The Caribbean are an extensive region insular which is located between theCentral Americathe northern coast of South America and the Gulf of Mexico. They therefore extend to the east of the American continent, in Caribbean sea in fact, and include more than 7,000 islands divided into three archipelaghi: the Big antillewhich include the famous islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola and ...
The Etna recorded by the Ingv webcam at 07:42 on 18/08/2025. Credit: Ingv – Etneo Observatory Less than a week since the last episode, on Etna there was one new lava casting between the new mouth crater and the South-east craterat an estimated share of 2,980 meters. The effusive activity of the volcano began on August 14, with a moderate ...
The Mount Fuji; Credits: Cesar I. Martins from Jundiai, Brazil, CC by 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Nature has always inspired man, with its colors, its light and its geometries. From Etretat cliffs at the Fingal cave, from Mount Fuji to Vesuviusnature has inspired painters, writers and musicians from all times. Unique shapes, colors and suggestions have created works by Monet, ...
In common language we often tend to use words like in an interchangeable way like totalitarianism, dictatorship and authoritarianismbut in reality they exist important differences Among the three terms. When we talk about non -democratic political regimeswe refer to systems in which power is not exercised by the people, or at least not in a free, pluralistic and transparent way. ...
Inevitable in every self -respecting school book, together with the jagged coasts and the fertile crescent, and the undisputed protagonist of our former Questions of geographywe cannot fail to think about the sugar beet with a certain nostalgia. Let’s talk clearly: we all went through. Who hasn’t happened to raise their hand at least once to answer “sugar beets” and ...
Playing a tool along the arch of life helps keep the brain younger. This is what emerges from a study recently published in the magazine Plos Biologywho analyzed how much to study a musical instrument in the course of life would help to preserve the cognitive performance and the brain functionality in tasks related to listening in old age. The ...
Å in the Lofoten, Norway; Credits: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC By -Ssa 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons I am Three cities whose name is made up of a single letterand which are therefore in all respects the cities with the shortest name in the world: TOfishing village in the Lofoten islands, Norway, whose name means “small river”; Then Ysmall locality in ...
Those who play sports, especially with the heat, know that after a race or a game you need to drink. But there are those who, instead of water or drinks for sportsmen, choose one beer, widespread habit, especially among friends. But is it good or is it just an excuse to toast? Several studies, in recent years, have tried to ...
A visual representation of what is called “liquid society”, in constant change. In the 2000the Polish sociologist Zygmunt Bauman published Liquid Modernity To describe modern society, opening a new interpretative chapter that would have influenced generations of scholars, philosophers, journalists and curious readers. Bauman claimed that modernity “solid”that founded on institutions stablestrong identities, lasting careers, consolidated social ties, was now ...
As absurd as it may seem, a Canadian man in 2006 managed to barter a Simple red graffette from office for a real two -story house. Was it a scam? Actually no: the protagonist of the story, Kyle Macdonald, He began to perform a series of exchanges online, trying to obtain objects with an increasingly high value every time, finally ...