To see a slow loris smile don’t tickle it, leave it in the wild
Dietro il commercio illegale del lori lento, incentivato dal successo mediatico, si celano incredibili crudeltà, spesso ignorate.
Expo 2015 welcomes Luca Parmitano
Luca Parmitano, an Italian astronaut told some of his experiences during the period he spent in space with no gravity.
Let’s Move! Michelle Obama changes stereotypes on the American diet in Milan
La first lady americana Michelle Obama è stata scelta per guidare la delegazione degli Stati Uniti in visita all’esposizione universale il 17 e il 18 giugno. Ecco cosa ha fatto per arrivare a Milano.
Strasbourg is the first French city to monitor electromagnetic radiations
The French city introduced a system for monitoring the electromagnetic radiations generated by its 1,700 antennas for mobile phones.
Pope Francis’ environment encyclical draft has been leaked
Laudato Si (Be Praised), On the Care of Our Common Home is the title of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, the second one to be published during his papacy, after the Lumen Fidei on 29 June 2013. The encyclical will be officially released on 18 June, but the Italian magazine l’Espresso has published the
Swimming pool purified by plants is now open in London
È stato inaugurato nel quartiere di King’s Cross il primo laghetto balneabile artificiale con acqua naturalmente purificata del Regno Unito.
China’s future? One, huge metropolis
Between 2011 and 2012 China has produced more cement than the United States throughout the 21st century. This is one of the most surprising figures of the report Vado a vivere in città: il boom dell’urbanizzazione in Cina (Going to live in cities: urbanisation boom in China), realised by Cecilia Attanasio Ghezzi and Nicola Longobardi for China
The 11 species that have been saved thanks to Italian parks
24 parchi nazionali, 134 parchi regionali, 30 aree marine protette. Senza questi numeri molte specie sarebbero oggi estinte in natura.
Honey, I shrunk the frogs. 7 new miniscule species discovered in Brazil
Nella foresta pluviale atlantica brasiliana i ricercatori hanno classificato sette nuovi anfibi, minuscoli ed endemici.
Humans have forced polar bears to start hunting dolphins
Polar bears have started hunting and eating dolphins. It is the first time that this phenomenon takes place and the cause is linked to rising temperatures and food scarcity in the Arctic Ocean. Summer comes earlier Oceans acidification and ice melting due to global warming have been jeopardising polar bear existence for a