The debate on the use of the bisphenol A (BPA) in products in contact with foods and drinksafter Professor Matteo Bassetti (director of the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the San Martino Polyclinic in Genoa) returned to discuss the topic in a post on Facebook. The European Union, in reality, had already prohibited the use of this substance in December 2024: ...
Why does Italy have such a peculiar shape? Why are there fossils of marine animals in the Alps? Italy has not always existed: it is the result of the very long action of tectonic forces that date back to about 250 million years ago, when the supercontinent Pangea began to fragment. It all started with a microplate that geologists call ...
The tram derailed in Milan, colliding with a wall. Credit: Ad410m, via A tram derailed in Milan ending up crashing into a building causing at least one victim and 38 seriously injured: according to the first information available, the accident occurred in viale Vittorio Veneto – right in the center – around 4.15pm today, February 27, with the vehicle of ...
On the night between Thursday 26 and Friday 27 February, the Pakistani air force attacked numerous Taliban positions in Afghanistanin the cities of Kabul, Kandahar and Paktika province. According to the authorities of Islamabad, 9 positions were conquered, with the death of 228 Afghan Taliban, a budget that could continue to rise. However, according to Afghan sources, numerous civilians were ...
Non-scale representation of the celestial position of the planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune during the alignment on February 28, 2026. Credits: Stellarium. The February 28 we will have the chance to witness the first of two planetary alignments which will occur during 2026. The rare and spectacular event will see the six planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, ...
Mummies are not just those of ancient Egypt! In fact, the mummification process also occurs naturally under specific temperature and humidity conditions due to intense and rapid drying of tissues which prevents bacteria from activating putrefaction processes. Although talking about desiccation immediately brings to mind dry and arid environments, mummification can also occur in very cold temperaturesthink of Ötzi, or ...
Image generated with AI. Oblivion is malware for Android which is sold in subscription in hacking forums, starting with $300 a monthand promises those who buy it remote and invisible control of almost any Android smartphone out there. We are not talking about a simple virus, but about a RAT (Remote Access Trojan), that is, of a remote access trojan: ...
In blue, the Antarctic Geoid Low (AGL), the “gravity hole” of Antarctica. Credit: ICGEM Corresponding to Antarctica there is a “gravitational hole” where the gravity force is less compared to other regions of the planet. The anomaly, known as Lower Antarctic Geoid (Antarctic Geoid LowAGL) and located between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land, originated 70 million years ago and ...
Generated with AI. Sea spiders, lantern fish, the vampire squid and the ghost jellyfish: these are just some of the creatures with imaginative names that populate the abysses of the seas around the world. Despite being known to science, these species sighted so rarely by man represent only an infinitesimal part of oceanic biodiversity, considering that over80% of the sea ...
Animals it is without a doubt one of the albums of Pink Floyd most iconic. The concept album, released in 1977is a harsh criticism of British society of the time, allegorically divided into pigs (the powerful), dogs (social climbers) and sheep (the masses). On the album cover – a photograph of Storm Thorgerson – a pig is seen flying between ...