Ecology

soldi fanno la felicita

Is it true that money buy happiness? Yes, but up to a certain point: sociological studies

Can money buy happiness? According to a study published in 2018 by Purdue University and coordinated by dr. Andrew Jubb, there would be one cheap threshold beyond which the money stops affecting subjective well -being positively: 95 000 dollars per year for the “life satisfaction” And between 60 000 and 75 000 dollars for the “emotional well -being“. But be ...

chiamata sospetta

What is the anti-Spoofing, the Agcom filter that could block the call center spam calls

Who knows how many times you have found yourself fighting daily with phone calls from unknown or apparently reliable numbers that are then proved to be attempts at aggressive telemarketing or, even worse, of real telephone scams. Something, apparently, is changing. THE’AGCOM (Authority for guarantees in communications) is in fact working on a Anti-Spoofing filter to reduce spam calls from ...

Immagine

How does a charging column work for electric cars and how many kWs do you need?

The charging columns are divided into two macrocastreors: those for domestic use, which would be like mini home charging stations installed directly in the garage, and those for public use, that is, those we find on the street. Those on the street are certainly the fastest, those in the house instead are slower because they have a low power, but ...

KON TIKI

The true story of the Kon-Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl’s raft that crossed the Pacific Ocean

The Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl The April 28, 1947 He prepared an audience expedition with 5 adventurous companions, a parrot and a truly singular boat, a large and primitive Zattera of Balsa called Kon-Tiki For the ancient God of the rain and the Inca wind. He wanted to sail to the seas of the seasOcean Pacific southern to ...

frana appennino modenese

Great landslide on the Apennines: what we know about the geological phenomenon that advances half a meter per hour

Credit: Tgr Er For some days the inhabited area of Boccassuolohamlet of the Municipality of Palagano in Province of Modenais at the center of the national chronicles for a landslide who is slowly destroying everything he encounters on his path. Originated in the first days of April from Monte Cantierethe phenomenon has already caused the destruction of housing, roads And ...

blackout spagna

Blackout in Spain, Portugal and South of France, Transport Stop and the Internet: what is happening

Credit: EPA – Efe/Mariscal Around 12:00 today an extensive blackout hit millions of citizens in Spain, Portugal and, to a lesser extent, e South of France. The electricity grid has undergone a sudden collapse that paralyzed critical infrastructures such as railway transport, road traffic and telecommunications, as well as causing disagreement widespread in the main airports (including that of Madrid, ...

perclorato di sodio decomposizione esplosione

The explosion at the port of Bandar Addas in Iran could involve the sodium because what it is and what it is for

A violent explosion hit the Port of Shahid Rajaeethe main commercial hub of Iran, causing at least 40 victims and more than 1000 injured. The accident triggered fires of vast proportions, which after a day continue to flare up inside the port area, while one dense cloud of potentially toxic substances weighs on the surrounding areas. The first reconstructions suggest ...

Grand Canyon

How the Grand Canyon has formed and what reveals on the history of the earth

The Grand Canyon It is a huge throat located in Arizona, in the United States, delimited by rocky walls with bright colors and naturally dug by the Colorado river in the last 60 million years. Up to 30 km widewinds through the plateau for one Length of about 350 km. The erosive action of the water brought to light a ...

maschi e femmine in natura

In nature there are not only males and females: that’s why and what science says

When wondering if in nature only male and female individuals exist, the answer would seem obvious, but the natural world is incredibly varied for which there is never only “white or black”, but, as they say, many shades of gray. In fact, there is a series of adaptations that cannot always lead to the rigid distinction between “male” and “female”. ...