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.
5 environmental challenges to be faced with sustainable behaviours
Here are the top 5 most important environmental challenges for sustainability that only those who adopt sustainable behaviours can face.
What use are Samantha Cristoforetti’s experiments
On board of the Soyuz space capsule, landed yesterday at 15:44 on the Kazakhstan steppe, there was the first Italian female astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti, who broke the record of Sunita Williams for being in space 200 days – 4 more than the above mentioned American fellow astronaut. We have learnt to know AstroSamantha,
Pharrell Williams. Millions of green jobs to combat climate change
Green jobs, all over the world. Millions of new jobs linked to an alternative and sustainable economy are the solution to combat climate change. And to give hope to young people. The American singer Pharrell Williams, whose song Happy was a global hit in 2014, has called on world leaders through a video message
The mysterious mass death of the saigas
In Kazakistan dalla metà di maggio oltre 120mila saighe sono morte, decimate da una misteriosa epidemia che potrebbe condurle all’estinzione.
Greenpeace’s worldwide investigation shows hazardous chemicals in outdoor clothing
Greenpeace, dopo aver dimostrato la presenza di PFC nell’abbigliamento outdoor, sta cercando di capire quanto questo possa aver inquinato l’ambiente.
Seeds of Time: a documentary to plant the seeds of change
Have you ever heard about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault? It is a storage located in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway, which safeguards about 1 million seeds coming from all over the world, in order to protect them from possible man-made and natural disasters. It is the world’s most important seed bank, guided until 2012 by
Nepal has succeeded in saving the Indian rhino from poachers
Biodiversity is the main character of the other, happy side of Nepal. Although recent earthquakes have had devastating effects on people and cities, animal species seem to have found precisely in Nepal their ideal shelter. The population of Indian rhinos, also called one-horned rhinos, increased reaching 645 individuals this year, and most of
How much does your smartphone “weigh”
Friends of the Earth calculated the environmental footprint of some generic everyday products, including smartphones. Here are the results.
Traces of fracking fluid in drinking water in the U.S.
Tiny amounts of chemical substances were found in drinking water pouring from the taps of three homes in Pennsylvania, United States. According to a study conducted by the environmental scientists of the Pennsylvania State University, the cause should be ascribed to fracking (hydraulic fracturing) activities promoted by the U.S. Government. The paper was published in the