Ecology

Sea ice retreat in the Arctic and Antarctica has hit historic lows: the effects of the decline

Sea ice retreat in the Arctic and Antarctica has hit historic lows: the effects of the decline

THE satellite data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder show one of the worrying effects of ongoing climate change: the retreat of Arctic and Antarctic sea icewhich was also significant in 2026. For both polar regions its extension results lower than the average for the period 1981-2010. The most critical situation ...

How to make coffee with the moka perfectly according to chemistry: water, powder and flame

How to make coffee with the moka perfectly according to chemistry: water, powder and flame

Around the mochaover time, different beliefs have arisen: there are those who prepare the classic “mound” of coffee in the filter, those who insist that the powder must be pressed and those who swear that the flame must be very low. But what do the studies say about how to prepare the “perfect” mocha? To obtain correct extraction you need ...

Why the 5 earthquakes in 24 hours between Venezuela and Japan are not connected: the role of the Ring of Fire

Why the 5 earthquakes in 24 hours between Venezuela and Japan are not connected: the role of the Ring of Fire

This morning the news around the world is talking about earthquakes that, in less than 24 hours, have hit four different countries. More specifically, we had a magnitude earthquake 5.4 in Papua New Guineaeast of Kokopo; then a magnitude earthquake 5.6 in Californianorth of Redwood Valley; we then move in Japanwhere a violent earthquake of magnitude 6.9 shook the northeastern ...

World Cup 2026, 1 in 4 footballers was not born in the country he represents: the cases of Morocco and Curacao

World Cup 2026, 1 in 4 footballers was not born in the country he represents: the cases of Morocco and Curacao

The Morocco national team. Source: X PurelyFootball Account The 2026 World Cup is the first in history with 48 teams: the qualified nations cover practically all the main geopolitical areas of the planet. From Latin America to sub-Saharan Africa, from the Persian Gulf to Central Asia to Europe. The most prestigious football tournament perfectly represents the globalized world where migrations ...

Why AI risks increasing the price of smartphones: it depends on the chip and memory crisis

Why AI risks increasing the price of smartphones: it depends on the chip and memory crisis

Image generated with AI for illustrative purposes only. The race toartificial intelligence it is not only changing the way technology is used, but also the balance of the industry that makes it possible. To train and run increasingly complex AI models, enormous amounts of hardware resources are required, including electronic memories used to process and store data. This growing demand ...

IT-Alert test in Lombardy and Piedmont on 25 June due to the collapse of large dams: time and place where it will sound

IT-Alert test in Lombardy and Piedmont on 25 June due to the collapse of large dams: time and place where it will sound

New IT–Alert test to simulate the collapse of the Porto della Torre dam. Today, June 25th 2026, a new round of IT-Alert test: The public warning system will be tested in Lombardy And Piedmont for the specific risk of “collapse of large dams”, involving the municipalities surrounding the Porto della Torre dam (VA). Tomorrow, June 26th 2026, simulations will be ...

First specimen of Japanese amberjack in the Mediterranean: how to distinguish it from the common one

First specimen of Japanese amberjack in the Mediterranean: how to distinguish it from the common one

Japanese amberjacks and where they were found. Credit: Tiralongo F., Licchelli C., Pappalardo AM, Calogero GS, Ferrito V., Denitto F., Terlizzi A. (2026). Unexpected occurrence of the Japanese amberjack Seriola quinqueradiata in the Mediterranean Sea: First record and possible introduction pathways. Acta Adriatica A few months ago a fisherman caught an unusual specimen along the coast of Nardò, in Puglia, ...

Because global warming and microplastics have increased sea levels by 4.3mm/year

Because global warming and microplastics have increased sea levels by 4.3mm/year

Rising sea levels and plastic, the consequences on climate change. Image created with AI for illustrative purposes. We are getting used to looking at the sky to understand how much our climate is changing. We monitor record heat waves, we look at weather models to understand where the next storm will hit, but what if we told you that to ...