Climate history of the Dead Sea
Sediment analyses of unprecedented accuracy reveal phases of stability during periods of strong climate change
The lake level of the Dead Sea is currently dropping by more than one metre every year - mainly because...
Optical fibre as seismic sensor
TIMs submarine fibre-optic cables used for the first time in Italy to detect seismic events
Telecom Italia’s fibre connection between the island Vulcano and Milazzo in Sicily has enabled the National Institute of Geophysics and...
Space tourists on the ISS
Space tourists on first private trip to International Space Station successfully return to Earth
After several weeks, the crew of the first private tourist trip to space has successfully returned to Earth. The return of...
Space debris threat
Space debris is becoming an increasingly serious problem that could bring humanity's progress in space as we have known it to date to a halt
A new video from the European Space Agency (ESA) is...
Salty chopsticks
Researchers create chopsticks that add salty flavor to any food without the need for salt thanks to electric waves
Technology applied to gastronomy allows people to eat healthier, although it is true that it has...
Loudest possible sound
194 decibels is the loudest sound that can exist under normal conditions, but you would probably die at 185 dB before you heard it
Benn Jordan explains beautifully in this video not only why 194...
Send your name to the Moon
How to send your name to the Moon for Eternity and get a certificate from NASA
It was Carl Sagan who had the idea of including a golden disc with basic information about Humanity and...
Endurance, explorer Shackleton’s mythical sunken ship found in Antarctica
A research expedition that left South Africa last February confirmed having found in good condition the remains of the Endurance, the ship of the legendary Anglo-Irish polar explorer Ernest Shackleton that sank in 1915,...
SpaceX confirms first mission with off-ship spacewalk for tourists
SpaceX announces the first space walk performed by space tourists and in which it will reach the highest Earth orbit in history on a mission of this type. It is the first goal of...
First James Webb images are not what was expected from the most advanced space...
Today marks a historic day for science. The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first images, and NASA itself has decided to share the milestone with the world. From its official blog, the...
