THE’riddle of the gods three hermits it is a puzzle that allows us to think about logical paradoxes. The situation is this: we are lost in the mountains, without a cell phone or a map and we would like someone to help us get home. Luckily, an isolated house appears in front of us. It seems inhabited and we decide ...
Image edited with AI. On the island of Macauin China, there is one of the most curious engineering works in the world of entertainment: I’m talking about the Golden Reelthat is, the only one Ferris wheel in the shape of an 8 to the world. This Guinness World Record attraction – built inside the luxury hotel and casino Study City ...
Researchers from Tsinghua University, in collaboration with theHarvard China Project on Energy, Economy and Environmenthave demonstrated the technical feasibility of converting the solid waste urban (MSW), traditionally destined for landfill or incineration, in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), a biofuel certified for commercial aviation. This approach would drastically reduce the climate impact of the aeronautical sector, accelerating the achievement of the ...
A hacker attack it hit the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. According to the information available, it was caused by BabLock ransomwarewhich according to several analysts could be attributable to a group of pro-Russian cybercriminals. The cyber attack took place on 2 February: today, 5 February, the 72 hours provided by the hackers to pay the ransom (which generally involves ...
The 5 most difficult provincial capitals to guess. In Italy there are more 100 provincial capitals – divided among our 20 regions – but it is not always easy to correctly identify them region of origin: in many cases, in fact, you can get confused because of some assonances which mislead us, as in the case of the endings in ...
New study on the Campi Flegrei and on the contribution of rain to bradyseism. Credit: Google Earth At the Phlegraean Fields therainwater contributes significantly toraising of the soiland therefore also to earthquakes linked to the phenomenon of bradyseism. To demonstrate the phenomenon, with a study published in the magazine Geoscience Frontierswere researchers from the Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource ...
Image generated with AI. It was found off the coast of Denmark the largest medieval wreck ever found in history, located in the waters of the Strait of Øresundwhich separates Denmark from Sweden. The wreck, named Svaelget 2lies 13 meters deep and dates back to 15th century: measures 28 meters long, 9 meters wide and 6 meters high. The ship ...
The carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless and non-irritating gas that is generated following a incomplete combustion of any organic material, or in an environment with little oxygen. When it reaches high concentrations in the absence of adequate ventilation, it turns out to be a toxic gas that can be inhaled without realizing it and cause serious consequences in ...
The month of February has 28 days because, when the first Roman calendarit was thelast month of the yearwhich began in March. Consequently, it appeared logical adjust its durationrather than that of another month, in order to do coincide the calendar with the solar year. The Roman calendar was developed at the time of Romulus (8th century BC) and the ...
What science says about the trick of oil in pasta cooking water. How many times have we heard “grandma’s trick” by adding a drop of oil to the pasta water? Let’s dispel a myth right away: the oil in the pasta water is not needed to prevent it from sticking. This is one of the most widespread false beliefs in ...