Ecology

IT-Alert test in Calabria on April 15th due to industrial accident: time and place where the message sounds

IT-Alert test in Calabria on April 15th due to industrial accident: time and place where the message sounds

IT–Alert test on April 15th in Montalto Uffugo, in the province of Cosenza. Image generated with AI for illustrative purposes only. Tomorrow April 15that hours 10.30amwill be held on first IT-Alert test of 2026: The national public warning system will be activated in Calabriasimulating the risk of major industrial accident. The simulation will specifically concern the factory Gargano gas Of ...

An unknown marine creature discovered 9,000 meters deep in the Ryūkyū Trench in Japan

An unknown marine creature discovered 9,000 meters deep in the Ryūkyū Trench in Japan

The specimen (Animalia incerta sedis) spotted in the ocean trenches of Japan. Credit: Jamieson AJ et al. (2026) Faunal biodiversity of the lower abyssal and hadal zones of the Japan, Ryukyu and Izu–Ogasawara trenches. Biodiversity Data Journal Almost 10 km deep in the ocean trenches of Ryūkyū and of Izu-Ogasawara A small whitish marine animal was spotted moving slowly in ...

Booking confirms the cyber attack that exposed the data of some users: what to do

Booking confirms the cyber attack that exposed the data of some users: what to do

Image generated with AI for illustrative purposes only. Booking.comthe famous online travel agency for booking hotels and accommodation, has recently confirmed theunauthorized access to your systems. The attack would have exposed some of the users’ personal information. Data (names, email addresses, telephone numbers), the stolen ones, which could be used by cyber criminals to make phishing attempts and other online ...

Earthquake in Sicily of magnitude 3.7, epicenter in the sea 33 km from Mazara del Vallo

Earthquake in Sicily of magnitude 3.7, epicenter in the sea 33 km from Mazara del Vallo

3.7 magnitude earthquake in Sicily A shock of earthquake Of magnitude 3.7 hit the coast south western of Sicily, Today April 14 at hours 5.08pm. According to what was recorded by INGV, the epicenter was located in the sea, approximately 33 km from the coast of Mazara del Valloin the province of Trapani. The hypocentre, however, was barely detected 5 ...

Why World Quantum Day is April 14: what they are and the applications of quantum physics

Why World Quantum Day is April 14: what they are and the applications of quantum physics

The Google Doodle for World Quantum Day. The World Quantum Dayor World Quantum Day, falls every year on April 14: in the American convention, this date recalls the value of the fundamental constant of quantum mechanicsintroduced by Max Planck. The Day is an anniversary born in 2021 which is celebrated throughout the world to raise awareness of the importance of ...

The Trans-Iranian Railway, Iran's UNESCO heritage site that connects Tehran with the Persian Gulf

The Trans-Iranian Railway, Iran’s UNESCO heritage site that connects Tehran with the Persian Gulf

Section of the Trans-Iranian railway. Credit: CC BY–SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons There Railway Trans-Iranian it represents much more than a civil work: it is a symbol of logistical sovereignty. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site already in 2021the infrastructure – built between 1927 and 1938 – today plays a crucial symbolic and practical role in the current conflict ...

Hormuz crisis, summer flights and insurance: what to do now if you have a flight booked

Hormuz crisis, summer flights and insurance: what to do now if you have a flight booked

Donald Trump threatened a total closure of the Strait of Hormuz by the USA following the failure of the negotiations with Iran held in Pakistan. All this happens while the kerosene crisis – the fuel for airplanes – is starting to be felt in European airports, including Italian ones. In fact, let us remember that kerosene is a petroleum derivative ...

Strait of Hormuz, the US blockade decided by Trump is triggered: how it works and why it is a risky operation

Strait of Hormuz, the US blockade decided by Trump is triggered: how it works and why it is a risky operation

The United States they officially started a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Despite the fragile two-week truce, ongoing since April 7, the failure of negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan, has pushed Donald Trump to an unprecedented move. In practical terms, the blockade involves deploying military forces with the aim of intercepting and physically preventing the entry and exit of ...