Ecology

What to do in case of an avalanche: guidelines on how to behave during mountain excursions

What to do in case of an avalanche: guidelines on how to behave during mountain excursions

AI-generated image showing the transceiver device. In the last few days several Alpine locations were affected by avalancheswhich in some cases also overwhelmed people: while a Livigno an avalanche broke off at Carosello 3000, overwhelming one snowboardera Courmayeur a block of snow broke away from the slope of Mont Blanc, descending to a ski area where several athletes were located. ...

Waiting lists in Italian healthcare, how the new platform works: data, critical issues and reforms

Waiting lists in Italian healthcare, how the new platform works: data, critical issues and reforms

Doctors and resources poorly distributed, regional inequalities and patchy laws. For these reasons the expectations for a visit with the National Health Service (NHS) they can last more than a year. According to the ISTAT annual report 2025in 2024 approximately one person in ten (9.9 percent) reported having given up specialist visits or tests in the last twelve months, mainly ...

Why Olympic athletes bite gold medals on the podium

Why Olympic athletes bite gold medals on the podium

Image generated with AI The custom of the Olympians of bite the medals it originates from an ancient tradition which involved a sort of test, by the merchantson the coins they received as payment. These, in fact, bit them to verify theirauthenticity and the same gesture, albeit in different conditions, was also practiced by the miners on the gold nuggets. ...

REM dreams could promote creative problem solving: what the new study says

REM dreams could promote creative problem solving: what the new study says

What do the periodic table and song have in common Yesterday and the novel Frankenstein? All these works, according to what their respective authors told, were born thanks to creative intuitions that appeared in a dream. But can dreams really generate original ideas useful for a specific purpose or is it just a fascinating suggestion? A new study conducted by ...

Campi Flegrei, bradyseism slows down and soil lifting drops to 10 mm per month: the INGV bulletin

Campi Flegrei, bradyseism slows down and soil lifting drops to 10 mm per month: the INGV bulletin

Seismic activity ai Phlegraean Fields recorded a slight increase compared to last week, thanks to a small seismic swarm. The latest weekly bulletin of the Vesuvian Observatory ofINGV (relating to the period from 9 to 15 February 2026) recorded 40 shocks of earthquake maximum magnitude 1.7 (up from 22 events the previous week). However, a positive signal arrives from the ...

The most used aircraft in 2025, from the Boeing 737-800 to the Airbus A320: the ranking

The most used aircraft in 2025, from the Boeing 737-800 to the Airbus A320: the ranking

The ranking of the most used aircraft models in 2025. THE’airplane has now become one of the most used means of transport by people for travel travelespecially for long-distance journeys: but what were the aircraft models that have made multiple flights in 2025? This is revealed by a new ranking, drawn up by Corriere della Sera based on data collected ...

Stress doesn't cause pimples, but it can make acne worse: what scientific studies say

Stress doesn’t cause pimples, but it can make acne worse: what scientific studies say

A date, interview or meeting with the boss and a nice pimple appears on your face? It will be stress! Not exactly. Let’s get one thing straight: Stress doesn’t make pimples appear out of nowhere. Pimples are a manifestation ofacnea complex and multifactorial pathology, influenced by genetics, sebum, hormones and bacteria. If these elements are not there, stress alone is ...