Rook, knight, queen, king and pawns: most chess pieces are inspired by objects, people and animals that we all have in mind. But thebishop what does it represent instead? It is one of the most important pieces on the board, capable of traveling any distance diagonally, but unlike all the others its origin is often unknown. THE’bishopin general, represents the ...
In Australia rocks with fragments of natural glass have been discovered (tektites) which would prove the impact of a meteorite on the earth approximately 11 million years agowhose has not yet been found crater: this is the conclusion of a study recently published in the international scientific journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters. Experts have delimited the impact region in ...
There Jeddah Towerwith its 1000 meters of height, will be the tallest skyscraper in the world, beating the current record of 852 meters of Burji Khalifa of Dubai. Previously known as Kingdom Tower and under construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, it is one of the most ambitious projects in the world, which like Burji Khalifa bears the signature of the ...
In the pantry of most of us there is never a shortage of: a jar of pesto ready to use, convenient and practical for seasoning pasta. But how is a jar of pesto produced? In this video we show you the agricultural and industrial work what’s behind it thanks to the farms that gave us access to the fields and ...
Northern Lights spotted in Pietra di Bismantova, province of Reggio Emilia in the early hours of November 12, 2025. Credit: Andrea Casali After the G4 category geomagnetic storm (“severe”) that it caused Northern Lights also visible from Italy in the early hours of yesterday, the geomagnetic disturbance on Earth is still ongoing, currently as a storm category G1 (“minor”) with ...
The limits of the Campi Flegrei caldera, with the earthquake hypocentres. Credit: Zollo et al. THE earthquakes related to bradyseism occurred so far Phlegraean Fieldsalthough very numerous, have had for the most part low magnitude, less than 3. A new study published on explains why Nature Communications Earth & Environmentconducted by researchers from the “E. Pancini” Department of Physics of ...
The president Donald Trump signed a law on Wednesday 12 November that puts an end to the longer shutdown in US history, lasted 43 daysdeclaring that “It should never happen again.” The suspension resulted in the temporary closure of federal government operations. A few hours earlier, the House of Representativescontrolled by Republicans, had approved the package with 222 votes in ...
The Blue Mellon diamond – Credits: Christie’s The exceptional diamond “The Mellon Blue”stone from 9.51 blue carats set in a ring, was sold by Christie’s auction house on November 11, in Geneva. The final price, estimated between 20 and 30 million dollars, it amounted to $25,592,269taxes included. Having belonged for decades to the American philanthropist Rachel Lambert Mellon, the diamond ...
THE citizens over the age of 70 they will no longer have to renew there identity card: this is what was announced by the Minister of Public Administration, Paolo Zangrillowhich anticipated the content of the new “Simplification Decree”, which will be discussed in Parliament in the next few days. In short, starting from 2026 there will be some important news ...
Frame of the moment of the collapse of the Hongqi Bridge in Sichuan in south-eastern China. Credit: @capitanbitcoin, via In the last few days, the images of partial collapse of the Hongqi Bridgelocated in the province of Sichuan (south-eastern China) and 758 meters long, are making the rounds on the web. The videos show with impressive clarity the triggering of ...