Ecology

The locations of Milan-Cortina 2026: why they were chosen and how travel will be managed

The locations of Milan-Cortina 2026: why they were chosen and how travel will be managed

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will officially start on February 6, 2026 on systems distributed between Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige And Veneto. Considering the position of the various structures, it is natural to ask what is the criterion underlying the choices of the organizing committee and, above all, how the flow of athletes in the different territories will be managed. As ...

How brain-computer interfaces really work: Inside the technology of Neuralink

How brain-computer interfaces really work: Inside the technology of Neuralink

In recent months there has been a lot of talk about chip in the brainespecially thanks to Neuralinkone of the companies founded by Elon Musk. But behind sensationalist headlines and futuristic promises, there is a real technology, studied for decades in neuroscience laboratories: BCIBrain-Computer Interface, or brain-computer interfaces. BCIs do not read mental contents, abstract intentions or hidden desires. They ...

Why birds make white "poop".

Why birds make white “poop”.

Car windshields, monuments, balconies and, for the unluckiest, clothes: they are all targets of bird “poop”, that whitish substance with darker, greenish or brown parts. But what is it exactly? Is it feces or is it pee? And why is it white? The short answer is: both. Birds, in fact, do everything at once for evolutionary and adaptation reasons. Unlike ...

The European trade "bazooka" against Trump's tariffs: what it is and what the EU anti-coercion instrument is for

The European trade “bazooka” against Trump’s tariffs: what it is and what the EU anti-coercion instrument is for

The Anti-coercion toolalso defined by Brussels as “commercial bazooka”, is the response the EU could use against Donald Trumpafter the US President threatened the eight European states that have sent military forces to Greenland – Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and the United Kingdom – of increase duties to imports of al. products 10% from February 1st ...

New train accident in Spain, another train derails: the driver dies, at least 41 injured

New train accident in Spain, another train derails: the driver dies, at least 41 injured

The train accident that occurred in Gelida, Catalonia (Spain). Credit: Pol Trilles, via Just 2 days after the tragedy in Andalusia, in Spain there was a new train accident: a regional Catalan Rodalies train derailed near Frosty (Barcelona), after colliding with a retaining wall of the AP-7 highway, collapsed on the tracks probably due to heavy rain. The accident occurred ...