Ecology

January 21, 2026

Google account hacked: how to avoid phishing suffered by Andrea Galeazzi’s YouTube channel

Image generated with AI. The tampering of YouTube channels is causing a sensation Andrea Galeazzione of the best-known technology reviewers in Italy with 1.4 million subscribers on Google’s video platform. Cybercriminals have effectively transformed the platforms of the 52-year-old Milanese YouTuber into “showcases” for cryptocurrency-related scams, not through an attack conducted by violating a weak password, but with a well-studied ...

January 21, 2026

Last day to send your name around the Moon with NASA’s Artemis II mission: how to participate

The personalized boarding pass created by NASA for the Artemis II mission. Credit: NASA There NASA is preparing for bring back the man (and the first woman) near the Moon: the mission is scheduled to launch between 6 and 11 February 2026 Artemis IIduring which 4 astronauts they will orbit around our natural satellite for the first time since 1972. ...

January 21, 2026

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 ...

January 21, 2026

Why the storm surges in Sicily were so devastating: what are “storm waves” and “swell”

Storm surge in Sicily due to storm Harry. It is being mitigated exceptional bad weather which has hit Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria in recent days as a result of the storm Harryeven if thered alert of the Civil Protection for today and tomorrow. In the last few hours the minimum of the depression is moving eastwards and the instability is ...

January 21, 2026

4 earthquakes in Militello Rosmarino (Messina), the strongest of Md 3.6: geological analysis of the area

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 it hit yesterday at 00:28 there North-eastern Sicily, with epicenter 2 km from Militello Rosemary, in the province of Messina, as confirmed by INGV. The earthquake was distinctly felt throughout the area and recorded a depth of just 8km. The first earthquake was followed by 3 others with the same epicenter, respectively of magnitude 2.6, ...

January 21, 2026

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 ...

January 21, 2026

No, ketchup and mayonnaise sachets are not banned from 16 August 2026, but from 1 January 2030: let’s clarify

There’s been a lot of talk these days about the new European regulation on packaging. Unfortunately there has been a lot of confusion. In fact, some newspapers have announced (in a somewhat alarmist tone) that “from this summer” or “from August 2026” we will no longer see ketchup or mayonnaise sachets. Let’s immediately dot the i’s: this is not the ...

January 21, 2026

Would you have avoided the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster? What happens when we don’t look at all the data

On the morning of January 28, 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger it disintegrated 73 seconds after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. All seven crew members died. The disaster was caused by a design error of the rockets used in the first launch phase and the unusual cold, which did not allow the rubber seals to expand correctly ...

January 20, 2026

The 3D reconstruction of the train accident in Spain and the possible causes

In Andalusia, in Spain, two trains derailed causing 41 victims and beyond 150 injured – even if the toll could worsen further in the coming hours. The accident occurred around 7.45pm on Sunday 18 January, at the height of Adamuznear Cordova: a first train of the company was involved in the disaster Iryodirect from Malaga to Madrid, and a second ...

January 20, 2026

At the Campi Flegrei the ground lifting slows down, with only 6 tremors above Md 1.0: the INGV bulletin

At the Campi Flegrei 44 earthquakes recorded from 12 to 18 January 2026. To the Phlegraean Fields the week just passed was characterized by relative seismic tranquility: according to the latest bulletin of the INGV Vesuvian Observatory, between 12 and 18 January 44 earthquake shocks Of maximum magnitude 2.5 (against the 71 earthquakes of the previous week. Of these, however, ...