Generated with AI The alpine skiing it is the main mountain sport. But what happens when an athlete can’t use his legs? This is where the monoskiwhich allows people with amputations or paralysis of the lower limbs to practice alpine skiing and compete in the Paralympics. At first glance it seems like a simple sled mounted on a ski, but ...
An image of the caldera of the Olympus Mons volcano on Mars. Credit: ESA The Mauna Loain Hawaii, is the largest active volcano on Planet Earth with approximately 70,000-80,000 km3 in volume: if, however, we were to look at the entire Solar System, this record would belong to another volcanic giant, with significantly larger dimensions. It is about theOlympus Mons ...
In the context of a possible escalation in Middle Eastparticularly in the Gulf Perchinternational attention is directed towards oil, gas And energy supplies. However, in one of the most regions dry of the planet, another vital resource is l‘drinking water, produced largely thanks to the plants of desalination. THE’Iran accuses the United States of having damaged the desalination plant of ...
The new road sign, a white diamond on a blue background, indicates the preferential lanes for “high occupancy” vehicles (HOV). In countries like Spain, France or the United States there is a new road sign, which has not yet arrived in Italy: it is a white rhombus on blue backgroundused to indicate the lanes roads reserved for the so-called HOV ...
Shrine, Celestial Hall Regio IX. Photo Archaeological Park of Pompeii. That the famous blue Egyptian was a prized pigment in ancient times, it is a long established fact: this vivid color was commonly associated with wealth, high social status, and even divine attributes. However, we are only now discovering how precious it is: painting a room in Egyptian blue it ...
Tension in the Middle East reached a new critical threshold on the night of March 11-12, 2026 when, shortly after 11pm local time, a drone hit Camp Singarathe Erbil military base which hosts the Italian contingent in Iraqi Kurdistan. According to initial analyses, the drone, (one shahedand not a missile as thought) was probably not directed inside the base, but ...
THE microfiber cloths they are the right allies if we want to remove dust from screens or any other surface. They are fabrics made with extremely thin synthetic fibresgenerally composed of polymers such as polyesters and polyamides, which are organized and intertwined so as to have air chambers in the fabriccapable of trapping dirt. Furthermore, microfibres can take on electrical ...
How much do we save by using the small toilet flush button? Using the small flush button saves approx 50% water with each use compared to the large button. The mathematics of toilet flushing therefore tells us that by mainly using the small button, we can significantly reduce the quantity of water used resulting in economic savings. Let’s see how ...
The Nilewhich together with Amazon River it plays for the first place for the longest watercourse on the planet, it is certainly among the best known and important rivers for the role it has played in the history of humanity. We are talking about a river that, with its 6852 km long and a catchment area of 3,254,555 km²touches eleven ...
An image of the Italian frigate Martinengo. Credit: MICHI abba, CC BY–SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons There Frigate Federico Martinengo she just arrived at Cyprusafter being sent by the minister Guido Crosetto in defense of the Mediterranean island. The ship of Italian Navy had set sail from Taranto last Friday, with a crew of 160 sailors: Now, as the war ...