Ecology

In the depths of the Indian Ocean there is the largest whale cemetery: some remains are 5.3 million years old

In the depths of the Indian Ocean there is the largest whale cemetery: some remains are 5.3 million years old

The Bowdoin mesoplodon (Mesoplodon bowdoini) and the Layardi’s mesoplodon (Mesoplodon layardii), both still living species, are among the cetaceans identified from fossil and subfossil remains from the Diamantine Trench. Credit: Reconstructions of the two mesoplodons, Wikimedia Commons (CC); photographs of the skulls of current specimens of the two mesoplodon species used as background, Te Papa Collections Online (CC BY 4.0); ...

In Italy we read less and less, only 35% finish a book a year: why and the effects of reading

In Italy we read less and less, only 35% finish a book a year: why and the effects of reading

For centuries theliteracy has been an unstoppable global achievement, going from 12% of the adult population in 1820 to82% in 2000. However, the advent of the smartphones in the mid-2000s it reversed course, fragmenting our attention. Today in Italy the crisis is evident: for Eurostat, only the 35% of citizens between 16 and 65 years old read at least one ...

2026 World Cup and the "visa chaos": who risks being left out of the United States

2026 World Cup and the “visa chaos”: who risks being left out of the United States

Today, Thursday 11 June 2026, the first football World Cup in history kicks off with 48 teams, hosted by three different countries: the United States, Mexico and Canada. On paper it is the “biggest, most beautiful and inclusive” World Cup ever, to use the words of the president of the FIFA Gianni Infantino. In practice, however, a new variable risks ...

OpenAI wants to transform ChatGPT into a super app: what's changing and why chat is no longer enough

OpenAI wants to transform ChatGPT into a super app: what’s changing and why chat is no longer enough

Image generated with AI for illustrative purposes only. ChatGPT could soon change face. After revolutionizing the way millions of people interact with‘artificial intelligencethe chatbot from OpenAI is preparing for a transformation that goes far beyond a simple graphic update or the introduction of new features. The intent, according to what emerges from an investigation by Financial Times which collects the ...

We asked eight AIs to predict who will win the 2026 World Cup: the results compared

We asked eight AIs to predict who will win the 2026 World Cup: the results compared

Generated with AI The great experts in the sector indicate France, Spain and Brazil as the national teams to beat at the 2026 World Cup. But what happens if it’s not commentators or fans who predict the winner, but rather women artificial intelligences? We posed the same question to eight of the best-known AI systems — Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, ...

Why we say goodbye in the mountains: a question of solidarity, but also of safety

Why we say goodbye in the mountains: a question of solidarity, but also of safety

It may have happened to you when you go for amountain hiketo meet other walkers and receive a greeting – which, out of good manners, you will certainly have reciprocated. It is awidespread custom which has different cultural and social meanings and functions that we might not expect, but which prove important in cases of emergency. In fact, it is ...

The passport arrives on Android smartphones by the end of summer: how ID pass works on Google Wallet

The passport arrives on Android smartphones by the end of summer: how ID pass works on Google Wallet

Passport is coming to Android smartphones. By the end of this summer, the European digital ecosystem will welcome an important innovation: the debut of the ID Pass on Google Wallet, also in Italy. This is a feature designed to securely integrate the passport inside the Android devicesofficially presented during the summit Money 20/20 Europe. The objective of this initiative is ...

The true story of Wojtek, the Polish bear soldier who fought in the Second World War

The true story of Wojtek, the Polish bear soldier who fought in the Second World War

Wojtek the bear, born in 1942 near Hamadan, Persiais an ursid famous for having “fought” during the Second World War. Less than a year after his birth he came into contact with the Polish soldiers ofAnders Armya unit formed in the Soviet Union and later attached to the British Army. The soldiers “adopted” the bear, who in 1944, after having ...

Apple introduces Siri AI: the voice assistant powered by Apple Intelligence on iOS 27

Apple introduces Siri AI: the voice assistant powered by Apple Intelligence on iOS 27

Animation of Siri AI in the iPhone’s Dynamic Island. Credit: Apple. Apple’s new assistant, renamed Siri AIis not a simple update of the old Cupertino voice assistant, but a completely “revised and corrected” system, built on the Apple Intelligence platform, capable of understanding the user’s personal context, reading what appears on the screen and drawing on the Web in real ...