In Italy, almost 1 in 10 workers continued to work even while he was in vacation. This is what emerges from Istat data, which in 2022 for the first time measured the presence of “holiday workers”that is, those who combine work and holidays: especially men, resident in the North-West, with a high level of education, self-employed or managers in the ...
The blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus), passerine birds belonging to the Paridae family that live in urban environments, have acquired the habit of add cigarette butts to their nest or even to build the nest in public ashtrays, to exploit the repellent effect of nicotine against parasites. Talking about it is a study conducted by a team of zoologists from the ...
Among those who play at roulette There is a method circulating that seems to offer a mathematical guarantee for winning: the martingalealso known as “doubling methodThis strategy consists of betting on a color (red or black) and, in case of loss, trying again doubling the bet. In theory, thanks to this strategy you have the mathematical certainty of ending your ...
In the Chinese province of Jiangsu the largest energy storage system in the world to compressed air (CAES- Compressed Air Energy Storage), marking a historic milestone in the development of sustainable energy infrastructure. The power plant, with a total cost of approximately 520 million dollarsis sized to guarantee an annual production of approximately 792 GWh of electricity helping to meet ...
Power delete duplicate or useless files on Android and iPhone In practice, it means recovering precious space (especially if you have a device with little free memory) and at the same time improving the organization of the data on your device. Fewer files to manage equals more ease and speed in finding what you need when you need it. To ...
The Earth seen from the last Apollo mission and the first manned Artemis mission. Credit: NASA Two and a half days after the launch of Artemis II, the Orion capsule with the four astronauts of the mission on board it passed halfway between the Earth and the Moon: 244 thousand km from us, 200 thousand km from our natural satellite. ...
One of the most immediate consequences of the tensions between the United States-Israel and Iran concerns the transportation of petroleum and refined fuels. The most critical junction is lo Strait of Hormuzone of the most important passages for energy transport: in fact, about a fifth of global oil passes through here. While Europe does not import huge quantities of crude ...
The Kikai underwater volcano, Japan. Credit: Seama Nobukazu Under the caldera of Kikai underwater volcanooff the coast of southern Japan, the magma chamber is starting to fill again, 7300 years after what was themore violent eruption of the last 11,000 years. Researchers from Kobe University, Japan, detected a large quantity of magma under the caldera, who published the results of ...
Generated with AI Whether they’re rummaging through a garbage can or playing Rocket in Guardians of the Galaxy, raccoons (Procyon lotor) have always been a fixture in North American folklore. Behind their funny and opportunistic appearance, however, these mammals hide surprising cognitive abilities. A recent study published in the journal Animal Behavior by the researchers of University of British Columbia ...
You’re watching Before or After? Don’t miss out on more content from Geopop Are you ready to test your memory and your perception of time again? Come back “Before or After?”the Geopop quiz format, hosted by Maria Bosco. After the first two challenges which saw Dada and Marcolino and Le Coliche compete, the game gets more and more lively with ...