Professors at the University of Trento studied the behavior of ants to understand how these insects move efficiently without getting stuck, even when they are in large groups. Marco Guerrieri, a professor specializing in road and rail infrastructure, and Nicola Pugno, a professor of solid mechanics and structures, are co-authors of the study. Ant behavior…
A campaign has been launched in Denmark to take the state of California from the US in exchange for President Donald Trump’s controversial offer to take over Greenland. The “Denmarkification” campaign is reportedly aiming to raise $1 trillion to take over the state. The campaign’s website listed California’s benefits, noting that the Western US state…
Russia’s deputy foreign minister said all of Vladimir Putin’s conditions for peace must be met if the US wants to end the war in Ukraine. Echoing a possible peace deal, Sergei Ryabkov – who oversees relations with the US and arms control – said the conditions set out by the Russian leader in June last…
Celebrities including Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Sir Paul McCartney and Bradley Cooper were among the biggest sporting events of the year in the US – the Super Bowl – after the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22. But it wasn’t just the stars of music and acting who were among the crowds to watch…
US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, has said that senior members of the administration will meet with European officials this week on how to end the war in Ukraine. And the move comes almost three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbor in 2022. Less than a day before…
President Donald Trump has ordered the US Treasury Department to cease minting pennies, a move he announced on his Truth Social account. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” he wrote. The move is part of a larger effort by his administration…
Welsh man considering buying land ‘where he dumped $800m worth of Bitcoin’. A computer engineer who lost $800 million worth of Bitcoin wants to buy a space where he believes he “buried” it. James Howells, from Newport, Wales, claimed his ex-girlfriend mistakenly removed a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoins in 2013 and dumped it there….
The Chinese animated film “Ne Zha 2” has broken many box office records, becoming the first film to surpass $1 billion in a single market, as well as the first non-Hollywood film to join the $1 billion club. The second installment of the mythological film series has also set a record for the number of…
Dust that accumulates between the radiator and the wall can be a real challenge to clean, especially due to the tight spaces that are hard to reach. Although many people often neglect cleaning these parts, these areas can become real collectors of dirt and dust. However, there is a very easy way to get rid…
Doctors “sound the alarm”! Paracetamol – the new dangerous challenge on Tik-Tok. A dangerous challenge is appearing on the TitTok platform that targets young people who dare each other to take high doses of the painkiller paracetamol – often with fatal consequences. “As strange as it may seem, paracetamol poisoning is the most deadly drug…