Size matters: the Planck length
Size matters: the Planck length Michele Diego Science The average time needed to read an article of La Livella is 5 minutes. 5 minutes, or 300 seconds, 0.003472 days, 2250…
Sex Role Reversal in animals
Sex RoleReversalin animals Francesco Cavraro Science In the field of reproductive ethology, a classic behavioural pattern sees males of one species competing for access to the partner (Anderson,…
Entropy and Borges: from order to disorder
Entropy and Borges: from order to disorder Michele Diego Science A porcelain vase held in our nervous hands. A frictional force is established between our fingertips and the surface of…
Helpers: between cooperation and altruism
Helpers: between cooperation and altruism Francesco Cavraro Science In many vertebrate species offspring stay with their parents for a certain period of time, even when parental care has ceased. The…
Marie Curie Skłodowska
Marie Curie Skłodowska Michele Diego Science Maria Salomea Skłodowska was a lonely, steadfast child, who devoured books, and was capable of surprising her family and teachers with her mnemonic abilities.…
The monarchical universe: Dalí and the bosons
The monarchical universe: Dalí and the bosons Michele Diego Science While reading La Livella in front of our computers or our smartphones, we usually forget about war, let us not…
The cosmic interlude
The cosmic interlude Michele Diego Science Six protons, six neutrons and six electrons all forge the fundamental element of life: the carbon atom. Thanks to its electronic structure, carbon has…
The world a billion times smaller
The world a billion times smaller Michele Diego Science Sometimes certain phrases, endowed with farsightedness and the ability to fascinate, happen to enter our imaginary and remain there to remind…
Armored snails
Armored snails Francesco Cavraro Science Extraordinary communities of marine organisms, living close to these hydrothermal vents, were discovered.The existence of hydrothermal vents associated with the volcanism that characterizes the ocean…
Newton as a remedy
Newton as a remedy Michele Diego Science This is the power and beauty of physics itself: the ability to abstract from the specific case and arrive at a simple, analytical…