Ecology

Calabrone puntura

Because Calabroni sting and how to avoid it: clear clothes can help

Are you terrified by the Calabrian? You could avoid them dressing up with white or green: At least so suggests a study conducted by researchers from the University of Lódz in Poland. The compound eye of the hornet (Vespa Crabro) is able to distinguish shapes and colors And the research conducted by the Polish University shows that the degree of ...

russia ucraina

Because Russia does not affect peace at this moment: the interview with the open inspire

1237 days have passed since the beginning of the War between Russia and Ukraineyet a perspective of peace seems more and more distant. In fact, the conflict underwent a new escalation: in the night between 13 and 14 July, 136 Russian drones hit at least 10 Ukrainian locations, after the largest had already been launched last week air attack against ...

disastro air india

The reconstruction of the accident Air India and the questions still unresolved on the disaster

Air India plane disaster. Credit: Prime Minister’s Office (Godl -India), Godl -India, via Wikimedia Commons The public was made Preliminary report of the Air India flight disaster, in which a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on June 12 immediately after taking off from Ahmedabad airport, causing 260 victims and 68 injured. The report summarizes in 15 pages the results of the ...

luoghi proibiti

The 5 most famous prohibited places in the world: why is access to these areas prohibited?

In all the continents of the planet there are places mysterious, inaccessible or prohibited. The reasons can be many: environmental or climatic issues, high risk for personal safety, respect for places of worship, historical and artistic protection, safeguarding of local communities, military restrictions … but the more a place will be considered secret, or forbidden, the greater the call it ...

insetti attratti dalla luce

Why are insects attracted by light? Actually they are disoriented

“Like a moth towards the flame”: the attraction of night insects, such as mosses, flies and beetles, towards the sources of artificial light It is so known that it is proverbial. But why are they attracted by light? Actually, they do not fly “towards” a light that attracts them, But rather they turn around! The most accredited hypothesis is that ...

tannino

What are tannins, what are they for and what effects they have

Have you ever borne to bite a still unripe fruit and immediately feel the language that dries, almost crashing? That rough feeling and tosometimes a little unpleasant, it’s not just a feeling of the palate, but it is the signal that there are gods tannins. The tannins they are natural compounds with antioxidant abilitiesand which are found not only in ...

pitone digestione ossa

As the pitons do to digest the bones of their prey: a study discovers specialized cells

The Burmese python, And more generally the snakes are predators who manage to ingest even large prey, swallowing them in full. Burmese python (Python Molurus Bivittatus), originally from Southeast Asia, can even swallow a gazelle or a alligator whole! This is possible because it is equipped with a very elastic mouth And of curved teeth backwards, which favor the entrance ...