Ecology

gesti italiani

Why do Italians manage so much? How our gestures are perceived by foreigners

There Italian gestures It is often the subject of curiosity and has given life to the attribution of stereotypies by foreigners, for example, the frequent use of the hands during the conversations is known, interpreted as a sign of passion and expressiveness. However, as well as non -verbal communication is an essential component of human interaction, the meaning linked to ...

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The art of the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana in Rome: the meaning of the writing, materials and statues

The Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, Credits: Alberti1492, CC By –a 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Palazzo della Civiltà Italianaalso known as “Palazzo della Civiltà del Lavoro” and nicknamed “Square Colosseum”, is a monumental building in Rome conceived in 1936inaugurated in 1940 and completed in 1953symbol of the EUR neighborhood. It is a very particular building, an example of the most ...

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The geological analysis of the 1991 eruption of the Pinaturbo, the second most violent of the twentieth century

The eruption of 1991 of Monte Pinatuboa stratovulcan located in the Luzon region in the Philippinesis considered the second largest in the twentieth centurysecond only to that of Mount Novarupta (Alaska) of 1912. The Plinian erupting event began on June 15, 1991 and generated a high eruptive column 35 km. The ashes covered an over surface 7,500 km²transported by the ...

fototipo e abbronzatura

Why do some tan more than others? What is the phototype and how to recognize it

Some people tan quickly, others are unpcribed with ease. These differences are codified in the genes and are cataloged in a “PHOTOTIPO CUTANO “a classification of the skin in low to its reaction to exposure to the sun. Based on the classification of Fizpatrick, there are 6 phototypes, from the “clearer” (phototype I) to the most “dark” (photo -psycho VI). ...

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How self -tanning works: the chemical “makeup” behind the fake tan of the skin

A self -tanning product is a cosmetic capable of simulate tanning, without exposure to sunlight. These are marketed in the form of creams, lotions or sprayand represent a valid alternative for those who do not want to give up the summer tan However, limiting the damage of UV rays, both natural and artificial (such as those of the so -called ...

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What are the black sticker days: the traffic statistics 2025 summer holidays

The days from Black sticker provided for theSummer 2025 In Italy there are only 2: Saturday 2 and Saturday 9 Augustin conjunction with the summer exodus towards the main summer holiday resorts. The departures for the summer holidays, in fact, will focus precisely in those two days. The rest of the summer weekends still falls within the calendar of more ...

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The birth of a new planetary system around Hops-315 is observed for the first time: what we know

Image of the new stellar system in Hops–315 formation. The image was obtained by combining the data of the James Webb telescope with those of the Alma RadioTelescope.Credits: Alma (Eso/Naoj/nrao)/m. McClure et al. An international astronomer team managed to observe For the first time In history the first moments of Training of a new system of planets Around the Stella ...

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When Felix Baumgartner jumped from the stratosphere: the record launch in free fall

Felix Baumgartner’s jump from Red Bull Stratos on October 14, 2012. Credit: Red Bull Felix Baumgartner He died in a tragic accident that took place yesterday, Thursday 17 July, a Porto Sant’Elpidioin the Marche: the jumper base And 56 -year -old Austrian paratrooper was flying with a motor paragliding and crashed on the edge of the pool of an accommodation ...