What are shitstorms, storms of insults: the causes of the phenomenon, how to contain them and famous cases
The shitstorm – in Italian “media pillory” – they are one of the most widespread phenomena on the web nowadays. ...
Our relationship with sugar: types, WHO guidelines and free sugars
Since we are children we learn to associate dessert with gratification, with a prize. Then, as we grow up, our ...
Extreme heat in Italy costs up to 12 billion a year, 0.4% of GDP: Confesercenti’s alarm
Between 6 and 12 billion euros a year. This is the bill that extreme heat presents to the Italian economy ...
Umberto I of Savoy, the assassination at the hands of Gaetano Bresci on 29 July 1900 that changed Italy
The regicide of Umberto I of Savoy, then King of Italy, was carried out on 29 July 1900 in Monza ...
Excise duty cut on diesel, 17 cent discount until 6 August: how much you really save
From midnight on 28 July until 6 August, diesel will cost 17 cents less per litre, a cut which is ...
The border between Italy and France is 515km long: why it was revised after World War II and map
The Italian-French border is 515km long. It is located largely in the Alps, connecting Piedmont and the Aosta Valley with ...
Adam and Eve’s forbidden fruit was not an apple: origins in the Bible, myths and interpretations
The fruit of the Garden of Eden, eaten by Adam and Eve, was not an apple. Or rather, the book ...
Why the fires in Spain and France are so difficult to put out: over 325,000 people evacuated
Mediterranean Europe is in the grip of fires: in Spain and France over 325,000 people have been evacuated, with the ...
Gli, li, lo, them: why we get these pronouns wrong and when to use them correctly
“I forced them”; “I’m going to visit my parents and bring them some apples.” These are phrases that you may ...
What to do if you find yourself in a forest fire: who to call and how to protect yourself from smoke and flames
In 2026, 47,942 hectares have already burned in Italy, 135% more than the average for the period 2006-2025, when as ...
