Seventy years ago, on a frozen hilltop deep in what is now North Korea, a young First Lieutenant acted with bravery that earned him the Distinguished Service Cross, the military’s second-highest honor. On Friday, Ralph Puckett, Jr. was hosted at the White House where he received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. government’s highest and
People are traveling across town to see the rubber duckies being arranged into inspiring messages that are quacking up the neighborhood. Jim Preston came up with the unique way to make people smile during lockdown from his 14th Ave. home in Menlo Park, California. He gets up at the quack of dawn (presumably) and uses
Tadpoles have been airlifted this week by plane from Florida to the island home of their ancestors, helping to save a species. The only toad species native to Puerto Rico is now critically endangered, but ZooTampa contributed to the survival of this important species by sending thousands of recently hatched tadpoles to help restore the
E riportano la manifestazione in Italia dopo 31 anni
The small mountain nation of Bhutan has so far managed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, despite sharing a border with China and India, two countries which have been badly affected by the pandemic. Bhutan is now on the way to vaccinating more than 90 per cent of the eligible adult population. Gerald Daly, the UN
Long-lasting, quick-charging batteries are essential to the expansion of the electric vehicle market, but today’s lithium-ion batteries fall short of what’s needed — they’re too heavy, too expensive and take too long to charge. For decades, researchers have tried to harness the potential of solid-state, lithium-metal batteries, which hold substantially more energy in the same
A coalition of groups, including a newly formed organization backed by actor Leonardo DiCaprio, have mobilized $43 million for efforts to restore degraded habitats in the Galápagos Islands, an archipelago renowned for its endemic species and central role in scientists’ understanding of ecology and evolution. The Galápagos initiative has three immediate priorities: Helping restore Floreana
Custoditi gelosamente da 100 anni, status symbol made in Italy
Da detective a Scotland Yard un gioco di curiosità per il grande investigatore
Inventare colori senza inventarne di nuovi. È il pensiero che sorge spontaneo leggendo l’ultimo rapporto dell’Agenzia internazionale dell’energia (Aie) “Net zero by 2050: a roadmap for the global energy sector”, pubblicato poche ore fa: non manca nessun tono per dipingere la tela della neutralità climatica al 2050 ma la tela ne sfoggia di più brillanti,