Paris under attack. What happened and where
Parigi è stata colpita da una serie di attacchi terroristici. Almeno 127 i morti accertati. Decretato lo stato d’emergenza, chiuse le frontiere.
#NotInMyName. Muslims from all over the world speak out against the Islamic State
Just a few hours after the attacks across Paris, which have become France’s deadliest, Muslims from all over the world have decided to relaunch the hashtag #NotInMyName (already used after the Charlie Hebdo shooting) in order to speak out against Isis by saying it doesn’t represent them. Fanatics, fundamentalists, terrorists, and the Islamic State are
Zaha Hadid, the female star of architecture. Will a black hole of controversy gobble her up?
Zaha Hadid is the most famous woman surrounded by a sea of male celebrity architects, or starchitects. She has gained worldwide recognition by challenging architectural traditions with innovative but egocentric projects that have generated many a controversy because she often sacrifices functionality for the sake of designing shapes that express her trademark aesthetic. If [architecture]
Green areas at schools make smarter children
Un nuovo studio finanziato dall’Ue ha dimostrato che la presenza di aree verdi nei pressi delle scuole aumenta le capacità cognitive dei bambini.
Ocean tides will supply electricity to over 155,000 British families
The estuary of the River Severn lies in the southwest of Great Britain, in Wales’s Swansea Bay. It has the world’s second highest tide range, the difference between high and low tide, which is most acute in spring. What better place than this to build a plant that uses ocean tides to generate electricity? The
1 in 4 children in the UK have never seen a hedgehog in the wild
Secondo l’associazione naturalista Wildlife Trust i bambini del Regno Unito stanno perdendo il contatto con la natura subendo un impoverimento spirituale.
Carlo Carraro. Paris is just the first step in the fight against global warming
He’s one of the most important Italian economists in the world, as well as director of the International Centre for Climate Governance (ICCG). That’s why Carlo Carraro was chosen by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), depending upon the United Nations, to draw up the renowned reports on global warming that politicians should follow to adopt concrete
Why #ActInParis is more than a hashtag
#ActinParis. Taking action against climate change, in Paris. There is no choice: during the 21st edition of the climate conference (COP21), a clear, convincing, and binding deal has to be reached. Negotiations are on the right path, but a fistful of pressure never hurts. So let’s make our voice heard by the leaders of over
In the Netherlands there are too many bicycles. Here’s how the problem is being solved
In the Netherlands there are far many bicycles so much so they took up all the racks as well as public areas in big cities. That’s why the Dutch cycling embassy, a public private network operating in the field of urban planning and mobility in the Netherlands, is collaborating with the Dutch railway company to promote Ov-fiets, a
12 pills to digest our binge on CO2 whilst we wait to sit at table of COP 21
1 COP is not a new TV show about the police force but stands for “conference of the parties”. 196 countries (almost all of them) signed up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC. It’s the 21st time they come together to take part in a conference, hence the name COP21.