Fusione dei ghiacci, innalzamento del livello dei mari, cicloni tropicali sempre più violenti, ondate di siccità e caldo estremo. Le manifestazioni dei cambiamenti climatici sono tante e ormai, nostro malgrado, abbiamo imparato a conoscerle. A questa lunga lista dobbiamo aggiungere un’altra voce: una maggiore frequenza dei fulmini. Anche in un territorio, come l’Artico, dove storicamente
A big-hearted woman has helped three nonagenarian veteran pilot chums go on their dream “last hurrah” boys’ trip—without costing them a dime. Julie Pflaumer got a call from veteran and former pilot Jack Henderson to help him and two friends—also veterans and pilots—go to the Reno Air Races in Nevada. 90-year-old Jack was calling from
We are appalled by the latest resurgence of violence in Sudan that has left at least 87 people dead and more than 191 injured, and forced thousands to flee their homes.
Christof Heyns, who has died aged 62, was an inspiring human rights advocate, whose warmth, optimism and generosity equalled his expertise. He cared for all people – those he worked with and those he worked to support and protect. We will miss him terribly.
As daffodils and cherry blossom mark the onset of spring across London lawns, one famous residence in the English capital is readying itself to welcome picnickers for the first time—with the Buckingham Palace gardens opening to the paying public. The Royal Collection Trust has announced that a self-guided route through the gardens, and around its
Attrezzo si arricchisce anche di pesi. Toccasana per buon umore
More than 100 countries and economies have now received COVID-19 vaccines through the UN-partnered equitable coronavirus-busting scheme, COVAX.
This mind-bending picture of the Moon with inverted colours shows where it once flowed with magma. California-based astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy—aka Instagram’s @cosmic_background—has altered the image of the lunar surface to highlight the things the human eye cannot see. His reason for doing so? “Our eyes are quite incredible, but sometimes it’s cool seeing what things
For centuries, people in Baltic nations have used ancient amber for medicinal purposes. Even today, infants are given amber necklaces that they chew to relieve teething pain, and people put pulverized amber in elixirs and ointments for its purported anti-inflammatory and anti-infective properties. Now, scientists have pinpointed compounds that help explain Baltic amber’s therapeutic effects