After the fourth flood event in Emilia-Romagna (Italy) in only 18 months, the problem of soils consumption is once again on the tables for debate. 2016 FAO data said that worldwide 17 ha of soil …
The magic of the soap bubbles clouds
Cloud iridescence or irisation is a peculiar colorful optical phenomenon. It occurs when clouds are in of the Sun or Moon. The colors resemble those seen in soap bubbles or oil on a water surface. …
Nobel Prizes 2024
The discovery of microRNA wins the 2024 physiology Nobel Prize. Victor Ambros, of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in Worcester, and Gary Ruvkun, of Harvard Medical School, found that small snippets of RNA …
An AI 100 words e-mail costs a bottle of water
The Washington Post worked with the researchers of the University of California, to understand how much water and power OpenAI’s ChatGPT, publishing an interesting report the last 18th September. Roughly a quarter of Americans have …
Human pregnancy reorganizes mothers’ brains
Body’s transformation during and after pregnancy is universally recognized but what about the mothers’ brains? Is the animal instinct something depending on the environment or something ancestral, or does it come from the brain? A …
Images of a summer
The skies of the past months have given us many surprises. Here are my 4 favorite images of summer 2024. 2024, July 9: Noctilucent Clouds over Florida These clouds are doubly unusual. First, they are …