The end of the flight. Credits: Scott Polar Research Institute No, the story we are about to tell you did not come out of a novel by Jules Verne: in 1897 there really was a Arctic hot air balloon expedition to the North Poleand it was ruinous from start to finish for several reasons. The hydrogen balloon and those on ...
BlueSky And Threads are emerging as two of the most promising alternatives to what was once the dominant text-based social networking platform: Twitter (now known as X). Both services, however, represent very different visions of the future of online interactions. While Threads aims for a centralized and Meta-controlled model, BlueSky takes a decentralized and democratic approach, giving users more freedom ...
Kirunaa city located in northern Sweden approximately 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, is the protagonist of a extraordinary and unique project in the world, started in 2007. This town, of approx 20,000 inhabitants, will be moved approximately 3 km further east. In short, a walking city! More than 3,000 buildings and houses will be relocated, many others have ...
There haka it’s one traditional Maori dance which has its roots in centuries of history and culture of New Zealand. Although today it is often associated with sporting events, such as the rugby (famous is the one danced by All Blacks before each match), the haka is much more than a simple performance: it is a profound ritual and significant ...
The new Highway Code came into force last December 14, 2024 introduced more severe penalties for driving while intoxicated, keeping the legal blood alcohol limits unchanged. This tightening has generated a lot concern among motoristswho now fear that they will no longer be able to drink even a beer for fear of legal and financial consequences resulting from any infringements. ...
337 tons of toxic waste produced by Bhopal disasterin India, the most serious industrial accident in history occurred on the night between 2 and December 3, 1984have only now left the area – 40 years after the tragedy – with a journey of more than 200 km, headed towards a incineration plant in the Indian city of Pithampur. The decision ...
THE pop pop snappersalso called “spring onions”, “paper balls” or “greaves”, are small firecrackers which, when slammed on the ground with sufficient force, cause a small explosion. These paper balls are widely used for New Year’s Eve celebrations, but how exactly do they work? If we open one, we discover that there are some inside pebbles and one gray powder. ...
From 1 January 2025 the city of Milan has officially established the smoking ban in public areasincluding roads, except for isolated places with people at least 10 meters away. This choice falls within the Air quality regulation and provides for offenders fines from 40 to 240 eurosalthough this ban only applies to traditional cigarettes and not to electronic ones or ...
Portable breathalyzer. The portable breathalyzers and those “disposable” they offer a simple and reliable way to get an estimate approximate your blood alcohol level. Although the results provided by these devices they have no legal value – it is good to clarify this right from the start – they can however prove useful for a sort of self-check which could ...
Space debris crashed in Kenya on December 30, 2024. Credit: KSA A space debris metallic circular shape of approx 500kg and from diameter of 2.5 meters crashed near Mukuku village in Makueni county in Kenya on December 30, 2024. The debris, probably a separation ring of a rocketdid not disintegrate during atmospheric re-entry, as it theoretically should have done, crashing ...