Space weather forecast will be more and more important in the future. Our planet is now completely dependent on electricity and internet. Let’s imagine what could happen if suddenly our world falls in the dark. …
The space weather forecast
2024
Waiting for the total solar eclipse
While we are waiting for the total solar eclipse of the 8th of April 2024, we can have a look at some special images of the solar corona. The first pictured here, using multiple images …
New bio-based thermoplastic polyurethane microplastics biodegrade in few months
Everyday plastic products produce microplastics fragments. They are tiny, nearly indestructible, as we learn more about microplastics, the news keeps getting worse. Since few decades we know that microplastics are in our oceans and soil. …
What if happiness was a muscle?
It is globally accepted that our mind’s health depends both on our biology and genetics and on other environmental factors. In particular: lifestyle habits and routine behaviors, the level of self-esteem or childhood experiences; the …
From Bennu the secrets of a past ocean: Earth water could be extraterrestrial water
The NASA OSIRIS-Rex mission leaved the Earth in 2017 and the last September 2023 it returned with a surprising loot from the famous asteroid Bennu. About Bennu Bennu is a small, near-Earth asteroid that passes …
Soil consumption: the alarming Italian case
In 2023, in Italy every second 2,4 m2 of soil are lost. This means that in only one year 77 km2, approximately little less than the half the surface of the city of Milan, were …