After the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine the Finland took a census of all underground bunkers present on its territory and the latest data confirm the presence of well 50,500 units. But why are there so many of them? As also confirmed by an in-depth study by Reutersthe answer has its roots in World War II. Already ...
The position in which we sleep, often one unconscious and personal choice, can affect digestion, breathing And postural health. Sleep, in fact, is not simply a period of inactivity, but rather a fundamental dynamic process for our health, capable of influencing ours cognitive abilities during the day, the mood tone and many other organic functions. Let’s immediately clarify that the ...
They call himcentenary eggrotten egg, putrefied egg or fermented egg: the pidan it is a traditional Chinese dish made with a preservation method that has a history of over five hundred years, which makes the egg a very dark color and with a very strong taste. Let’s immediately dispel two things: it doesn’t take a hundred years to produce it, ...
Unless you only wear sandals and loafers, you will have countless memories of yours shoes that untie themselves even if you had fastened them with care and attention. But why does this happen, and how? The first to systematically study the physical mechanism that leads to bow knots to spontaneously dissolve were researchers from the University of Berkeley, who in ...
A team of Finnish divers sent by Divers Alert Network Europe found the bodies of the four Italian divers still missing at Maldives after the tragedy that claimed the lives of five people during a dive last Thursday. The bodies were identified at a depth of 60 meters, in a cave on the island of Alimatha forming part of the ...
According to the latest Istat update, there are in Italy 3 new cities: Vigevano, Tivoli and Guidonia Montecelio. The latter has also become one of the 9 new territorial areas classified as Extended Cities, together with Milan and Naples. These variations do not concern their administrative status, but the European statistical classification which defines what a city really is from ...
Anyone who has turned on a modern TV after years of using an older generation TV has probably noticed it right away: the movements of the images reproduced on the screen seem fluid, even too fluid. This phenomenon is called “soap opera effect” and it is linked to a technology present in practically all contemporary televisions: the motion interpolationthat is, ...
There lie is considered one of the more typically human behaviors. From childhood we learn not only to distinguish truth from falsehood, but also when it is socially convenient to tell the truth, omit it or modify it. Yet, what we define “lie” it is not unique in all cultures. Some societies value direct honesty and transparency, while others place ...
Image generated with AI. News recently spread of the alleged discovery of one tofu battery which is attributed an autonomy of approximately 300 years. However, it remains legitimate to ask whether this is a real technological innovation or one fake news. In fact, the news finds a concrete feedback – even if you call her tofu battery It’s pretty misleading. ...
The space before the 0 on the ruler is not due to a manufacturing error. Have you ever noticed that, on most of the rulersit zero it is not exactly at the end but is often preceded by a small one empty space? It’s such a common detail that we don’t even pay attention to it: yet, after a Spanish ...