecasts

Possible G3 class geomagnetic storm. A category G3 geomagnetic stormthat is to say “strong” according to the official classification – which goes from G1 and G5 – could affect the Earth today, December 9. As reported by NOAA’s Space Weather (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), it was caused by acoronal mass ejection (CME) towards Earth, which occurred last December 6 ...

What is the "fire amoeba" capable of living at 63 °C, a record discovery for eukaryotes

What is the “fire amoeba” capable of living at 63 °C, a record discovery for eukaryotes

A new one has been discovered thermophilic amoeba named Let’s set fire toeba cascadensis (“fire amoeba of the Cascades“), isolated in the warm waters of Lassen Volcanic National Park (California, USA). This microorganism is capable of replicating up to a temperature of 63°Cexceeding the previously hypothesized upper limit for eukaryotic life. The finding is reported in an ongoing study pre-primt ...

Earthquake in Japan of magnitude 7.6 felt as far as Tokyo, tsunami warning lifted: video

Earthquake in Japan of magnitude 7.6 felt as far as Tokyo, tsunami warning lifted: video

Earthquake in Japan measuring 7.6. A strong one earthquake of magnitude 7.6 hit the Japan at 11.15pm (local time, 3.15pm in Italy) yesterday. According to the USGS, the epicenter has been located at seaabout 70 km from the coast of Misawa (Aomori Prefecture), one depth Of 44km. The Japan Meteorological Agency initially issued a tsunami warning of a higher level, ...

The riddle of the pirates who have to divide 100 coins: the solution to the riddle

The riddle of the pirates who have to divide 100 coins: the solution to the riddle

In the riddle of the pirates and the 100 coins, they are there five pirates very intelligentperfectly rational and very greedy that they must divide a chest containing 100 gold coins. The captain is the first to propose a strategy of dividing the treasure and all the pirates, including him, can vote. If the proposal is rejected, the captain is ...

December 9, 2025, how many °C was there today in previous years? Let's compare temperatures

December 9, 2025, how many °C was there today in previous years? Let’s compare temperatures

Many times we find ourselves wondering “But was it that cold last year?” or “But was it this hot in other years?”. These are questions that can be answered by searching through the meteorological archives, and that’s what we did: we bring you the temperatures of December 9th scheduled for Milan, Rome, Naples And Palermocompared with those of the same ...