Ecology

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How the defibrillator works: science behind an electric discharge that resets the heart

How does a defibrillator work? To be clear, that device that is used in the medical field to restore normal heart rhythm. And above all, why do you give an electricity to the heart in case of cardiac arrest? These are the questions that we ask ourselves every time we talk about defibrillators. But to truly understand the functioning of ...

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 off Crete: it is the second in less than two weeks

A few hours after the violent shock of magnitude 5.8 that hit a sea area between the island of Rhodes and Turkey, Greece was hit at 14:26 local (13:26 in Italy) by another strong earthquake Of magnitude 5.2 with an epicenter off the island of Crete, where the land has already trembled a few days ago with an earthquake of ...

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One of the longest geomagnetic storms in recent years is underway: what happens

Continues for the third day one of the longer geomagnetic storms of the current solar cycle. At the moment the situation is relatively quiet: the Earth’s magnetic field continues to be disturbed by the material coming from the sun, but the current geomagnetic storm is of G1 category (“Minor”) significant events are not expected to medium latitudes (including Italy), while ...

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Intesa Sanpaolo is down, users are unable to access the bank app: what to do

In the morning today, Tuesday 3 June 2025several customers of Intesa Sanpaolo have reported difficulty in accede to the bank app from its mobile devices, presumably due to a Down in the Institute’s IT systems. It seems that the problem concerns about 60% of users who have attempted access. The first problems emerged around 10:00 And, within half an hour, ...

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Ellinikon, the future smart city of Athens: one of the largest urban redevelopment projects

Credit: Ellinikon The ambitious urban redevelopment project of the city of Athens Ellinikon, started in 2022, aims at the urban renovation of the urban complex, with particular regard to the redevelopment of the obsolete area of ​​the city’s international airport, operating until 2004. With an urban park of 75,000 square metersand the redevelopment of the Navy, with the expansion of ...

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Because in Iceland there are no mosquitoes: here is the scientific explanation

If you can’t stand the mosquitoise With their annoying hums and stings during the summer season there is a destination in which they are not present: theIceland. The island in the heart of the north of the Atlantic Ocean is today the only country in the world, together with Antarctica, where there are no mosquitoes. There are no specific studies, ...

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How does the mirror know what is behind it? The explanation of Tiktok’s viral trend

In the various videos circulating on the net, people are seen in front of one mirrorhiding an object behind a sheet of paper or a towel. The amazement shown in these videos comes from the fact that, although there is an obstacle between the object and mirror, the image is clearly visible in the mirror! But how is it possible ...