Ecology

Because air traffic is reduced throughout Italy: ENAV denies hacker attack on data network

Because air traffic is reduced throughout Italy: ENAV denies hacker attack on data network

The board with delayed or canceled votes at Milan Malpensa airport. Photo taken by the Geopop team, all rights reserved Today, Friday 16 October, the air traffic was reduced throughout Italy for one series of anomalies in data transmission. This was directly confirmed by ENAV, the National Agency for Flight Assistance, which informed that during this night «there were anomalies ...

The 20cm long giant pink snail that lives only on an extinct volcano in Australia

The 20cm long giant pink snail that lives only on an extinct volcano in Australia

A snail without shell, fluorescent pink in color and 20 centimeters long. It looks like a Pokémon or a creature straight out of a science fiction film, but it’s an encounter you could have while walking in the rain in the Australian woods. Is called Triboniophorus aff. graeffei and it is an endemic species, that is, it lives in a ...

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How do emails know if we have opened them? The tracking pixel trick

Image generated for illustrative purposes only with AI. Anyone who sends a newsletter can know if it has been opened even when the recipient has not clicked on any link. What makes this possible, in many cases, is the tracking pixels (or tracking pixel), a tiny, almost invisible image inserted into the message. Its loading can provide the sender with ...

Why the ISS will be decommissioned after 2030: NASA aims for private space stations

Why the ISS will be decommissioned after 2030: NASA aims for private space stations

An image of the International Space Station. Credit: NASA There International Space Station (in English International Space Station, ISS), 2026 candidate for the Nobel Peace Prizewill be decommissioned after 2030. The dismantling plan, in reality, had already been known for some time, but NASA recently opened a tender for the construction of commercial space stations (which will replace the ISS), ...

Why we say "being broke" when we run out of money: origin and meaning of the saying

Why we say “being broke” when we run out of money: origin and meaning of the saying

The expression “be on the bill” is generally used to indicate a situation of economic difficultywhen the money runs out and the wallet remains tragically empty, and although it may have a more refined use than other more common expressions, it reveals a link with the past that is not at all obvious and obvious, sinking its roots in the ...

Why radiators are often found under windows in our homes: the physical explanation

Why radiators are often found under windows in our homes: the physical explanation

Often, in our homes, the radiator is positioned right under the windows. Is there a scientific explanation or is it just a matter of aesthetics? Well, obviously there is a specific physical reason why the radiator is almost always in those positions and it has more to do with the air than with the idea of ​​”the heat rises“. In ...

Campi Flegrei, what the Government Plan provides: funds for houses and contributions of up to 30 thousand euros

Campi Flegrei, what the Government Plan provides: funds for houses and contributions of up to 30 thousand euros

The Campi Flegrei caldera and the main most exposed municipalities. Credit: INGV Vesuvian Observatory The Council of Ministers approved a new Extraordinary plan for the Campi Flegreiwith the aim of dealing with the effects of the evolution of the bradyseismic phenomenon in the area. The extraordinary measures, contained in a legislative decree, arrive extremely late, after 75 days from the ...

What is ochratoxin A, the mycotoxin produced by fungi that can contaminate coffee

What is ochratoxin A, the mycotoxin produced by fungi that can contaminate coffee

The Ministry of Health has published the official recall of a batch of ground coffee (Bialetti “Perfetto Moka” flavored with caramel) due to the presence of ochratoxin A beyond the legal limits. It is a natural mycotoxin produced by some fungi of the genus Aspergillus and Penicillium in some incorrectly stored agricultural preserved products such as cereals, coffee beans, cocoa ...