Ecology

December 18, 2025, how many °C was it today in previous years? Let's compare temperatures

December 18, 2025, how many °C was it today in previous years? Let’s compare temperatures

Many times we find ourselves wondering “But was it that cold last year?” or “But was it this hot in other years?”. These are questions that can be answered by searching through the meteorological archives, and that’s what we did: we bring you the temperatures of December 18th scheduled for Milan, Rome, Naples And Palermocompared with those of the same ...

12 km under the sea to extract hydrocarbons: we were on board a drilling ship

12 km under the sea to extract hydrocarbons: we were on board a drilling ship

If you think that going up to 60 meters height on top of a ship is already a lot, know that it is nothing compared to what happens beneath the surface! We were on board the Saipem 10000one of the most incredible ships in the world, to tell us how it’s done extract natural gas by drilling 12 kilometers deep. ...

Paying to watch nuclear tests: the absurd story of atomic tourism in Las Vegas

Paying to watch nuclear tests: the absurd story of atomic tourism in Las Vegas

Image generated with AI. Las Vegas is recognized internationally as the world capital of gambling and of theentertainmentbut what not everyone knows is that around the middle of the last century it also became the main point of reference for the so-called “atomic tourism“. The city in fact promoted i nuclear tests which the government carried out a few dozen ...

Where will the 19.3 million Italians traveling for the Christmas holidays go: the Federalberghi report

Where will the 19.3 million Italians traveling for the Christmas holidays go: the Federalberghi report

New push for tourism during Christmas 2025: according to the report just published by Federalberghi, this year they will be well 19.3 million Italians traveling between Christmas andEpiphanygenerating a total turnover of almost i 16.3 billion euros. Unlike the summer period, during which foreign destinations were favoured, for winter holidays 91% of travellers will remain in Italy – with mountains ...

Vodafone down throughout Italy, network problems also for Fastweb and I have. Mobile: what's happening

Vodafone down throughout Italy, network problems also for Fastweb and I have. Mobile: what’s happening

Give her 10.30am of today 17 December 2025 the operator Vodafone is experiencing a downturn in Italy: according to the portal Downdetectorthere are currently over 1100 reports from users reporting the absence of signal or problems accessing the Internet from both landlines and mobile networks, with a maximum of over 1500 reports recorded around 11.30am. The problem therefore appears to ...

Polar bear DNA is adapting to climate change: here's how

Polar bear DNA is adapting to climate change: here’s how

The effects of climate change on Arctic habitat may have induced adaptation to global warming in the DNA of humans polar bears. A recent study conducted by University of East Anglia and published on Mobile DNA investigated the effects genetics caused by ecological variations – in particular the increase in temperature and consequently the availability of food or the loss ...

If you receive an email from PayPal it is the start of a new automatic scam: how to defend yourself

If you receive an email from PayPal it is the start of a new automatic scam: how to defend yourself

A’e-mailapparently authentic, sent from an official address belonging to PayPal – [email protected] – and delivered by its servers, is thetrigger of a new sophisticated scam which exploits some technical mechanisms of the digital payments giant. The message sent to the user claims that a “automatic payment is no longer active” and, at the same time, suggests that the purchase of ...

Are we wearing fur hoods the wrong way? Let's analyze the viral video

Are we wearing fur hoods the wrong way? Let’s analyze the viral video

A woman’s video has gone viral on social media according to which we would wear clothes the wrong way hoods with fur typical of many winter jackets, supporting the edge with fur it should be folded inside of the hood itself in order to keep the head warmer. In the comments sections, a heated debate broke out between supporters and ...