Ecology

How does the steam from the iron remove creases? Here is the scientific explanation

How does the steam from the iron remove creases? Here is the scientific explanation

When we iron our clothes wrinkled and we see the creases disappear into thin air, we are observing a set of chemical-physical phenomena due to the combination of two factors, one linked to temperature and one related towaterfall. The presence of heat and steam together together ensures that they can act on the structure of textile fibresmaking them temporarily softer ...

Alcohol consumption in Italy: how much Italians drink

Alcohol consumption in Italy: how much Italians drink

Two out of three Italians have drunk at least one alcoholic drink (wine, beer or other alcohol) in the last year or more 8 million have had at least one crisky drinking behavior. I’m drinking alcohol more men (78%) than women (53.5%). Although remaining stable in quantities, alcohol consumption in Italy is however changing: we drink less every day, but ...

Paid WhatsApp: the subscription is coming that removes advertising from the "Updates" section

Paid WhatsApp: the subscription is coming that removes advertising from the “Updates” section

Image generated with AI. WhatsApp is preparing a significant change in the way users use the section “Updates”i.e. the app space that collects states, channels and public content, introducing a optional subscription designed to completely remove advertising. The news emerges from the analysis of the latest beta version for Android carried out by WABetaInfo (the well-known portal that analyzes and ...

Artemis program, the NASA missions with which man returns to the Moon

Artemis program, the NASA missions with which man returns to the Moon

The Artemis program from the NASA it is the new chapter of human exploration of the Moon more than half a century after the Apollo program. Unlike its predecessor, with Artemis the aim is not only to bring humans back to the lunar surface, but also to build a base on our natural satellite and start the first prolonged human ...

Why is it so difficult to part with some objects?

Why is it so difficult to part with some objects?

There is no point in hiding it: today’s world leads each of us to accumulate a lot objects, of which is often extremely difficult to get rid of! Yes, because with objects, just like with people, we can establish a real relationship emotional bond and attachmentregardless of our age and their material and instrumental value, making us try agitation and ...

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A new high-resolution map reveals the landscape hidden beneath Antarctica’s ice

A team of researchers led by the French University of Grenoble-Alpes and the Scottish University of Edinburgh has created a new one very high resolution mapthe most detailed ever obtained so far, of territory buried under the ice of Antarctica. The map, obtained from satellite images and from the analysis of ice flowreveals a very complex landscape made up of ...

Calls with the +358 area code from Finland, it's a new scam: why it's dangerous to answer

Calls with the +358 area code from Finland, it’s a new scam: why it’s dangerous to answer

If in the next few days you receive phone calls from numbers with an international prefix +358 from the Finlandas for those with the +45 area code from Denmark, be careful: there is a good chance that it is a scam attempt. There are circumstances in which a call from Finland is completely legitimate. Working collaborations with Finnish companies, commercial ...

The images of the landslide in Niscemi, in the province of Caltanissetta: 500 displaced, country at risk of isolation

The images of the landslide in Niscemi, in the province of Caltanissetta: 500 displaced, country at risk of isolation

The landslide occurred in Niscemi on January 25, 2026. Credit: Regional Department of Civil Protection The town of Niscemiin the province of Caltanissettawas affected by a new landslide which caused a estimated subsidence of approximately 6 metresforcing further 500 residents to evacuate as a precaution. The landslide event occurred around 1pm yesterday, Sunday 25 January, in the section connecting the ...