To the Phlegraean Fields seismic activity records a decline compared to last week: the latest weekly bulletin of the Vesuvian Observatory ofINGV (relating to the period from 2 to 8 February 2026) published on the official website registered 22 earthquakes of maximum magnitude 1.7 (decreasing compared to the 36 events of the previous week, but with a slightly higher maximum ...
3D model of the Thalamegos wreck in the port of Alexandria. Credit: Franck Goddio. During the archaeological investigations ofEuropean Institute of Underwater Archaeology in the waters ofancient port of Alexandria in EgyptThe archaeologists they identified the exceptionally preserved remains of a unique type of vessel. It is a “thalamegos“, a sort of pleasure “yacht” from Egypt from the Hellenistic period ...
Protecting our four-legged friends from unwanted guests is essential: ticksfleas and intestinal parasites can take a toll on their health. This is why science has developed molecules borrowed from agricultural pesticide researchadapting them to be safe on our animals. These molecules they selectively attack molecular structures of parasitesoften causing paralysis, but remaining safe for our animals (except for permethrin, safe ...
Image generated with AI. Every time we look at the sky, the clouds appear soft and light, almost like cotton balls that “float” in the air, but the reality of the facts is very different: the clouds are not light at all and can become heavy hundreds of tons. But how is this possible? If we think about it for ...
The thumb is a unit of measurement of length, which is 2.54 cmand is mainly in use in Anglo-Saxon countries where it is called inchbut it is used all over the world to measure the screens of electronic devices such as TVs, smartphones and PCs. Let’s see why and how the conversions from inches to centimeters and vice versa are ...
Maxiprocess. The Palermo maxitrial it was the largest criminal trial against the mafia, and was celebrated (in the three levels of judgement) between February 10, 1986 and January 30, 1992. The first instance trial took place from 10 February 1986 to 16 December 1987 inbunker classroom of the Ucciardone prison, in Palermo. They were accused 475 members of Cosa Nostraincluding ...
How a defibrillator? What effects does its electric discharge have on the heart? And above all: why in some emergencies is an electric shock given to the heart… while in others not? The defibrillator is a life-saving medical device which recognizes some fatal cardiac arrhythmias and, if indicated, delivers a electric discharge to “reset” the electrical activity of the heart. ...
Tommaso Buscetta after being arrested in 1984. Credit: State Police Tommaso Buscettaborn in Palermo in 1928 and died in Miami in 2000, was a mafia boss and collaborator of justice. It began criminal career as a young manalternating periods of stay in Sicily with experiences in Argentina, Brazil and the United States. He therefore earned the nickname “boss of the ...
Ilia Malinin performing the quadruple Axel at the Milan–Cortina Olympics. Credit: REUTERS The skater’s performance Ilia Malinin at the Milan Ice Skating Arena he left everyone speechless. If the first racing weekend gave theItaly a historic bronze medal in the team event, the eyes of the world remained glued to the American phenomenon. Malinin not only showed off his trademark, ...
Among all the flags in the world, there is one that is particularly interesting because it changes four times a year: I am referring to that of micronation of Užupis, in Lithuania. The design is always the same: a background white on which the “holy hand“, that is, a hand on a colored background with a hole in the center. ...