Ecology

World Cup 2026, 1 in 4 footballers was not born in the country he represents: the cases of Morocco and Curacao

World Cup 2026, 1 in 4 footballers was not born in the country he represents: the cases of Morocco and Curacao

The Morocco national team. Source: X PurelyFootball Account The 2026 World Cup is the first in history with 48 teams: the qualified nations cover practically all the main geopolitical areas of the planet. From Latin America to sub-Saharan Africa, from the Persian Gulf to Central Asia to Europe. The most prestigious football tournament perfectly represents the globalized world where migrations ...

Why AI risks increasing the price of smartphones: it depends on the chip and memory crisis

Why AI risks increasing the price of smartphones: it depends on the chip and memory crisis

Image generated with AI for illustrative purposes only. The race toartificial intelligence it is not only changing the way technology is used, but also the balance of the industry that makes it possible. To train and run increasingly complex AI models, enormous amounts of hardware resources are required, including electronic memories used to process and store data. This growing demand ...

IT-Alert test in Lombardy and Piedmont on 25 June due to the collapse of large dams: time and place where it will sound

IT-Alert test in Lombardy and Piedmont on 25 June due to the collapse of large dams: time and place where it will sound

New IT–Alert test to simulate the collapse of the Porto della Torre dam. Today, June 25th 2026, a new round of IT-Alert test: The public warning system will be tested in Lombardy And Piedmont for the specific risk of “collapse of large dams”, involving the municipalities surrounding the Porto della Torre dam (VA). Tomorrow, June 26th 2026, simulations will be ...

First specimen of Japanese amberjack in the Mediterranean: how to distinguish it from the common one

First specimen of Japanese amberjack in the Mediterranean: how to distinguish it from the common one

Japanese amberjacks and where they were found. Credit: Tiralongo F., Licchelli C., Pappalardo AM, Calogero GS, Ferrito V., Denitto F., Terlizzi A. (2026). Unexpected occurrence of the Japanese amberjack Seriola quinqueradiata in the Mediterranean Sea: First record and possible introduction pathways. Acta Adriatica A few months ago a fisherman caught an unusual specimen along the coast of Nardò, in Puglia, ...

Because global warming and microplastics have increased sea levels by 4.3mm/year

Because global warming and microplastics have increased sea levels by 4.3mm/year

Rising sea levels and plastic, the consequences on climate change. Image created with AI for illustrative purposes. We are getting used to looking at the sky to understand how much our climate is changing. We monitor record heat waves, we look at weather models to understand where the next storm will hit, but what if we told you that to ...

The 2011 earthquake moved the whole of Japan 6 mm eastward: a new study discovers the cause

The 2011 earthquake moved the whole of Japan 6 mm eastward: a new study discovers the cause

Following the 9.1 magnitude Tōhoku earthquakeThat in 2011 determined one tsunami in Japan with a wave up to 40 m high, the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident and approx 20,000 victimsthe whole of Japan has moved eastward by 6 millimeters. While this shift may seem modest, it occurred over an extraordinary extent, equal to approximately 3000 km. Furthermore, the slip occurred ...

17,000 tourists per km² in Rimini: the Italian cities where overtourism is most serious in summer 2026

17,000 tourists per km² in Rimini: the Italian cities where overtourism is most serious in summer 2026

The summer of 2026 in Italy reopens a wound related to mass tourism that local administrations are struggling to heal. Rimini, Venice And Bolzano are confirmed as the Italian provinces most exposed toovertourism in the Overall Index of Tourist Overcrowding (ICST) developed byDemoskopika Institute – the most updated measurement tool available, built on ISTAT and ISPRA data. Behind them, in ...