Image created with AI. In recent days, Italy has been crossed from North to South by bad weather caused by the so-called “Halloween cyclone” (or “All Saints’ storm” as it has been defined journalistically), i.e. a disturbance of Atlantic origin that will bring wind, rains And thunderstorms in most cities. But, from a meteorological point of view, what is a ...
Following the case of Gisele Pelicot — now 72 years old, sedated and raped by her husband and at least 51 other men from 2011 to 2020 — France has approved the law that defines rape as the absence of consentregardless of the presence of violence. Precisely the shock of the Pelicot affair, the international resonance of the trial and ...
Acerodon jubatus or golden-capped flying fox. Credit: Luke Marcos Imbong, CC BY–SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The skies of the Philippines are dominated by huge bats that hover majestically above the tropical forests: we are talking about the golden-headed flying fox Acerodon jubatusthe largest bat, in terms of wingspan, as well as one of the rarest in the world. This ...
Operation Contenção (Containment Operation) is the name of what has been defined as lanti-narcotics operation largest and bloodiest in the history of Brazil: last October 29th 2,500 agents of the special police forces, with 32 vehicles armored And 12 demolition vehiclesthey blocked access to the favelas of the neighborhoods Alemão and Penha Of Rio de Janeiro for an operation against ...
Halloween, one of the most popular holidays of the autumn period, it is celebrated the night before All Saints’ Day: this year too, on the evening of October 31, 2025 it will be tradition to exhibit carved pumpkins and dress in costumes that appeal scary figures. In reality, despite what one might think, the origins of this celebration do not ...
Photo of comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) obtained by Gianluca Masi. Credit: TheVirtualTelescope The November sky it will bring with it several noteworthy celestial events. We leave on November 5 with the “super beaver moon”the brightest of the yearwhich will be followed by the perihelion of comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) which is still putting on a show in the Italian skies ...
Image generated with AI. To get information, Italians use different channels and means: if for i young people of Gen Z the social represent the primary source of information, i Baby Boomers are still linked to the use of traditional media such as radio and television. Millennials are somewhere in between, combining TV with online publications. This is what emerges ...
The Mjøstårnet tower, side view. Credit: Voll Arkitekter There Mjosa Tower or Mjøstårnet it is the tallest wooden building in the world. Completed in 2019, it is an 85.4 m high skyscraper with 18 floors, it is located in the city of Brumunddal, about an hour and a half from Oslo, and overlooks the lake shore MjosaNorway’s largest lake. Its ...
The legend of Jack O’Lantern – literally, Jack of the Lantern – was born in Ireland in the 17th century, and is linked to the story of a dissolute blacksmith, a certain Stingy Jackwho deceived the devil twice. For this reason his soul was damned, and the blacksmith was condemned to wander forever with a burning coal in his hand ...
The Windows Start menu it has always been the starting point for most activities on the PC, and for this reason its configuration can significantly influence the fluidity of the PC use experience. When Windows 11 arrived, many users noticed that that new setting, more centered and minimalist, seemed modern, but less practical than the Windows 10 Start menu: two ...