Ecology

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Supermoon with partial lunar eclipse on September 18: when, where and how to observe the rare phenomenon

A rare astronomical event it’s about to happen in the night between September 17th and 18th: the second of four consecutive full moons “supermoons” (the first was on August 19), known as “Harvest Moon”will in fact be accompanied by apartial eclipse of MoonThe partial eclipse will have its maximum around 4:44 on the morning of September 18, when approximately 9% ...

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Earth will have two moons, but only for two months: why and what is the new mini-moon

In a few days the Earth will gain about two months of second celestial companion in addition to the Moon. Two Spanish astronomers, Carlos of the Fountain Marcos And Raul of the Marcos Fountainthey have in fact discovered, thanks to the telescopes of theAsteroid Terrestrial impact Last Alert system in South Africa, a small asteroid of about 10 meterscalled 2024 PT5That ...

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Smart working: what are the advantages and disadvantages?

More and more people are looking for job positions where the contractual conditions include: smart working (also called teleworking or remote working). In fact, many individuals say they feel better working without having to deal with daily traffic, being able to organize the day according to their own needs or those of their family members, or simply appreciate being able ...

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OpenAI o1: In what sense is the new AI model capable of “reasoning” and should we be concerned?

Credit: OpenAI. OpenAI o1-preview And OpenAI o1-mini These are two new models based on artificial intelligence which, although still in a development phase, have demonstrated that solve problems posed in a more proactive and “reasoned” way compared to GPT-4o. At the moment, however, the use of the latter is recommended in the vast majority of uses. The new models of ...

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Blue Morpho Butterflies Inspired Anti-Reflective Lens Technology: Here’s How

There nanotechnology – that is, the control of matter on a nanometer scale, that is, a billionth of a meter – is not science fiction, rather, it is part of nature itself. An example? The butterfly Blue Morpho. This is a moth that lives in the forests of Central and South America whose wings are electric blue thanks to some ...

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Luna Rossa can triple wind speed: here’s how the America’s Cup AC75s work

How do the boats of theAmerica’s Cup to “fly” on the water? It may seem incredible, but these boats long 21 meters, 5 meters wideheavy 6.9 tons (including the crew), can rise more than a metre from the sea and reach impressive speeds, up to 100 km/husing only the wind. The secret behind this “magic” are foils, advanced technological wings ...

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Malmignatta, the poisonous Mediterranean black widow: where it lives in Italy and what to do in case of a bite

Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (bad mincemeat). Credit: Onofrio Panzarino, via Wikimedia Commons There Malmignatta or Black Widow (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus) together with the Violin Spider (Red-bellied Loxosceles) is one of the two species of spiders present in Italy whose bite can cause symptoms of a certain medical importance. This spider is found in mainly dry, stony and arid areas for example between walls ...