The Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito. Credit: PICRYL There is no animal in the world more lethal than mosquitoes (the Anopheles more than other species), which secured the Guinness World Record award in 2017 with the words “Deadliest animal”, causing the death of approximately 725,000 to 1 million people each year. The diseases they bring with them (from dengue to yellow fever, ...
Water and flour, right? It seems like the simplest thing in the world, yet making pasta is a process in which engineering and biochemistry are intertwined in a surprising way. We stayed in the Garofalo pasta factory of Gragnano to show you every stage of industrial production: from the dough to the packaging. But let’s start from the beginning: the ...
If you have ever crossed paths a pilgrim on his waysaw a picture of the Camino de Santiago, increasingly popular every year, or if you watched Checco Zalone’s latest film, you will have noticed an unmistakable detail: a large shell hanging from the backpack of those who travel it, omnipresent in the route signs, of which it represents the official ...
The hugely popular open source utility 7-Zip she was hit by one new critical security vulnerabilitycataloged with a threat score of 8.8 out of 10. The flaw – identified as CVE-2026-48095 – potentially affects hundreds of millions of devices worldwide: Windows PCs, Linux servers, cloud systems and industrial automation infrastructures. The real danger is that an attacker could execute malicious ...
An image of the damage from the tornado in Rome. A violent storm that hit the city of Rome today morning, Wednesday 3 June 2026: the greatest damage was recorded in the Montesacro area (and, in particular, near the Conca d’Oro Metro B stop), where a whirlwindas visible from the video created by Giancarlo Razzi and published on Meteo Lazio. ...
If Wi-Fi slows down for no apparent reason or unknown devices appear while sharing content, for example on Smart TV, there may be an intruder connected to our Wi-Fi network without authorization. Understanding this is important not only to prevent some neighbor from “stealing” our Internet connection by increasing the bandwidth – i.e. the maximum amount of data that can ...
There washing machine it is an appliance that is now essential in our daily lives as it significantly optimizes the maintenance of clothing, automating a process that, otherwise, would be time-consuming, and guaranteeing practicality, energy efficiency and quality results superior cleaning compared to traditional washing methods. The operation of the washing machine is generally intuitive; however, in emergency conditions or ...
Saying “no” feels like a simple and universal actbut in reality it is one of the most delicate points of human communication. The expression of rejection and dissent varies profoundly from culture to culture and it is not just about language, but also about the management of social relationships, conflict and identity. In some societies the refusal is direct, explicit ...
Image generated with AI Unlike what happens with land vehicles, the speed of boats and gods planes is not measured in km/h but in knots1 knot is equivalent to approximately 1.85 km/h. This particular choice has its roots in the maritime tradition, when the speed of ships was calculated using a particular instrument called log. The rope, the “log” and ...
We are walking in the countryside and, in the middle of the tall grass, we notice a fawn crouched down and absolutely still: a real Bambi, so alone and so defenseless that we are immediately induced to approach to catch it and take it to safety. Nothing more wrong to do: his mother didn’t abandon him, but just moved away ...