The SS United States, the world’s fastest ocean liner and larger than the Titanic, will be sunk in Florida in November 2026 to become the largest artificial reef on the planet. After careful reclamation, the wreck will create a new habitat for marine wildlife and attract diving tourism. After being the fastest ocean liner in the world, the SS United ...
Orcs, black men, Krampus and nocturnal creatures populate tales of distant cultures. They don’t just serve to scare: they embody dangers, rules and social boundaries, revealing what every society fears and what it wants to teach children. A being hidden under the bed, a creature that arrives when darkness falls, a black man ready to take away disobedient children. The ...
Five years ago Frances Haugen’s documents revealed what Facebook, and Instagram, knew about the effects of its social media on users and what it had chosen to keep quiet. Five years later, it’s worth asking what has really changed. The data scientist Frances Haugen handed over thousands of internal documents to the Wall Street Journal in 2021 Facebook. From those ...
Canceled holidays may give you the right to paid leave, while those not taken may provide additional compensation in your pay slip: here are the differences, how many hours you are entitled to and what to know for your employment contract. In the Italian holiday calendar, some anniversaries have been cancelled over the years, while others were born as new ...
Who were the witches really? From the sorceresses of antiquity to medieval persecutions, up to the symbol of female emancipation: a journey through myths, religion and power to discover how societies have transformed fear into a legendary figure. Few figures of the Western collective imagination have passed through the centuries maintaining a symbolic strength comparable to that of the witch. ...
Bats, often present in Halloween images, are the protagonists of a natural phenomenon in this period: autumn swarming. In late autumn, numerous individuals from different colonies gather near caves, natural cavities, mines and old buildings. A dark night, an old castle and a flight of bats; this is one of the iconic images associated with Halloween night. Why bats? Superstitions ...
By January 2027, twelve European countries will place 42.6 million barrels of oil on the market, of which 20.5 million will be diesel. The intervention, coordinated within the IEA, aims to ease tensions on energy markets and contain pressure on fuel prices. By the end of January 2027, twelve countries members of both the European Union and the International Energy ...
In China, the STAR 50 technology index lost about 40% in less than four months, wiping out $480 billion in market value. The collapse reignites the debate on a possible artificial intelligence bubble and the risks linked to billions in investments in the sector. A company can introduce increasingly advanced robots, attract the attention of investors, and still see its ...
According to a survey by Codacons, in 2026 Milan is still the most expensive city, followed by Bolzano, Aosta and Bologna. The cheapest, however, is Naples. In general, the gap in the cost of living is very clear between the North and the South. Milan it is also confirmed in 2026 most expensive Italian city for a selection of everyday ...
With the new Highway Code, personalized license plates arrive: the novelty relaunched by Giorgia Meloni will cost around 600 euros. But how will they work and how have license plates changed in Italy from 1901 to today? Italian motorists will be able to personalize the registration plate of your carrespecting the criteria established at national level. The measure, in reality, ...