An unprecedented finding in the San Felice Canal, located in the northern Venetian Lagoon, has unveiled the presence of a material used as an additive in Roman calcestruzzo: pulvis puteolana, a volcanic ash from the Phlegraean Fields near Naples. This discovery, documented by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Padua, the Ca’ […]
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Human-Made Objects Now Outweigh All Natural Life Forms
A new interactive infographic vividly illustrates that human-made objects now surpass the weight of all natural life forms on Earth. This visualization, crafted with scientific precision and impressive depth, highlights the profound impact of human activity on our planet. Developed by Brice Ménard, a physicist at Johns Hopkins University, and graphic artist Nikita Shtarkman, the […]
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The “Dolomite Problem”: Resolving a Geological Mystery of 200 Years
For the past two centuries, scientists have struggled to replicate a common mineral in the laboratory under conditions believed to mimic its natural formation. However, a breakthrough has been achieved by a team of researchers from the University of Michigan and Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan. This success unravels an age-old geological mystery known as […]
