Ecology

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Bagnino saving dogs in water: how you become 4 -legged rescuers and the most suitable breeds

Every summer our beaches are patrolled by rescue dogs in water: the so-called “dogs-bagnino”, accompanied by their conductors. These dogs, mostly belonging to breeds, such as Newfoundland, Labrador Retriever And Golden Retrieverequipped with particular physical characteristics – such as waterproof hair and palm tams – they combine a remarkable athleticism with excellent swimming skills. To these are added fundamental features ...

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The safest code: how many possible signs of unlocking in an Android are

The codes, or sequences, of release of the phones Android They are not numerical pins, but signs traced on a grid of nine points according to precise rules, and they are large enough to make this relatively safe methodbut this is not always the case because some of these codes are less sure than others, because they are more common. ...

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Ants solve geometric puzzles better than human beings: the experiment

Ants are highly social insects: they live and operate constantly in close collaboration, especially when it comes to carrying heavy loads, often of much higher size than theirs. Even human beings, although belonging to a profoundly different species, show a marked propensity for sociality and cooperation. But who of the two is more skilled in collaborating? This question tried to ...

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Seismicity with 53 light earthquakes falls to the Campi Flegrei: the new Ingv bulletin

To the Campi Flegrei Seismicity falls, while bradisism and geochemical parameters are confirmed stable. According to what reported in the weekly bulletin of the Vesuviano-Engv Observatory, between 4 and 10 August they were registered 53 earthquakes, of maximum magnitude 2.2. This marks a decrease in the activity compared to the previous week, when the shocks were 84, half of which ...

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Earthquake of magnitude 3.3 near Reggio Calabria: the SISMI map from 1985 to today

Earthquake of magnitude 3.3 in Calabria. An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 was recorded at 13:34 today, Tuesday 12 August, in the area of Reggio Calabria: as reported by the Ingv, the epicenter was identified to 4 km to the east of Reggio Calabriato a depth of 69 km. The earthquake was warned throughout the province, even if for the moment ...

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Here is the image of the Interstella 3i/Atlas comet taken from the Hubble telescope: it is about 3 km wide

Image of the Interstella 3i/Atlas comet obtained from the Hubble Space Telescope in the wavelengths of visible light. Credits: NASA, ESA, D. Jewitt (UCLA); Image Processing: J. Depasquale (STSCI). The space telescope Hubble has obtained the highest resolution image so far of Interstella 3i/Atlas cometthe third object from another star system never discovered in our Solar System after 1i/’Oumuamua and ...

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In France a nuclear power plant went out because of the jellyfish: how was it possible

Image generated with artificial intelligence. It seems absurd but it’s all true: of jellyfish they caused the shutdown of one of the largest nuclear power plants in France. But how could it happen? On the night between Sunday and Monday, the Nuclear nuclear plant in northern France was temporarily stopped due to the “massive and unpredictable presence” of a colony ...

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Because recently there have been so many state shots in Sahel, West Africa

The region of Sahel It includes a vast band of territory that crosses the northern part of the African continent from the east to the west, in the conjunction area between the Sahara desert and the large rain forests of equatorial Africa, characterized by a dry climate and a landscape of savannas and acacia forests. The countries of this area ...

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A fish that fell “from heaven” caused a fire in Canada: this is how it happened

The fish that caused a fire in Canada, found by the firefighters. Credit: Ashcroft Fire Rescue No, It’s not a hoax: a fish fell on an electrical line in British Columbia, Canada, causing a fire And a Blackout last July 31, near the small town of Aschroft. But how does a fish fall on an electrical line? This funny story ...