Ecology

The foreign partisans in the Italian Resistance of 1943-45 were 20 thousand: the contribution to the Liberation

The foreign partisans in the Italian Resistance of 1943-45 were 20 thousand: the contribution to the Liberation

During the Second World War, they participated in the Italian Resistance between 15,000 and 20,000 foreigners (out of a total of approximately 240,000 estimated partisans) belonging to different nationalities: the most numerous were the Yugoslavs and the Sovietsbut there were also Americans, Englishinhabitants of other countries in the Commonwealthindigenous people of Italian colonies in Africa, and even some Germans. Most ...

Hydrothermal activity detected in the Enmedio volcano at 1600 m depth between Tenerife and Gran Canaria

Hydrothermal activity detected in the Enmedio volcano at 1600 m depth between Tenerife and Gran Canaria

Image courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Researchers from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography have identified evidence of for the first time activity hydrothermal in the area surrounding the underwater volcano Enmediolocated approximately 1600 m of depth in the channel between Tenerife And Grand Canaryin the Atlantic Ocean. According to ...

Micheal Jackson didn't whiten his skin by choice but because of a disease, vitiligo

Micheal Jackson didn’t whiten his skin by choice but because of a disease, vitiligo

Michael Jackson in 1976 at age 17 (left), in 1984 at age 25 (center), and in 1997 at age 38 (right). Credit: via Wikimedia Commons It is one of the most widespread and deep-rooted urban legends in the history of pop music: Michael Jackson he would have denied his African-American origins, undergoing mysterious chemical and surgical treatments to “become white”. ...

The "UFO houses" of Sanzhi in Taiwan, the village abandoned due to costs: construction

The “UFO houses” of Sanzhi in Taiwan, the village abandoned due to costs: construction

The Sanzhi UFO Houses they represent one of the most fascinating and controversial case studies of modern architecture Taiwan. Originally located in the Sanzhi district and demolished in 2010, these saucer-shaped structures have long been one of the country’s leading examples of architectural failure. But for what reason? The Sanzhi “UFO houses” project The project, which began in the 1970s, ...

The altitude paradox: How thin air affects sports performance differently

The altitude paradox: How thin air affects sports performance differently

Athletes training in Kenya. Credit: via X.com Mexico City, 18 October 1968. In the first round of the Olympic final long jump men’s at the University Olympic Stadium, the 22-year-old American Bob Beamon amazes the whole world by touching the ground after a jump 8.90 metersimproving the previous world record by 55 centimetres. The optical device installed to measure the ...