Today, September 2, 2024, at 4:26 in the morning (local time, 10:26 in Italy) an earthquake with magnitude 5.0 hit the east coast of Taiwan, with epicenter at sea approximately 11 km from the city of Hualien. As confirmed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake recorded a depth of 28.7 km – therefore rather superficial – but, ...
Tutankhamunlived between 1343 and 1323 BCwas one of the pharaohs of the New Kingdomthe period of Egyptian history corresponding approximately to the second half of the second millennium BC (it was part of the XVIII dynasty). He was probably the son of Akhenatenthe “heretic” pharaoh, who had attempted to replace the polytheistic religion with the monotheistic cult of the Sun. ...
A caress can determine the correct development of the brain. This sentence may seem strange, or at least do-gooder: and yet, it is the scientifically proven truth. It is often said that maternal care, but above all affection concretely expressed through gestures, such as a caress, make the difference in a child’s growth. Well, if on the one hand psychology ...
In the future the hydrogen vehiclesThe car sharing and the hybrid micromobility they will be increasingly widespread solutions to ensure sustainable mobility. The climate emergency In fact, it is expected to be the main challenge of the 21st century, and in Europe it is estimated that transport is responsible for the 25-30% of climate-altering emissions. To meet the objectives of ...
A’highway over 20,000 km long to connect theEurope to the United States (from London to New York) crossing the Russia: this is the idea proposed in 2015 by Vladimir Yakuninthen president of the Russian RailwaysThe project, called Trans-Eurasian Belt Developmenthas sparked much discussion but, in the end, has been shelved. But what would this infrastructure have been like? And which ...
THE tetrapods They are hydraulic engineering works intended for the coastal defensemade of concrete, which act as breakwaters and are characterised by various geometric shapes which allow for optimization of hydraulic and structural performance. They can be partially submerged and have, specifically, the function of protecting the shore profile from the unwanted effects of the sea in adverse weather conditions. ...
THE talaiotfrom the Catalan “small tower”, are the prehistoric structures (dating back to 1200-1000 BC) most famous and particular of Majorca and above all Minorcathe two largest islands of the archipelago of Balearic Islandsin the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain. These are structures “cyclopean” (term used to indicate ancient structures built with dry stonesince in ancient times they ...
What the Earth’s surface would look like without water. Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio More than 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by waterfall: but what would our planet look like if this disappeared? NASA has provided an answer with an ad hoc model that illustrates the progressive disappearance of the oceans And the emergence of valleys, volcanoes and ...
There school It has existed since approximately 4th millennium BCbut originally it was a very different institution from the current one: in fact, it served to educate the small minority of the population who was supposed to take care of theState administration. Over the centuries, many educational systems have been established in the world, different according to civilization, but only ...
In the second half of the 90s the news has been circulating that Leonardo DaVinciinside his Atlantic Codewould have created the design of the first bicycle model already in the sixteenth century, therefore 3 centuries before the invention of the bicycle. During a restoration of the code on sheet 133 a drawing has actually been found that seems to represent ...