Are the Pompeii casts real? No, but they are plausible: here's how they were made
THE casts of the victims of theeruption of 79 AD Of Pompeiiare one of the most testimonials dramatic of the ...
Why do we become so aggressive while driving? What is “road rage” and advice on how to avoid it behind the wheel
We cannot deny it: when we are in the car we become more aggressive and when we are driving we ...
Deepwater Horizon, the largest oil environmental disaster in history
Credits: NASA. The disaster of Deepwater Horizonwhich occurred on April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, it is among ...
How could Escher create “mathematically impossible” works if he knew nothing about mathematics?
The Dutch artist Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) is one of graphic artists and most famous engravers in the world, also ...
Fire at the old stock exchange in Copenhagen causes the collapse of the Spire: the similarities with Notre-Dame
Image generated with AI. Today, at 7:36 (local time), a violent fire hit the historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange buildingThe Borsen ...
The largest work of art in Italy is the “Grande Cretto” by Burri, in Gibellina, Sicily
Credit: Boobax Did you know that in Sicilyto Gibellina, is there an “environmental” work of art the size of two ...
Why is the Labrador Retriever called that? The history of the Newfoundland dog breed in Canada
Because the race of Labrador Retrievers does it have this name? It's simple: they have something to do with it ...
Why is it that if a person is cheated on by their partner they are called “cuckold”?
In common, everyday speech, we usually say that when a person cheats “he puts his horns on“ while when she ...
What happened at Notre-Dame on April 15, 2019: the reconstruction of the fire at the cathedral
We all remember the tragic fire that the April 15, 2019 blazed within the Notre Dame Cathedral due – probably ...
Why do we eat popcorn at the cinema or in front of the TV?
The custom of consuming i popcorn (popped corn) in the cinema dates back to approx 100 years agoduring the Great ...