NASA announced the summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest since global records began in 1880. The scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) in New York show the trend of the months of …
Summer 2023: the hot season of the records
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New discovery about the coronal heating
A new international research published on The Astrophysical Journal Letters, with the Solar Orbiter/Metis and the Parker Solar Probe instruments, unveils the secrets of the Sun’s atmosphere. The first observational estimate of the heating rate …
Wildlife in the cities: are parrots conquering human places?
Talking about birds conquering human places the catastrophic picture of one famous Hitchcock’s film arises. But how far are we from this picturesque idea? Invasive species are one of the most serious threats to biodiversity, …
Brian May on climate change
Brian May is not only one of the most famous guitarist of the world, but he’s also an astrophysicist. He finished the PhD in 2007 and recently he has contributed to an intersting book “Bennu: …
Pianosa Island: an example of biodiversity
The Romans called it Planasia, that means flat island, due to its 10 kilometers of triangular surface without relief. The only one it’s the islet of La Scola, that is only 34 meters above the …
The surprising colours of the North Sea
Cover Image Credit: NASA/Wanmei Liang; USGS Looking around the Image of the Day in the NASA website, it is possible to appreciate the surprising colours of the North Sea. As sunlight and warmth increase in …