Metaphor and simile they are two rhetorical figures that are commonly used to make concepts easier to understand through images. When we say «you are a star», instead of explaining how much someone lights up the room, we are using a metaphor; if we define someone else «healthy as a fish», we are using a simile. These are two “cousin” ...
La Sagrada Familia has officially reached its mark definitive maximum heightequal to 172.5 meterswith the installation of the monumental cross that crowns the highest of its towers. An epochal achievement that consecrates the unfinished work of the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí as the tallest church in the worldin conjunction with the centenary of his death. Precisely on the occasion of ...
Whenever we need to ask for a financing to buy something in installments, TAN and APR indicate the interest rates, i.e. the cost of the loan we are contracting. The TAN (Nominal Annual Rate) is the actual interest cost which must be paid on the sum lent, while the APR (Global Effective Annual Rate) is the total and real cost ...
Taking a photo in Japan often means showing two fingers at “V” (with index and middle fingers raised with palm facing outwards): the famous sign of peace. This gesture, born in the 1960s, but widespread from Tokyo to Osaka especially since the 1980s, draws inspiration from the Western “victory” sign which later spread in pop culture to indicate friendship, joy ...
The February 28, 2026around 7:30 local time, the US and Israel launched ajoint offensive to Iran, with at least 30 attacks by air and sea. The operation, called Roaring Lion (“Roaring Lion”), would have second Axios as targets the leaders of the Iranian military apparatus but also the supreme leader Al Khamenei and the President Masoud Pezeshkian. Numerous missiles caused ...
3.5 magnitude earthquake in the Campi Flegrei. A shock of earthquake Of magnitude 3.5 hit i Phlegraean Fields today February 28th at 11.19am. According to what was recorded by INGV, the epicenter was located 4 km from Pozzuoliin the area under the Solfatara Tunnel of the ring road. The hypocenter, however, was detected at 2.7 km deep. The shock was ...
For doping is generally understood the illegal use of drugs or medical practices to improve sports performance. It is the most common, but not the only, way of cheating in competitions and, although sporting institutions have waged a tough fight to combat it, it is still very widespread. Doping exists ever since the sport was bornbut in the past it ...
Every time a great particle accelerator comes into operation, a question that fascinates and scares returns: “What if it created a black hole?It’s an idea that has been around for years, fueled by films and science fiction, but which has no basis in real physics. Understanding why helps us distinguish between what is possible and what is just imagination. Because ...
Image generated with AI. According to some projections, in 2027 beyond 97% of cars sold globally will be digitally connected. This is an epochal change, because it transforms the very concept of mobility: each of these vehicles becomes a network node, capable of exchanging data, updating remotely, communicating with energy systems and, in the future, becoming increasingly integrated with autonomous ...
Image generated with AI. A recent study published in Journal of Orthoptera Research analyzes the impact of two species of mantises also arrived in Italy from Asia: la Asian giant mantis (Hierodula tenuidentata) and the Indochinese giant mantis (Hierodula patellifera). The entomologists who authored the research demonstrated that the two Asian mantises have a remarkable reproductive capacity, compete with praying ...