Ecology

Why you can't self-service LPG refueling in Italy: safety and risks of doing it yourself

Why you can’t self-service LPG refueling in Italy: safety and risks of doing it yourself

Anyone who has an LPG car in Italy knows very well that Self-service refueling is not permitted. This is actually only partially true. Within the decree of March 31, 2014 in fact it is said that it can be done autonomous refueling of LPG provided that a whole series of conditions are satisfied requirements. And this is precisely the crux ...

The trick of coffee grounds against bad odors: what the science behind the remedy says

The trick of coffee grounds against bad odors: what the science behind the remedy says

There are various household tricks circulating online featuring i coffee groundsthat is, the residues of ground coffee that remain in the filter of the coffee maker. It is often said that they are useful for eliminating unpleasant odors, but is this really the case? Coffee grounds can help eliminate bad odors thanks to them porous structure and the presence of ...

The gyres of the Naruto Strait in Japan, a marine phenomenon up to 1.5 km in diameter

The gyres of the Naruto Strait in Japan, a marine phenomenon up to 1.5 km in diameter

The Naruto’s tightin Japan, is famous for its marine vortices (Naruto-no-uzushio), natural phenomena capable of reaching dimensions greater than km in diameter and can also be photographed from space. Tidally tied, they spawn four times a day and individual vortices last just a few seconds or tens of seconds. But how exactly are they formed? Formation and characteristics of Naruto ...

Almost one in two births today occurs outside of marriage

Almost one in two births today occurs outside of marriage

THE children born out of wedlock they are becoming more and more a new normality: today they are almost one in twoespecially among mothers under 25 and among Italian couples. But the phenomenon is not uniform across Italy: the geographical area also makes a difference, and Sardinia is the region with the highest percentages. The most recent Istat data tell ...

Because Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are allies

Because Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are allies

The collaboration between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is in the political, economic, religious-doctrinal and military fields. There Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have maintained a for decades collaborative relationshipwhich saw the two countries getting ever closer on a political, economic, religious-doctrinal and, above all, military level. This closeness was undoubtedly favored by the common adherence ...

How the slope of a road or slope is calculated and why it is expressed as a percentage

How the slope of a road or slope is calculated and why it is expressed as a percentage

Who hasn’t happened to see, especially in the mountains, a road sign with a percentage which indicates the slope of the road? But what exactly does that number mean to us? How is it calculated, and to what angle does a 100% slope correspond? Let’s see the mathematical answers to these questions and what slope the steepest road and funicular ...

Why do we have those "scabs" in our eyes in the morning: what scabs are and how they form

Why do we have those “scabs” in our eyes in the morning: what scabs are and how they form

Waking up in the morning, rested and ready to face a new day, often means dealing with those annoying “scabs” on the corners of the eyes. “Boogers”, cips, mucus or ocular secretions: everyone calls them in their own way, but not everyone knows that, however unsightly and annoying, they are essential for the visual health. While we sleep, in fact, ...

The tallest building in New York is One World Trade Center with a height of 541 meters

The tallest building in New York is One World Trade Center with a height of 541 meters

The One World Trade Center (also called Freedom Tower) is one of the most symbolic buildings in New York: inaugurated in 2014, with its 541 meters (417 meters without the spire), it holds the record as the tallest building in New York and the sixth tallest building in the world. Project features The One World Trade Center it is, not ...

Why we feel lost in moments of transition: what is Van Gennep's liminality

Why we feel lost in moments of transition: what is Van Gennep’s liminality

There are moments in life when we are no longer what we were, but we are not yet what we will become. It is in these suspended, uncertain and sometimes disorienting spaces that the liminality: one passage condition which, from an anthropological concept, has now become a key to understanding the sense of confusion widespread in contemporary societiesespecially among the ...