Ecology

concerto primo maggio

The “concert” of May 1st: history of the largest free live music event in Italy

Credit: Maria Grazia Montagnari, CC by 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The May 1st concert It is a musical event that is held every year a Rome since 1990 on the occasion of the workers’ party in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano. Conceived by Maurizio enlightenedthis is the largest live music festival in Europe. In 2000, for the Jubilee, he was ...

Immagine

The sky of May 2025: the astronomical events not to be missed, between “microluna” and meteoric swarms

Credits: Stellarium The month of May It will reserve several significant astronomical events for which it is worth turning our nose upwards, including conjunctions of planets and “microluna of flowers”. By exploiting the improvement of the meteorological time brought from approaching the summer, this month we will be able to observe the “shooting stars” of Eta Aquaridi and of Eta ...

blackout spagna

Because the blackout in Spain, Portugal and France has been so quick and extensive: the possible dynamic

Artistic representation of a night blackout in the Iberian peninsula. The Maxi Blackout which hit Spain, Portugal and the south of France paralyzed the air and rail transport for several hours, the Internet and the cellular network. Much of the Iberian peninsula, but also the territories beyond the Pyrenees, remained without electricity in just a few minutes, it would seem ...

motti dei papi

Where the papal mottos come from and because every pontiff has one

The papal mottoalso called papal motto or apostolic mottois a short phrase or word, traditionally written in Latin, chosen by the Pope at the moment of the appointment, after the decision of the Conclave, to express the mission he wants to carry on during the pontificate. This tradition, which came to the present day with the apostolic motto of Pope ...

blackout spagna rinnovabili

Blackout in Spain, were renewables the cause? Let’s clarify the role of photovoltaics

One of the most discussed technical aspects of Maxi Blackout In Spain, Portugal and France was the role that renewable sources plants would have played in this affair and specifically those to solar photovoltaic. Spain is one of the countries that produces more electricity through renewable sources (also at80%) and the accident occurred at the peak moment of photovoltaic production, ...

record altezza

The highest man in the story is Robert Wadlow with 272 cm: the Guinness World Record ranking

THE’human height It is a complex feature, influenced by genetic and environmental factors, which has a significant variability in the population. Throughout history, some individuals have achieved Exceptional staturesfar exceeding the average. What were the highest living people who entered the Guinness World Record From the 20th century to today? Robert WadlowAmerican who died in 1940, is the highest man ...