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. …
The magic of the soap bubbles clouds
PIECES of science
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 …
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 …
To feel like a Jedi all you need is a laser pointer
The Star Wars saga is rich of scientific insights, starting from the Millenium Falcon, passing through mysterious worlds, and arriving at what many would like to possess: the light saber. Well, it’s very difficult to …
Good vibrations for flowers
Production of nectar is not at all an easy work. It costs approximately 40% of the daily photosynthate allocation. Plants know that their energy is precious and for years scientists ask themselves if plants have …
150 years of Guglielmo Marconi: the father of wireless communications
In 1895 a wireless signal surpassed an obstacle a mile far, the hill behind Griffone’s Villa, in Bologna. It was the house of Guglielmo Marconi. Marconi was only 21 years old, but he changed the …