Ecology

A fragment of Homer's Iliad found inside a mummy: the discovery of ancient Oxyrhynchus in Egypt

A fragment of Homer’s Iliad found inside a mummy: the discovery of ancient Oxyrhynchus in Egypt

One of the mummies found in the necropolis. Credit: Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism To Al Bahnasaancient Oxyrhynchus, in Egypt, the Archaeological Mission of the University of Barcelona concluded the 2025-2026 campaign with a definite discovery unprecedented in the history of archaeology: a papyrus fragment with verses fromHomer’s Iliaddeliberately placed inside the bandaging a mummy from the late Roman ...

Why Wi-Fi is sometimes slow: interference, walls and 2.4/5 GHz bands, the causes and solutions

Why Wi-Fi is sometimes slow: interference, walls and 2.4/5 GHz bands, the causes and solutions

The frustration that comes with having a unstable or excessively slow Internet connection it’s an experience that we’ve all experienced from time to time, at least once. And when this issue interferes with our daily activities, such as work video calls or streaming a movie, frustration can skyrocket. When this happens we tend to immediately blame our Internet service provider, ...

The livery of Ferrari Hypersail has been revealed, the 30-metre monohull that will fly over the oceans

The livery of Ferrari Hypersail has been revealed, the 30-metre monohull that will fly over the oceans

The Ferrari Hypersail livery. Credit: Ferrari SpA Press Release, Maranello, 21 April 2026 A 30 meter ocean racing prototype (100 feet) designed to literally fly over water thanks to foildesigned to challenge world records and powered entirely by renewable energy. Is called Ferrari Hypersailand it is one of the most ambitious engineering projects that the Prancing Horse has ever undertaken ...

An ancient tetrapod with a twisted jaw that lived almost 300 million years ago has been discovered

An ancient tetrapod with a twisted jaw that lived almost 300 million years ago has been discovered

Paleoartistic representation of Tanyka amnicola. Credit: Vitor Silva A study published on Proceedings of the Royal Society Bwith Jason D. Pardo of the Field Museum in Chicago as the leader, he describes Tanyka amnicolaone new species of tetrapod (the superclass that includes all four-limbed vertebrates, including us) archaic found in Brazil. The evolutionary history of tetrapods is traditionally divided into ...

How does a pool suction pump trap a person? Physics and European regulations

How does a pool suction pump trap a person? Physics and European regulations

Gabriele Ubaldo Petruccia 7-year-old boy, died Saturday afternoon sucked into the suction system of a swimming pool in a spa facility in Suio Terme, in the province of Latina, where he was celebrating his birthday. According to what was declared by the family’s lawyer, the suction nozzle was without protective grille at the time of the tragedy. Unfortunately, this is ...

The subsoil of Tuscany hides enormous reservoirs of thousands of cubic kilometers of magma

The subsoil of Tuscany hides enormous reservoirs of thousands of cubic kilometers of magma

Gas leak from underground near Larderello. In Tuscanyunderground Larderello and of Mount Amiatahave been identified huge magma reservoirsmuch broader and deeper than previously thought. They are found between 8 and 15 km deep and they might have a volume of thousands of cubic kilometers. Magma chambers of this size are comparable to those of so-called “supervolcanoes”, such as Yellowstone. This ...