Ecology

serpenti in italia

Which species of snakes are in Italy and how to recognize the various types

There are over 20 species of snakes who populate the Italian peninsula, divided into colubrid (including the Biacco and the Saettone), which are most of them and are generally harmless, and viperidsincluding the vipers, who have a poisonous bite. Distinguish between colubrids and viperids It is easy: the former have an elongated body, a head with an ovoid shape and ...

motore aereo

Can you be sucked into the engine of a plane? Security distances in Italy

THE’Bergamo Airport – Orio al Serio He interrupted the flight operations for about two hours during today’s morning, July 8: according to what reported by the Sacbo (the company that manages the stopover), between 10:20 and 12:00 the flights were suspended Due to “an inconvenience that occurred on the road of tricks, whose causes are being assessment by the police”. ...

Scossa di terremoto di magnitudo 5.0 a Creta

Strong earthquake of magnitude 5.0 in Crete, Greece: no damage

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 in Crete A strong earthquake Of magnitude 5.0 hit the Greek island of Crete: as also reported by the Ingv, the shock was recorded yesterday 7 July at 20:46 (local time, 19:46 in Italy) with epicenter in seaabout 33 km south-east from the town of Palekastro and a depth of 9 km (and therefore rather superficial) ...

red sprites

The photo of a Red Sprite on a thunderstorm seen by the ISS: what it is and what we know about this phenomenon

Red Spritite immortalized by Nichole “Vapor” Ayers from ISS. Credit: Nichole Ayers, NASA The photo of a Red Spritite or “red spectrum”, a rare phenomenon of the high atmosphere (about 80 km of altitude) associated with lightning and strong thunderstorms, has become the “snap of life” of the American astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers. This rare phenomenon was immortalized 400 km ...

pendolo magico

How do magical pendulums and Ouija plates move “on their own”? The sciences behind the paranormal world

Pendulums that oscillate alonetables that tremble during spiritual sessions, Ouija tablets which allow you to “communicate with the afterlife”. These phenomena, known above all in world of paranormalall have a common factor: something moves in complete autonomywithout an apparent human control. We are honest: in the face of such events, At first glance inexplicablebelieve in the intervention of Divine or ...