Driving with your arm out the window is a punishable behavior according to the Highway Code. Lead with your arm supported out the window it is often an almost instinctive gesture, especially in summer when the heat pushes us to roll down the windows and look for some air. Yet, what might seem like harmless behavior actually is sanctionable according ...
There is an eye disease that until a few years ago did not have a dedicated therapy. It took us to get there 85 years oldthree countries, chicken embryos and even snake venom. In our latest video we retrace one of the most fascinating stories in science: that of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF). A scientist and a laboratory at home ...
Jimothy the raccoon running across a Seattle meadow. Credit: Kiana Hall An unusual one raccoon with a squat shape and no neck, renamed “Jimothy“, has become the viral mascot of the summer of Seattlein the state of Washington. Behind its curious appearance there is the short spine syndrome (Short Spine Syndrome), a rare recessive genetic anomaly that also affects dogs ...
Image generated with AI. For the first time in the history of pre-Columbian studies, archaeologists have managed to give a name to a mathematician-astronomer of the Mayan civilization. The study, led by Franco D. Rossi of MIT, published in the journal Antiquitieshe identified in fact Sak Tahn Waax (“White-breasted Fox”) as the author of a series of astronomical calculations made ...
Image generated with AI for illustrative purposes only. A 9-year-old girl lost her life in the waters of Lake Comoafter having dived without resurfacing again. The body, unfortunately, was found by the Fire Brigade after a few hours of research. According to the first information available, the little girl dived into the waters of the lake in front of the ...
In Italy 4 out of 10 people they admit to having cheated on their partner: for years we have been on the podium of the most unfaithful countries in the world, now losing a few positions. Among the places where there are the most temptations is the workplace. The work dimension, made up of constant presence, sharing of emotions and ...
Today the terrarium it has become an embellishment object for shelves and desks, a small green corner that brings joy and makes you feel more connected with nature, in an increasingly artificial world. Originally, however, it was not conceived as a furnishing object. The terrarium was born in a coal-choked London, and everything was born from the observation of metamorphosis ...
The death penalty exists practically forever. It was widely used in all ancient civilizationswhich they often used cruel methods to execute the condemned. Even in the centuries of Middle Ages and in the modern age almost no one questioned the legitimacy of the capital punishment, which was inflicted for numerous crimes. Only during theEnlightenment a current of thought against the ...
Let’s take a bottle of sparkling water and look at it from underneath. We will see five “petals” protruding downwards, which are missing from the bottoms of natural water bottles. It might seem like a purely aesthetic choice, but in reality it is the result of precise engineering needs. As shown by several scientific studies, including a 2006 review by ...
Credit: Unsplash Since i AI-powered chatbots they started answering users’ questions directly, the future of search engines has become one of the most talked about topics in the tech industry. In fact, these tools allow you to obtain explanations, comparisons and summaries without having to go through the traditional results page, made up of links, images and ads. It is ...