Ecology

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We explain the fusion of more massive black holes observed: 225 solar masses that “challenge” the current models

Scientists from the Observatories Network Ligo-Virgo-Karga they detected the “gravitational echo” of fusion of more colossal black holes ever recorded. This record event, called GW231123has been observed indirectly through gravitational waves-ripples in the fabric of space-time-produced by the collision of a black hole of 140 solar masses and one 100 solar masseswhose fusion produced a single black hole of 225 ...

terremoto filippine

The M5.5 earthquake in the Philippines reminds us of the activity of the Pacific fire belt

Strong earthquake of M5.5 in the Philippines. A strong earthquake Of magnitude 5.5 It was recorded today July 15 on theLuzon islandin Philippinesat 10:38 rooms (04:38 in Italy). As also confirmed by the Ingv, the epicenter was detected 2 km To the south-east of Sarrat, in the province of Ilocos Norte (in the north-west of the archipelago), while the depth ...

coffer

Do you see rims or rectangles in the image? Because we observe different forms: it also depends on where we grew up

Illustration of the illusion of Coffer; Credits: Antony Norcia. Some recent studies on Optical illusions They show us that, far from being just a perceptual game, they are the result of our perception of realitya complex perception, which involves brain and culture, body and society. While neuroscience reveals Mental architectures who shape our visual experience, sociology and anthropology remind us ...

rosso percezione colore

Let’s all see the same red color? According to a new study, yes

Net of obvious and known differences such as Daltonism, all of them do we see the colors in the same way? A recent study released on Iscience, entitled Is My “Red” Your “Red”? Try to answer this question and make it measurable: when we say red, in our minds the same image for everyone is formed more or less? Obviously ...

giappone inchino

Because the Japanese bows as a sign of respect

Japanese immortalized in the act of greeting himself bowing; Credits: Maya – Aïs Yataghène via Wikimedia Commons In the heart of Japanese culture, bow (ojigi) is a symbol that goes well beyond the gesture itself: it tells a civilization. It is an act that embodies respect, humility and a profound awareness of social dynamics, important in this land; It is ...

domus de janas

The “Domus de Janas” in Sardinia are the 61st Italian Unesco heritage: what they are and where they are found

Domus de Janas in Sardinia. The Domus de Janasin Sardinian language “Fairy Houses“, They have become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. These buildings of Sardinia are hypogean tombs carved into the rock dating back to the Neolithic, therefore much older than the well -known Nuraghi. With this resolution of 12 July, the World Heritage Committee, during the Paris session, reconfirms ...

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The guillotine is the symbol of the French Revolution: how it works and who invented it

The guillotine is a car to perform death sentences, consisting of a blade that, falling along an obligatory route between two uprights, cut the head of the condemned. Invented in France in the eighteenth century, it was officially adopted after the beginning of the French Revolution on the proposal of the deputy Joseph-Ignace Guillotinto which the name owes. Guillotin is ...