The operations to refloat the wreck of the Roman ship in Mallorca. Credit: Institut d’Arqueologia, Universitat de Barcelona After years of underwater research, the wreck Roman of Ses Fontanellesdiscovered in 2019 off the coast of Playa de Palma, a Majorcait was completely recovered. This is an ancient Roman ship from …
Why cut fruit blackens: what is enzymatic browning and how to stop it
Image created with Gemini AI Sometimes it happens that you cut a fruit like an apple, a pear or an avocado and find it brown after a few minutes. Don’t worry: it’s aboutenzymatic browning (enzymatic browning) and does not mean that the fruit has gone bad: in most cases it …
Pujiang is Gregotti’s Italy-themed city in Shanghai, China: it adopts Roman settlement principles
Pujiang New Town, photo Drew Bates via Flickr A few kilometers from the center of Shanghai stands a city designed by one of the most important Italian architects of the second half of the twentieth century: Vittorio Gregotti. Is called Pujiang New Town and is located in the Minhang district, …
