“Festival of Scientific Culture” – High School “Caminiti Trimarchi” Giardini Naxos (ME) – 22nd February 2023
From February 22nd to 24th, the fifth edition of the "Festival of Scientific Culture" took place at the "Caminiti Trimarchi" high school in Giardini Naxos (ME). This year the theme of the Festival was "Communicating Science". MEDNIGHT project researchers...
Some aspects about the earthquake in Turkey on February 6, 2023
In the early hours of 6 February, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 was followed just eleven minutes later by an aftershock of magnitude 6.7. A few hours later, an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 - and occurring relatively close to the first quake - but apparently on another...
PALOMA ALONSO MAGDALENA RESEARCHERS’ BACK TO SCHOOL – MACIÀ ABELA HIGH SCHOOL
Paloma Alonso-Magdalena, Professor of Nutrition and Bromatology at Miguel Hernández University and principal researcher at IDiBE-UMH, visited the Macià Abela Institute in Crevillente on 3 and 28 February to give a motivating talk about the scientific career. She...
El próximo lunes 6 de febrero se inaugura en el Centro social Isla de Cuba de Alicante la exposición ‘Rostros Mediterráneos de la Ciencia’ en el marco del proyecto europeo Mednight
El próximo lunes 6 de febrero se inaugura en el Centro social Isla de Cuba de Alicante la exposición ‘Rostros Mediterráneos de la Ciencia’ en el marco del proyecto europeo Mednight que tiene como objetivo visibilizar a mujeres científicas de las regiones del...
11 women in MEDNIGHT’s Mediterranean Science Team 2023
MEDNIGHT presents the all-female Mediterranean Science Team in IstanbulJointly organised by European Women Rectors Association & Kadir Has University A team of 11 scientists from the Mediterranean will be honoured on the 9th of February 2023, 12.00...
Astronomical Observations
On Saturday 28 January 2023, as part of the OPEN DAY of the ITET "Leonardo Da Vinci" in Milazzo, the researchers of the MEDNIGHT project dedicated an afternoon to astrophotography. In particular, an observation of stars and planets through telescopes was foreseen,...
“Open Days” – ITET “Leonardo Da Vinci” Milazzo (ME) – 21 Gennaio 2023
On Saturday 21st January 2023 the MEDNIGHT researchers participated to the open day of the ITET “Leonardo Da Vinci” in Milazzo. After a brief introduction to the MEDNIGHT project, by Marina Trimarchi, the students were entertained by Anna Pitrone on the theme:...
Secondary School “Verona Trento” Messina – 20th January 2023
On Friday 20th January Marina Trimarchi, together with two journalists of the local online journal “letteraemme” (www.letteraemme.it) met the students of this secondary school and presented them the main contents of the MEDNIGHT project and the principal features of...
“Week of Scientific Culture” – High School “Borghese Faranda” Patti (ME) – 16th – 19th January 2023
The exhibition has been exhibited from 16th to 19th January 2023 in the entrance hall of the "Borghese Faranda Institute” of Patti (Messina) on the occasion of the “Scientific Culture Week”.
“Week of Scientific Culture” – High School “Borghese Faranda” Patti (ME) – 19th January 2023
From 16th to 19th January 2023, MEDNIGHT researchers have visited the “Borghese Faranda” High School in Patti (ME), during the “Week of Scientific Culture” organized by the school. The participation of the MEDNIGHT researchers in the "Scientific Culture Week"...
“Week of Scientific Culture” – High School “Borghese Faranda” Patti (ME) – 17th January 2023
From 16th to 19th January 2023, MEDNIGHT researchers have visited the “Borghese Faranda” High School in Patti (ME), during the “Week of Scientific Culture” organized by the school. On Tuesday 17th January, Francesco Nastasi and Rosalia Cigala entertained the students...
“Week of Scientific Culture” – High School “Borghese Faranda” Patti (ME) – 16th January 2023
From 16th to 19th January 2023, MEDNIGHT researchers have visited the “Borghese Faranda” High School in Patti (ME), during the “Week of Scientific Culture” organized by the school. In particular, on Monday 16th January, Marina Trimarchi met the students in the Aula...
The butterfly effect: This is the story of a Mediterranean fisherman who flapped his wings
Text: Lorena Sánchez Photos: Ricardo Domínguez @mednight Butterflies are unaware of the fuss they make every time they take flight. This little story, set in a tiny place in the southern Mediterranean, begins with a fisherman who demanded water for his village. Thus,...