The Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl The April 28, 1947 He prepared an audience expedition with 5 adventurous companions, a parrot and a truly singular boat, a large and primitive Zattera of Balsa called Kon-Tiki For the ancient God of the rain and the Inca wind. He wanted to sail to the seas of the seasOcean Pacific southern to ...
Credit: Tgr Er For some days the inhabited area of Boccassuolohamlet of the Municipality of Palagano in Province of Modenais at the center of the national chronicles for a landslide who is slowly destroying everything he encounters on his path. Originated in the first days of April from Monte Cantierethe phenomenon has already caused the destruction of housing, roads And ...
Credit: EPA – Efe/Mariscal Around 12:00 today an extensive blackout hit millions of citizens in Spain, Portugal and, to a lesser extent, e South of France. The electricity grid has undergone a sudden collapse that paralyzed critical infrastructures such as railway transport, road traffic and telecommunications, as well as causing disagreement widespread in the main airports (including that of Madrid, ...
A violent explosion hit the Port of Shahid Rajaeethe main commercial hub of Iran, causing at least 40 victims and more than 1000 injured. The accident triggered fires of vast proportions, which after a day continue to flare up inside the port area, while one dense cloud of potentially toxic substances weighs on the surrounding areas. The first reconstructions suggest ...
The Grand Canyon It is a huge throat located in Arizona, in the United States, delimited by rocky walls with bright colors and naturally dug by the Colorado river in the last 60 million years. Up to 30 km widewinds through the plateau for one Length of about 350 km. The erosive action of the water brought to light a ...
Cardinal Camerlengo is the prelate in charge of administer the assets of the Church during the vacantthat is, in the absence of the pontiff (because on the road, or resigning, or death). For this, in the transition from a pontificate to the next it is one of the most important figures together with the cardinal deanto which the conclave is ...
When wondering if in nature only male and female individuals exist, the answer would seem obvious, but the natural world is incredibly varied for which there is never only “white or black”, but, as they say, many shades of gray. In fact, there is a series of adaptations that cannot always lead to the rigid distinction between “male” and “female”. ...
The presence or appearance of cracks in the walls of a building – both widespread that localized – It is a common situation, especially if the structure has been in operation for several years. In fact, this situation represents a real Pathology of instability for the building. The birth of one or more cracks is nothing more than the explicit ...
Because we use the term “airplane“To refer to the means of transport while we resort to”airport“To refer to the place from which it takes off and lands? The answer lies in the etymologies: The Italian language, always rich and articulated, often has curiosities that stimulate our attention. The origin of “plane” The term “plane” derives from Latin Aeriuswhat does it ...
We hear about the Mountain White Since the early years of primary school: we all know that it is the highest mountains in Italy and Europewhich is found between Italy and France and that its top reaches the 4 806 meters above sea level on the sea level. But an aspect that is never particularly clear is whether this top ...