Ecology

"In the event of a fire, even a few seconds make the difference": the safety culture explained by the expert

“In the event of a fire, even a few seconds make the difference”: the safety culture explained by the expert

Image generated with AI that reproduces the simulation on the Crans–Montana fire created by the architect. Martina Bellomia. In emergency situations, such as a fire«those who are informed tend to recognize first the danger signs»: that’s why the safety culturetoday more than ever, plays a fundamental role in making the human behavior in front of to urgency. The capacity to ...

The strange phenomenon of frozen and cold-stunned iguanas in Florida: here's why it happens

The strange phenomenon of frozen and cold-stunned iguanas in Florida: here’s why it happens

When in Florida an unusually cold night arrives and the thermometer drops to around 4-5 °Cyou may come across an unexpected scene: rigid, motionless iguanas raining down from the trees. It is not a “freeze” in the proper sense of the term, nor a planned hibernation. It is the biological limit of a tropical animal that temporarily stops working when ...

Why Japan's 2011 Earthquake Was So Devastating Has Been Discovered: Studying Causes

Why Japan’s 2011 Earthquake Was So Devastating Has Been Discovered: Studying Causes

The magnitude 9.1 Tōhoku earthquake, which triggered one tsunami in Japan with a wave up to 40 m high, theFukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident and approximately 20,000 casualties, it was so disastrous because of the characteristics of the fault zone from which it originated. An international team led by researchers from the University of Nevada discovered this, thanks to a drilling ...

Feeding pigeons is prohibited by law in Italy: it can harm the animals

Feeding pigeons is prohibited by law in Italy: it can harm the animals

Image generated with AI. It has happened to us all: while we are in the park or in a square, we have a piece of bread or breadstick left over and we decide to throw it to the pigeons around us. It seems like a harmless gesture, and yet in Italy it is forbidden to feed pigeonspigeons and, more generally, ...

Italy gold in short track at the 2026 Olympics: what is "Formula 1 on ice" and how it works

Italy gold in short track at the 2026 Olympics: what is “Formula 1 on ice” and how it works

The Olympic gold mixed relay in the short track. Credit: REUTERS Gold medal for Italy in the mixed relay short tracks: Arianna Fontana, Pietro Sighel, Thomas Nadalini and Elisa Confortola took the top step of the podium with a time of 2’39”02. Arianna Fontana – the most medal-winning Italian athlete in history – thus added to her palmares – during ...