Ecology

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TRUMP doubles the use of aluminum and steel to 50%: what it entails for Italy

The President of the United States, Donald Trump. Credit: Michael Vadon The President of the United States Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that brings from 25% to 50% the duties on aluminum and steel imports, doubling From Wednesday 4 June the customs rates for the entry of these materials in the USA. The new duties will come ...

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Because cherry prices have increased so much: climate change and production costs

This year the cherries They became a real luxury for the Italians, in the Milan markets the price is to the stars: it has come to pay up to 24 euros per kilo For the most valuable varieties. But how did it arrive at such high costs? The answer is a combination of factors: unfavorable weather, high collection costs And ...

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The first underwater bicycle parking is located in Amsterdam

Stationin bicycle parking. Credit: Aister Rakouskaite Photography. In the waters in front of the main entrance of the Central station of Amsterdam (Netherlands), in the part of Prins Hendrikkade, which until July 2018 served as a bus station, the largest bicycles in the capital was built, with approximately 7,000 seats. The parking is located under the surface of the water, ...

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Kiev’s “Spider’s Web” operation: like Ukraine, he attacked Russian strategic bombers

After accurate planning lasted over a year and a half, on 1 June 2025 the secret services of Kiev triggered the operation called “Spider’s Web“(” Capping “) in which numerous drones of the small Mavic type but padded with explosive have Struck objectives located in some large Russian bases located considerable distance from the front of the Russia-Ukraine war. The ...

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Because tea is better influenced in hot water than in cold water

A homemade tea with the classic sachet is a good example of solutionin which the water (solvent) extracts the compounds present in the leaves (solutes). This happens thanks to a spontaneous process called spread, According to which the molecules move from areas where there are more (with high concentration, in the sachet) towards areas where there are less (with low ...

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How the defibrillator works: science behind an electric discharge that resets the heart

How does a defibrillator work? To be clear, that device that is used in the medical field to restore normal heart rhythm. And above all, why do you give an electricity to the heart in case of cardiac arrest? These are the questions that we ask ourselves every time we talk about defibrillators. But to truly understand the functioning of ...

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 off Crete: it is the second in less than two weeks

A few hours after the violent shock of magnitude 5.8 that hit a sea area between the island of Rhodes and Turkey, Greece was hit at 14:26 local (13:26 in Italy) by another strong earthquake Of magnitude 5.2 with an epicenter off the island of Crete, where the land has already trembled a few days ago with an earthquake of ...

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One of the longest geomagnetic storms in recent years is underway: what happens

Continues for the third day one of the longer geomagnetic storms of the current solar cycle. At the moment the situation is relatively quiet: the Earth’s magnetic field continues to be disturbed by the material coming from the sun, but the current geomagnetic storm is of G1 category (“Minor”) significant events are not expected to medium latitudes (including Italy), while ...

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Intesa Sanpaolo is down, users are unable to access the bank app: what to do

In the morning today, Tuesday 3 June 2025several customers of Intesa Sanpaolo have reported difficulty in accede to the bank app from its mobile devices, presumably due to a Down in the Institute’s IT systems. It seems that the problem concerns about 60% of users who have attempted access. The first problems emerged around 10:00 And, within half an hour, ...