Ecology

Who are the "Dublinists" and why has the repatriation issue reignited tension between Northern and Southern Europe

Who are the “Dublinists” and why has the repatriation issue reignited tension between Northern and Southern Europe

“Dublinarians” are asylum seekers who entered the EU through one country and then moved to another EU state where they applied for asylum. According to numerous Italian media, several Northern European countries are ready to “send back to Italy” thousands of asylum seekers: these are the so-called “Dubliners”, i asylum seekers entered theEuropean Union through a certain country (for example ...

Silence changes meaning in different cultures: for anthropology it is an implicit communication

Silence changes meaning in different cultures: for anthropology it is an implicit communication

The silence (in Latin silentiumfrom the verb silere, keep quiet or make no noise) is often defined as the absence of words or sounds. Yet, for anthropology, sociology and philosophy, it represents one of the most sophisticated forms of human communication. Being silent is not the same as not communicating: it means convey meanings through what remains implicit. Like any ...

The Italian words that only exist in the plural: the defective nouns from holidays to weddings and surrounding areas

The Italian words that only exist in the plural: the defective nouns from holidays to weddings and surrounding areas

Wedding, holidays, dishes, darkness, surroundings: they are the so-called plurality once (“plurals only”), o defective nameswords that in Italian are used only, or almost exclusively, in the plural. Have you ever heard someone say that they will go “on holiday” next week? It would sound wrong. No rule prohibits it, but these singular words do not exist or are not ...

Super-deep diamonds are geological time capsules: they contain minerals never found in nature

Super-deep diamonds are geological time capsules: they contain minerals never found in nature

The structure of super-deep diamonds protects them from the transformations they would normally undergo during their ascent into the Earth’s mantle. The Earth’s mantle It represents more than 80% of the volume of our planet, yet its deepest regions remain completely inaccessible to human technology. The lower mantlewhich extends from approximately 660 to 2,900 kilometers deep, cannot be reached directly: ...

The volume of the Earth's glaciers is 150,000 km3: estimates and map of the AI ​​IceBoost v.2.0 model

The volume of the Earth’s glaciers is 150,000 km3: estimates and map of the AI ​​IceBoost v.2.0 model

The distribution of glaciers in the IceBoost 2.0 model. A team of Italian researchers has developed a new Artificial Intelligence model, called IceBoost v.2.0to reconstruct the volume and distribution of glaciers on the planet, excluding the polar ice caps. From the model, trained with over 7 million thickness measurements of iceit turned out that overall the planet’s glaciers (excluding the ...

Why more whales are arriving in East Greenland: the study on the role of heat

Why more whales are arriving in East Greenland: the study on the role of heat

A humpback whale dives into the waters of the Arctic Circle. Credit: Timo Heinz for HX Expeditions. Some of the largest whales in the world, including humpback whales, minke whales and fin whalesare increasingly present in the coastal waters of Greenland eastern. These are areas which until a few decades ago were largely inaccessible to these cetaceans due to sea ...