Ecology

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How the first spherical police robot patrolling the streets in China works: what is RT-G

Spherical robot in China. Credit: Newsflare. Is called RT-G there “police ball” in the shape of a sphere designed to support law enforcement and used in recent months China. The Chinese robot was spotted in action during real patrols, accompanying the Chinese SWAT on city streets and rough terrain. Made by the company Logon Technology of Shenzhen after four years ...

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Santa’s post office is in Finland and receives 2 million letters a year

TO Rovaniemi, in Northern Finland and precisely in Laplandone is found among them post offices most particular in the world: that of Santa Claus! The building, made entirely of local stones and pine wood, has been officially part of the Finnish postal service since 1985although unlike any other center this is where all the letters addressed to arrive Santa Claus: ...

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How does an AI chatbot work? Learning and the role of supercomputers

Chatbot AI refers to a system based on artificial intelligence that interacts with users by simulating a human conversation. Behind an AI Chatbot, even if it functions, there are many very complex things, but basically there are two main elements: the artificial intelligence model and the physical components, the hardware. The model is a bit like the brain of the ...

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“Respect” is the word of the year according to Treccani

AND “respect“ the word of 2024, according to Treccani. The Institute of the Italian Encyclopedia has chosen this word for the communication campaign #words are worth itwhich aims to promote correct and conscious use of the language. The term was selected among many “due to its extreme relevance and social relevance”, as underlined by Treccani, who defines the respect as ...

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Silverfish at home: what they are, why they are attracted to books and how to keep them away

It sometimes happens to find the so-called silver fish (Lepisma saccharina) in the books in our libraries at home. This insect completely harmless it is a regular resident of many homes, especially in damp and dark environments. It is called a silverfish due to its rapid movements and its oblong, silvery appearance which actually resembles the appearance of a miniature ...

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Are there really more tattooed people in Italy than in the rest of the world? It seems so: 48% have it

For millennia, i tattoos they were a form of social, personal and artistic expression in different areas of the world: we have archaeological evidence of tattoos already in the ancient Egyptiansas well as in the most remote Polynesian populations. Over the last century they have become increasingly popular, and although estimates of the percentage of the population tattooed in different ...

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UAP sightings in New Jersey: what we know and the FBI statements

In recent weeks the news of numerous sightings of UAP – that is, unidentified aerial phenomena – in New Jersey. The fact became of international interest after December 13thwhen Trump on his social network Truth published a post saying that they had been spotted “mysterious drones” and – if you can’t understand what it is – you will have to ...

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Julia Butterfly Hill, the extraordinary story of the girl who lived 738 days on a redwood

Julia Butterfly Hill on the tree. Credits: Ethos Before Greta Thunberg there was another environmental activist who catalyzed the world’s attention on important environmental causes: Julia Butterfly Hill. The very young American activist, born on February 18, 1974 in Missouri, in December 1997 he climbed a thousand-year-old Californian redwood named “Luna” 61 meters high to prevent the logging of it ...

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Why do we eat more in winter? What happens in the brain and body when it’s cold

The fact that in winter we tend to be hungrier and eat more is not only due to psychological, social, cultural factors, but also to one specific brain nucleus of the thalamus called xiphoid nucleus (Xi). This nucleus is activated after a long stay in the cold because the energy expenditure in our body it becomes noticeable and needs to ...