The possible starting point of the Crans–Montana fire. Credit: Tony Truant, via On New Year’s Eve 2026, around 1:30 in the morning, a violent explosion occurred in the bar The Constellations in the ski resort of Crans Montanain Switzerland, which caused at least 47 dead and 115 injured. The investigations are still ongoing and the dynamics of the tragedy are ...
Comparison of angular size between a “supermoon” and a typical full Moon. Credits: Marcoaliaslama, CC BY SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. There “super wolf moon” it is the event that will kick off a rich 2026 of astronomical shows. This “supermoon”, a term that indicates the concomitance of a full moon and lunar perigee, will in fact occur on January 3precisely ...
The ham sandwich theorem, demonstrated by the mathematicians AH Stone and J. Tukey in 1942, tells us that if we want to share a sandwich with another person it will always be possible to do so with a single cut of the knife which divides, in one fell swoop, exactly halfway through each part of the sandwich. We explain the ...
It is not an aging Italy that is growing across the border, but a young Italy that is leaving. With an average age under 33, expatriates (156 thousand, +36.5% on 2023) push the number of Italian residents abroad to 6 million and 342 thousand residents, an all-time high. The effect of also contributes to inflating the figures sanctions for failure ...
If you think of an alpine skiing race, the speed and noise of the edges on the snow immediately come to mind. Behind what you see on the track, however, lies an often overlooked element: protective device technology. In recent years, skiers’ equipment has transformed into an increasingly sophisticated system: airbags capable of inflating in a few milliseconds, helmets designed ...
Credit: Ookla/Downdetector. There photograph of the major IT downturns of 2025 returns a clear fact: our digital daily life is based on infrastructures that are most often efficient, but also on delicate balances. When these balances are broken, the effects become immediately visible on a global scale. Over the course of the year, we have seen disruptions that have not ...
Italy has a long tradition miningwith the first testimonies dating back to periods prior toEmpire Roman. According to the current regulatory framework, extractive activities on Italian territory are divided into two main categories: quarrying activities And mining activities. In common perception the difference between the two is often associated with the way they appear, the quarries are visible on the ...
Italy has a long tradition miningwith the first testimonies dating back to periods prior toEmpire Roman. According to the current regulatory framework, extractive activities on Italian territory are divided into two main categories: quarrying activities And mining activities. In common perception the difference between the two is often associated with the way they appear, the quarries are visible on the ...
Sumo match; credit: Cesar I. Martins from Jundiai, Brazil, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Sumo (相撲) – Japanese term which literally means “to tug at each other” – is a form of hand-to-hand combat: the purpose of rikishithe fighters, is to knock down the opponent or make him leave the combat zone, said dohyo. Their high weight is achieved ...
Sofonisba Anguissola, Self-portrait with easel, 1556, Museum Castle in Łańcut; via Wikimedia Commons Sofonisba Anguissola, she was a Renaissance “lady painter”, one of the few artists of the time to have achieved international fame and recognition. His fame has come down to us thanks to the quotes of the great art historian Giorgio Vasari in his “Lives”, but also in ...