Ecology

The wreck of a 1,700-year-old Roman ship brought to light: amphorae and ancient tools found

The wreck of a 1,700-year-old Roman ship brought to light: amphorae and ancient tools found

The operations to refloat the wreck of the Roman ship in Mallorca. Credit: Institut d’Arqueologia, Universitat de Barcelona After years of underwater research, the wreck Roman of Ses Fontanellesdiscovered in 2019 off the coast of Playa de Palma, a Majorcait was completely recovered. This is an ancient Roman ship from the 4th century AD discovered in Mallorca in 2019, a ...

Why cut fruit blackens: what is enzymatic browning and how to stop it

Why cut fruit blackens: what is enzymatic browning and how to stop it

Image created with Gemini AI Sometimes it happens that you cut a fruit like an apple, a pear or an avocado and find it brown after a few minutes. Don’t worry: it’s aboutenzymatic browning (enzymatic browning) and does not mean that the fruit has gone bad: in most cases it is a change in the color and, in part, in ...

Because in Italy the hail is increasingly destructive and larger grains fall: the heat is the cause

Because in Italy the hail is increasingly destructive and larger grains fall: the heat is the cause

The hailstones are increasingly larger and more destructive Thanks to a progressive failure of thehigh pressurethe phase of intense heat that has hit Italy and Western Europe in recent weeks is now about to loosen its grip: for today, July 1st, however, strong thunderstorms and precipitation in various Italian regions. The Civil Protection has in fact issued orange weather alert ...

China is the world's largest producer and consumer of coal: it uses over 4,900 tonnes

China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal: it uses over 4,900 tonnes

Despite the transition to energy sources green and renewables, the coal continues to play a central role in the global energy system. There Chinain particular, produces over 52% of the world’s coalapproximately 4,600 million tonnes, more than any other producing country, and uses over 4,900 Mt to support national needs. According to the report Coal 2025 – Analysis and Forecast ...

The world's largest starfish returns to California waters: why it's good news

The world’s largest starfish returns to California waters: why it’s good news

A large purple and orange sunflower starfish. Credit: Zachary Gold/NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory It had almost disappeared from the North Pacific, wiped out by what NOAA calls the largest marine epidemic ever documented with billions of dead specimens. Now the sunflower starfish (Pycnopodia helianthoides), belonging to the Asteriidae family, is slowly reconquering the waters of California, and the signals ...

10 best airlines 2026: none European in Skytrax world ranking

10 best airlines 2026: none European in Skytrax world ranking

The ranking of the 10 best companies in the world. According to the most recent Skytrax 2026 ranking, the world top 10 of the best airlines is made up exclusively of Asian and Middle Eastern companies – like Qatar Airways, Japan Airlines and Hainan Airlines – awarded for their quality standards regarding products and services, which include both the on-board ...

How eSims work and what is the difference with roaming when we are abroad

How eSims work and what is the difference with roaming when we are abroad

Trip abroad. We arrive at our destination and… panic. The roaming should it be activated or not? Do we risk spending hundreds of euros without realizing it? These are questions we all ask ourselves, yet we don’t always really know how this mechanism works. In this video we clarify all the options available for when we travel, with a particular ...