The Roman tortoise was a formation of the army of ancient Rome: here’s how it was made
The Roman tortoise was a military formation of the infantry of the Roman army that served to protect the legionaries ...
When the days get shorter are we sadder? What science says
With the transition to solar time, which occurred between Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th October, the clock hands moved back ...
The veiled woman in the Mediterranean: the pre-Islamic roots of a tradition attributed to Islam
The veil is the garment used by Muslim women to cover the head and other parts of the body on ...
Because when we wake up from a nightmare we continue to be restless
Nightmares are particularly vivid and distressing dream activities that occur mainly in the REM phase of sleep. These are not ...
Who was Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring: a description of the work
We all know her face, even without having studied it: slightly turned to the left, her gaze turned towards the ...
Why they say “it’s freezing cold”: the origin and meaning of the expression
Every winter the expression comes back: “it’s freezing cold”. The expression does not arise from legends or historical episodes, but ...
Tonight solar time returns, what time is the 2025 time change and why it hasn’t been abolished
On the night between Saturday 25 October and Sunday 26 October 2025, solar time returns again in Italy: at 03:00 ...
Who really invented pasta, Italy or Asia?
The October 25th we celebrate the World Pasta Daya food loved all over the world, and there has long been ...
The Monster of Florence, the story of the murders that shocked the Tuscan countryside between the 60s and 80s
“Monster of Florence” is the nickname used by newspapers to refer to the perpetrator of eight (or seven, according to ...
At the Mexico City GP F1 races at 2200 meters above sea level: circuit analysis
The Mexico City circuit, better known as “Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez”, is the highest track in the entire Formula 1 World ...
