COP21. Plurals, conditionals, and taboo words block negotiations
Al terzo giorno di discussioni, alla Cop 21 di Parigi la bozza di accordo è ancora in alto mare. Le delegazioni cambiano metodo di lavoro.
The Grand Canal of Nicaragua. A scar across the face of Central America
Nicaragua is the third poorest country in Latin America and has been desperately searching for a solution to its economic problems. Many hope the construction of the Grand Canal joining the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, expected to start in early 2016, will provide the nation with the answers it needs, namely employment, trade and an
COP21. India leads Solar Alliance of 121 countries
L’iniziativa è stata lanciata alla Cop 21 dal governo dell’India. L’obiettivo è permettere lo sviluppo del solare nelle nazioni situate tra i due tropici.
Australian flowers, what are they and which are their properties
Australian flowers have an ancient story that embraces many cultures. They have a quick effect and are as powerful as the country from which they come from.
Europe’s southernmost glacier is likely to disappear
The only glacier of the Apennine Mountains, the Calderone, will disappear if current melting rates are not curbed. Over the past 50 years, the European southernmost glacier lost 33 per cent of its extension, shrinking from a surface of 0.07 square kilometres in the early 1990s to only 0.04 square kilometres. The problem has been highlighted
Emma Watson’s interview with Malala Yousafzai. Feminism is another word for equality
The eighteen-year-old activist and Nobel peace prize laureate was interviewed by one of the most popular young actresses and UN global goodwill ambassador for gender equality and women empowerment (UN Women). We’re talking about Malala Yousafzai who, at the premiere of a documentary about her, spoke with Emma Watson. It’s Malala’s last day of school! She says,
Alaa Arsheed. Let me tell you my journey from Syria to Italy through the violin
Sham is violinist Alaa Arsheed’s debut album as well as the ancient Aramaic name of the city of Damascus, the modern capital of his country, Syria. The album is an eight songs-long journey through the musician’s life, which brought him from Syria to Beirut and finally to Italy also thanks to having met Italian actor
Young people and cars: bicycles, computers and smartphones are better
Smartphones and bicycles instead of cars. This is what teenagers these days prefer, while, on the contrary, in former times, young people craved to pass their driving test and get a car, as a means to become more independent adults. So, it’s not due to diesel emissions scandal that Germans don’t drive as they did
It’s Earth Week, to get to know our planet’s past and future
In tutta Italia sette giorni dedicati alla geologia e alla scoperta dell’affascinante storia naturale del nostro pianeta.
Neem oil, a friend to your skin
Used in cosmetics in Africa and Asia since ancient times, neem oil is an effective solution to regenerate and nourish the dermis.