When we do a tattoo, what happens is that one or more needles deposit the ink inside our skin thanks to the use of a special machine. But why does the ink stay still inside the skin? It’s thanks to ours immune systemspecifically thank you macrophages, that is, cells that try to eliminate foreign bodies when they enter our skin. ...
In Australia it is illegal to use social networks for anyone under the age of 16. It is the first “ban” of this type in the world: an unprecedented decision carefully observed by governments and regulators around the world, which some teenagers have already resorted to. The aim of the law, which came into force today, Wednesday 10 December 2025aims ...
If Roman concrete lasted so long through the millennia, we finally know why: during the excavations of a Roman construction site that had remained intact since 79 AD and recently discovered in Pompeii, the use of “hot mixing“, a technique that gave the material self-repairing and resistance properties. Admir Masic, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Massachusetts Institute ...
Credit: Lina Peak TO Zermatton the slopes of the Matterhorn, the skyscraper highest in all of Switzerland: with its 260 meters of height – for a total of 65 floors and 550 residential unitsand – Lina Peak aims to become a vertical village capable of hosting residents and tourists in the heart of Alpsoffering an almost direct connection to the ...
It’s official: Italian cuisine is the intangible cultural heritage of humanity, that is UNESCO heritage. The reason is easily stated by the organization’s Committee, which decided on the recognition this morning, 10 December 2025, in New Delhi (India): Italian cuisine promotes social inclusion, promoting well-being and offering a channel for lifelong intergenerational learning, strengthening bonds, encouraging sharing and promoting a ...
Many are wondering if It is really necessary to empty the WhatsApp “trash” every month or if it is yet another click-bait headline that some online newspapers use to attract the attention of their readers. Let’s immediately clarify the issue by saying that doing a little cleaning on your smartphone never hurts. If you have a cell phone that has ...
The presence of European wild cat (Felis silvestris silvestris) in Tuscany in the Pistoia Apennines was ascertained by high definition images taken inDynamo Oasisa nature reserve affiliated with the WWF of over a thousand hectares. Monitoring began in 2022 when a camera trap recorded the passage of a specimen attributable to the smallest European wild cat. Research activity has recently ...
In recent days the news of a new study on theeffect of tattoos on our immune systemconducted byBiomedicine Research Institute of Bellinzona (Switzerland) affiliated to the University of Italian Switzerland (USI). According to the study, tattoo ink that accumulates in our lymphatic system – a fact already known previously – causes a increased inflammation long-term damage to the lymph nodes ...
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, born in Valparaíso in 1915 and died at Santiago, Chile in 2006was a Chilean soldier and dictator. Appointed head of the army by the socialist president Salvador Allendeon 11 September 1973 he was among the promoters of coup d’état against the president. Having come to power, he governed Chile as head of a military junta until 1990. ...
Composite image of the star cluster NGC 2264. Credit: X–ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: TA Rector (NRAO/AUI/NSF and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) and BA Wolpa (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA); Infrared: NASA/NSF/IPAC/CalTech/Univ. of Massachusetts; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare & J. Major This spectacular “Christmas” image published by NASA of the star cluster NGC 2264also known as Christmas Tree Cluster (Christmas Tree Cluster), shows a young star cluster a 2500 ...