Ecology

alluvione piemonte asti

30 years ago the flood that devastated Piedmont: what happened, why and the alarm system today

Asti submerged by water during the flood of 5–6 November 1994. Credit: Frukko Andrea Marchisio, CC BY–SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 30 years have passed since the disastrous flood that 5 e The November 6, 1994 hit the provinces of Cuneo, Asti and Alessandria. Here the Tanaro river and its tributaries flooded due to particularly intense rainfall (up to 200 ...

Procrastinazione neuroscienze

Why do we put off things to do and how to avoid it? The neuroscience of procrastination

Procrastination is the habit of voluntarily postponing action, decisions and activities to an indefinite time in the future, with the knowledge that this postponement could lead to negative consequences. It is not a disease, but it is a bad habit and a sabotage personal experience that we have all experienced, because postponing increases the stress load and risks compromising the ...

come controllare computer hacker

How to understand if your computer is being spied on by hackers: 7 signs to keep an eye on

For understand if your computer is being spied on by hackers it is important to know which aspects to pay attention to when using it, so as to grasp precious clues, which otherwise could be overlooked or totally ignored and which, instead, can lead to taking action before it is too late. Cyber ​​attacks don’t always manifest themselves clearly: criminals ...

isole diomede

The Diomede islands between Russia and the USA and between past and future

Russia and the United States are distant from each other only 3.8 km. This is the width of the arm of sea that separates Great Diomedes from Little Diomedestwo small islands located in the Bering Strait straddling Asia and America. Discovered in the 18th century, the islands were divided between the two countries in 1867when the Americans purchased Alaska from ...

bufale alluvione valencia

The flood in Valencia wasn’t caused by cloud seeding or HAARP – here’s why

They have begun to spread on social media and on the web hoaxes and fake news on the presumed origin of the recent one Valencia floodin which a year’s rain fell in three and a half hours. A quick visit to social media is enough to read about imaginative theories linked to recent activities cloud seeding (in Italian “cloud seeding”) ...

metano-mucche

Reducing methane emissions in farms with feed enriched with algae: the idea of ​​the start-up

Symbrosiaan American startup founded in 2018, is developing an innovative way to reduce the production of methane (the main greenhouse gas responsible for ongoing global warming after CO2) due to farms. The possibility that cows’ digestion could affect global warming may seem absurd, but the problem is real: Ruminants are large producers of methane through their digestion. Symbrosia’s idea to ...

alluvione valencia

Flood in Valencia, Spain, DANA arrives in Barcelona: the areas at risk and data on the disaster

Flood in Sedaví, in the province of Valencia. He rose to 217 the death toll caused by the disastrous flood that hit Valencia on the night of 29 October 2024, caused by torrential rainfall due to a DANA (the name given in Spain to the “cold drop” phenomenon). Violent floods also resulted 1900 missingat least 120,000 displaced, 150,000 buildings without ...

Ragazza che ride neuroscienze della risata

Why do we laugh? The evolution and neuroscience of the sense of humor

Laughter is a universal behaviorpresent in all cultures and in every era of human history. At first glance it might seem like a simple reaction to something funny, but in reality laughter has deep roots in the evolution of our species. Not only is it a tool for communicating, but it also serves to strengthen social bonds and demonstrate belonging ...

alluvione genova 2011

The Genoa flood of 2011, the disaster that 13 years ago caused 6 victims in Liguria

Credit: Upper Apennines District Basin Authority. In the early hours of November 4, 2011the city of Genoa she was hit by one violent flood in which, unfortunately, they lost their lives 6 people. The event was caused by an intense storm (in some areas of Genoa and the province it also fell 400 mm of rain in a few hours) ...