Ecology

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Is there a difference between anchovies and anchovies? Not really, that’s why

Anchovies and anchovies are they the same thing? The two terms refer to same fish or not? And above all, are we referring to a defined species? The answer is “Depends”. In reality, only in Italy does this distinction exist between anchovy and anchovy, while more commonly in English we speak indiscriminately of anchovy and in academic language the scientific ...

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Two new functions are coming to Google Chrome to recognize scam websites and fake e-commerce sites

The development team of Google Chrome he’s working on one new security feature based on the now ubiquitous artificial intelligence which, apparently, it could help you avoid online scams perpetrated by deceptive sites. Thanks to the use of an advanced linguistic model that acts locally, the Mountain View giant’s browser would be able to analyze the contents of the web ...

Piattaforma petrolifera

Piper Alpha platform, what caused the deadliest accident in the history of oil extraction

The July 6, 1988 the oil platform Piper Alphalocated in the North Sea near the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland suffered a devastating fire which caused 167 victims165 platform workers (out of 226 total) and 2 rescue workers. It is, still today, the deadliest accident never recorded on an oil rig. Subsequent investigations highlighted a chain of problems, from incorrect design ...

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What are the main differences between Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals? Their brains were bigger!

Homo sapiens And Homo neanderthalensis they are two species of hominids who shared our planet for tens of thousands of years (in particular we are talking about the Middle Paleolithic, between 200,000 and 30,000 years ago), but they present various differences, both on the biological plan how much about that cultural/behavioral. In the current state of our knowledge, i Neanderthal ...

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After Christmas, a lot of electronic waste is produced: why it is important to dispose of it correctly

Christmas is synonymous with gifts, and among the most popular ones that are placed under the tree include smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, Bluetooth earphones, and many other household appliances and electronic devices, many of which are powered by batteries. Even if there are no precise estimates dedicated to the Christmas period alone, we can imagine that an important portion of the ...

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Why is the main Windows disk indicated by the letter C and not by the letter A?

There letter Cused to indicate themain hard disk drive in Windows computersis a convention that has its roots in the early history of information technology. The answer lies in fact transition from floppy disks to hard disks and in the evolution of software and hardware in the 1980s. In fact, in the very first PCs, the letters A and B ...

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Who invented etiquette and who decides today what should or should not be done?

According to the etiquette during meals you should never wish “Enjoy your meal”The napkin should be kept on knees hey elbows they should never rest on table. But who decided these “rules”? In short, who invented etiquette, that is, the set of commonly accepted rules of behavior regarding civilized living and the good education? The Monsignor was the first to ...