Ecology

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Who designed the symbols on our road signs? One great artist

The black cow inside the triangle, the pedestrian crossing the road on a blue background, the car skidding on the wet road: these are all drawings that drivers are very accustomed to, because they are depicted on signs that we often see on Italian streets and that we know how to recognize from afar. It is already less obvious, however, ...

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Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS arrives at perihelion: where and when to observe it from Italy

Comet C/2023 A3. Credits: Yellowstone National Park, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons. The comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS will reach the perihelionthe minimum distance from the Sun, Monday 13 January 2025. The comet is currently located very close angularly to the Sun, which makes the observation from Italy extremely difficult. The last moments to attempt an observation, but only with professional tools, ...

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What is the Geiger counter and how does it measure ionizing radiation

The counter Geiger (or Geiger-Muller) is one of the best-known tools for identify the presence of ionizing radiation. This device, through the ionization of an inert gas, is able to produce and measure a electrical signal, quantified by a number on the display. This is a tool that has also entered the culture pop due to its typical “click” sound, ...

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How the Windows “Start” menu and its button were born: a story of one

If you think about the Windows operating system, probably the first element that comes to mind is the button that opens the “Start” menu. This small and iconic UI detail, first introduced with Windows 95revolutionized the way we interact with computers. Previously, the Start menu (born in 1992) was called “System”. Born from the need to simplify the use of ...

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From artificial intelligence to double referees: Fabio Caressa tells us what the football of the future will be like

You’re watching The Science of Football Don’t miss out on more content from Geopop In recent years, technology has profoundly transformed the world of football, introducing tools that have improved the precision of refereeing decisions and understanding of the game. A key example that marked the introduction of technology into Italian football is the episode of goal by Muntari during ...

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Did the Tower of Babel really exist?

There Tower of Babel is mentioned in Bible in the book of Genesis (11, 1-9). It would have been a structure built of bricks by men, who in this way wanted to erect a building destined to reach the sky. In the midst of the works, to punish men for their pride in wanting to build such a tall building, ...

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FBI warns against using SMS in two-factor authentication

In recent years, thetwo-factor authentication or 2FA has become an essential tool for protecting your online accounts, adding an additional layer of security beyond the simple combination of a username and password. However, not all 2FA methods are equally secureand theFBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) recently issued a significant warning: stop using SMS as a means of verificationas judged unsafe. ...

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The scam of false judicial summons from the Chief of Police: how to recognize it and protect yourself

The online scams they are increasingly refined and targeted. This is because cyber criminals know well that, to catch their victims, they must set targeted traps, capable of leveraging fear and ignorance of certain online dynamics (and not only) to be successful. Among the most sophisticated online scams present in recent times is that of false judicial summonswhich exploits the ...

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A new caldera and an underwater landslide identified off the coast of Campi Flegrei: where they are and what we know

Credits: Google Earth. A team of researchers fromNational Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and of theInstitute of Marine Sciences of the National Research Council (Cnr-Ismar) recently identified on the bottom of the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Phlegraean Fields some previously unknown geological structures. Among the most important discoveries there is one large underwater caldera located west of the island ...