In these hours the city of Los Angeles is engulfed in flames: in less than three days thousands of structures were destroyed, causing at least 10 victims and about 180 thousand displaced. The images are undoubtedly impressive and it is therefore natural to ask whether, on balance, this is the worst fire to ever hit California. In reality, as also ...
There Tower of Babel is mentioned in Bible in the book of Genesis (11, 1-9). It would have been a structure built of bricks by men, who in this way wanted to erect a building destined to reach the sky. In the midst of the works, to punish men for their pride in wanting to build such a tall building, ...
In recent years, thetwo-factor authentication or 2FA has become an essential tool for protecting your online accounts, adding an additional layer of security beyond the simple combination of a username and password. However, not all 2FA methods are equally secureand theFBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) recently issued a significant warning: stop using SMS as a means of verificationas judged unsafe. ...
The online scams they are increasingly refined and targeted. This is because cyber criminals know well that, to catch their victims, they must set targeted traps, capable of leveraging fear and ignorance of certain online dynamics (and not only) to be successful. Among the most sophisticated online scams present in recent times is that of false judicial summonswhich exploits the ...
Credits: Google Earth. A team of researchers fromNational Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and of theInstitute of Marine Sciences of the National Research Council (Cnr-Ismar) recently identified on the bottom of the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Phlegraean Fields some previously unknown geological structures. Among the most important discoveries there is one large underwater caldera located west of the island ...
The idea – the writer’s Françoise Bastide and the semiotic expert Paolo Fabbri – from which the project was born Ray Cat Solution it seems crazy: what if they come genetically modified cats to do it change color in the presence of radiation? This idea apparently crazy – and probably in part it is – was born as a solution ...
The so-called spread it is a number that indicates the current yield difference (i.e. calculated in real time) between two bonds reference, in particular two government bonds with the same duration. In the’European Unionare generally taken into consideration i Italian government bonds (BTP) and the German ones (called Bund): the difference between the two returns is called the spread and ...
Have you ever noticed those particular white patinas that appear on external walls exposed to the air? These are efflorescences, salt deposits due to a phenomenon well known in the construction world, due to exposure to atmospheric agents, in particular humidity and carbon dioxide. Humidity, or rather water, transports the dissolved salt compounds present in the material which, through chemical ...
Credit: Funai At the end of 2024 the first ones appeared in the media around the world Images of one tribe never photographed and contacted before (even if already known): these are the Massacoa human group living in one of the most remote and pristine areas of the Amazon forest Brazilian and whose name was inspired by river which passes ...
The state of emergency continues for the fires a Los Angelesin California, which began between January 7 and 8, 2025 and have burned so far over 11,000 hectares provoking at least 5 confirmed deathsdestroying at least 10,000 buildings and forcing the evacuation of over 130,000 people. The flames also invaded the Hollywood Hills yesterday, hitting the residences of some VIPs ...