Would you ever have thought that the itchingthat annoying and unpleasant tingling sensation you feel protects from insect-borne diseases and infections, such as mosquitoes? Well yes, and what’s more we share this annoyance with other species, which by scratching themselves or moving their tails drive insects away. It can be triggered by chemical stimuli (such as foreign substances and allergens) ...
The “Fata Morgana” effect seems to make this ship float in the air, but it is only a mirage. There Mirage in question is not a legend, but a complex form of mirage which manifests itself along the horizon line of the sea (but also of land) with respect to the observer and which can be observed in some specific ...
Let’s say it right away: the theory according to which the Noon was invaded and plundered by the Northern regions led by the Savoy dynasty it has no historical basis. When the unification of Italy was achieved, the South was already in late condition compared to the Centre-North, both in political-social and economic terms. The absolutism of the Bourbonwho governed ...
Credits: ESA A new study published in Nature Communications suggests that Mercury may have a layer as thick as 18 km of diamonds at the boundary between the core and the mantle (although the uncertainty is quite significant: about 10 km). The results of the study, which used complex computer simulations, were conducted by researchers from China and Belgium coordinated ...
AI-edited image A’hydrothermal explosion it happened on tuesday July 23, 2024 around 10 am (local time) in Yellowstone National Parkin the northwest of the state of Wyoming, United Statescatching tourists off guard, some of whom fled. The event blew up waterfall And vapors incandescentwith debristo high pressureThe explosion, classified by the USGS as “small”, has damaged a walkway and a ...
Source: Nepal Police There are 18 confirmed victims of a plane crash occurred at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmanduin Nepal, Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 11:13 local time (about 7:30 Italian time): an airplane Canadair CRJ-200ER from the Saurya Airlines directed to Pokharaalso in Nepal, crashed during take-off, crashing onto the edge of the airport runway and catching fire. Rescue ...
These days we are talking about the West Nile Feveror West Nile Diseasefollowing the death on July 18 of an 80-year-old woman in Pordenone. The case brought the issue to the attention of the authorities, who therefore took disinfestation and precautionary initiatives in the area. West Nile is a infectious viral disease in humans, transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes ...
Credit: Photo2023, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Last night, a partial collapse affected some parts of the structures belonging to the so-called Sky Sailone of the notes residential structures of Scampiaa symbol – for better or for worse – of the northern district of the city of Naples. The collapse, which occurred around 23rd Monday July 22ndinvolved several floors ...
Since 2005 it is one of the most popular games in the world, especially under the beach umbrella. We are talking about the Sudokuthe famous puzzle composed of a 9×9 grid divided into 9 blocks 3×3with one fundamental rule: Enter the numbers 1 through 9 so that they appear once and only once in each row, column, or block.But how ...
When you decide to go on a mountain excursion, in addition to having a trail mapit is always good practice to pay attention to the signage present on site which tells us what the right way to go. Usually these signals – which can be signs or white and red flags painted on rocks and trunks – they are managed ...