Ecology

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Does the shape of our skull make us criminals? Lombroso’s (debunked) theory of the “born criminal”

Credits (Lombroso’s face): Wellcome Library, London. In the 1876, Caesar Lombroso (1835-1909) revolutionized the criminology with his “born criminal” theoryarguing that physical traits such as the shape of the skull indicated a innate predisposition to crime. Although today it is considered pseudoscience, without any concrete validity, his theory based on biological factors marked an important historical turning point. Who was ...

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What is dynamic pricing and how does it work? It made Oasis ticket prices soar

There Oasis reunion and the consequent tour announced by the historic band formed by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher has sparked excitement among fans around the world, causing ticket prices to skyrocket. Advance tickets for the 17 UK dates planned for 2025 they literally sold out. What really shocked the followers of the historic band, who unexpectedly reunited on August ...

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Amazon Fires, Over 45,000 in Just Over a Month with Toxic Fumes in São Paulo, Brazil

The Brazil and the Amazon Rainforest are going through a historic environmental crisis, with over 45,400 fires registered in the month of only August and in the early days of Septembera figure that was not seen since 2005. There are also fears for the possible loss of the flood plain of the Pantanal and, unfortunately, the crisis is not limited ...

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What is the deepest shipwreck ever found? The Sammy B record: where is it located?

There USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) holds the record for the shipwreck located at greater depth: with his 6865 meters below sea level, has rightfully entered the Guinness World Records since 2022, the year of its discovery. This military ship was sunk on October 25, 1944 during World War II at the hands of the Japanese Navy and, in that ...

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How are speed limits set on roads?

There travelling along a road is conditioned by the speed with which this can actually be crossed: this value can vary and we will generally have to deal with ever higher limits to the grow in importance. However, there are threshold values ​​and technical considerations that lead to the correct development of road signs along the route, such as the ...

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A small asteroid exploded in the Earth’s atmosphere in the sky of the Philippines: what is 2024 RW1

Wednesday 4th September around the 18:46 Italian time a very bright green bolide was spotted off the coast of Philippines which, after a few moments, is explodedThis is the asteroid 2024 RW1an asteroid on a collision course with the Earth which fortunately, given its small size of one meter, burned up harmlessly in the Earth’s atmosphere without causing damage, returning ...

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2024 Bonus for Home Electric Car Charging Stations: How to Request It and How It Works

Also in 2024 the Bonus Electric Car Charging Stations. In implementation of the provisions of the Prime Ministerial Decree of 4 August 2022The Ministry of Business and Made in Italy (Mimit) has given the mandate to Invite to proceed with the collection of applications for the provision of this incentive which provides for a 80% compensation of the purchase and ...

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Eyes to the sky for Saturn’s opposition on September 8: what it means and how to see it

It will be a month full of astronomical events that we have ahead of us, starting from Sunday, September 8, 2024when the planet Saturn will be found in opposition compared to the Earth. The “lord of the rings” will be found on that day in the Aquarius constellation, rising around the 7:40 PM And setting around the 06:30 in the ...