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The new underwater hydrothermal field of Kunlun in the Pacific was discovered: it is a source of hydrogen

Hydrothermal fields near the medium -Atlantic ridge. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute The researchers of theInstitute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Iocas) have discovered a huge hydrothermal field on the backdrop ofWestern Pacific Ocean. It is about 80 km west of the Mussou Fossaon the Caroline lithospheric plaque, north of New Guinea. The field, called KunlunAnd extended over ...

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How much is the tax evasion in Italy: data analysis and percentages

In Italy thetax evasion It is a big problem that is addressed daily by the state, which loses every year about 72.3 billion euros Because many people and companies do not pay the taxes and contributions they should. Having less money is then reflected on the problems of the growing public debt and on the inefficiency in the public services ...

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Because flying fish “fly” out of the water: it is a strategy to escape predators

Reach up to 400 meters away and 6 meters high, with a speed that according to some estimates could reach the 60-70 kilometers per hour, But on average average it is around 3o km/h: the “flights” of the flying fish of the Exocoetides family, capable of flying over to water the marine surface, are certainly a show for surfers in ...

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How to clean the encrusted barbecue: methods and advice according to science

With Mid -August Behind, the most evident sign is not only a full and swollen belly after the grill, but the barbecue reduced to a battlefield: strati of burnt fat and black incrustations that seem impossible to be removed. In particular, the fat encrusted on the barbecue is in fact the enemy of anyone who has to clean after a ...

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Who are the desaparecidos and why and their suspended lives are now mentioned by the United Nations

THE desaparecidosSpanish term which literally means “disappeared”, are people illegally arrested by dictatorial regimes and Eliminate extrajudicially. On 30 August the World Day of the desaparecidos established by the United Nations. The bodies of these people are made to disappear and families are given no communication. The regime that has made itself responsible for the largest number of disappearances is ...

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As man did to survive the glacial era

A view of the Morteratsch glacier, Switzerland; Credits: Daniel Schwen, CC By -a 2.5 Via Wikimedia Commons During the last Ice agestarted 110,000 years ago, the temperatures in Europe descended until they reach 9-11 ° C. THE’Homo sapiens He survived living in caves, where he warmed up with fire, but also building refuges with mammoth bones, hunting giant animals and ...

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What is the impact of smartphones driving: road accidents in Italy in 2024

Distraction is absolutely one of the most impactful causes on Road accidents and one of the main reasons for ours Distraction for driving It is he, it smartphonewhich continues to be a significant problem in Italy. Writing messages, calling or even simply throwing the eye on notifications, create thousands of accidents and victims per year. We see it in this ...

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Wars do not work like the Risiko, the annexes are theoretically illegal: but is it always like that?

A state cannot appropriate the territory of another state: it is a concept that should be obvious. The UN Statute, moreover, prohibits use strength To resolve international conflicts and, consequently, he does not admit neither military occupations nor annexes. In fact, however, the UN hardly manages to impose respect for the rules, because it clashes with two difficulties: rarely the ...