Ecology

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Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France: The geopolitical implications

Pavel Durov. Credits: Tech Crunch Pavel Durovthe thirty-nine-year-old French-Russian founder of the Russian social networking platforms VK and the instant messaging platform Telegramwas arrested by French authorities on Saturday, August 24, at Paris Le Bourget airport. Durov is accused of being an accomplice in numerous illegal activities (child pornography and illegal pornography, scams, drug trafficking) that have been taking place ...

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Car Air Conditioning: Some Tips to Avoid Odors, Mold and Bacteria

In the warmer months we find ourselves driving more and more often with the windows closed and the air conditioning “on full blast”, sheltered from the torrid temperatures of the season. It can happen, however, that we feel unpleasant smells of damp or stale. These signals should not be underestimated: in the ventilation system of our car they can in ...

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Swiss Army Knife, Its Invention, The Largest in the World and What the Law Says

The Swiss Army Knife It is one of the most iconic objects of our neighbors across the Alps: corkscrews, blades, screwdrivers, scissors, pliers and much more enclosed in a small pocket tool. It is an essential gadget for many enthusiasts of do-it-yourself and hiking, and even the swiss army has been using it as equipment for its soldiers for over ...

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Two NASA astronauts stuck in ISS to return in 2025 with SpaceX: Possible consequences

Credit: NASA NASA has unanimously decided not to allow astronauts to return to Earth Butch Wilmore And Sunita Williamsstuck in the International Space Station since June due to technical problems with the capsule Starliner of Beoing who had already shown up during the outward journey, with the capsule itself. The decision was made to security reasons in order to avoid ...

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Why do men have nipples if they have no evolutionary purpose for males?

Why the men develop the nipples if from an evolutionary point of view they are of no use to them? In womenin fact, the nipple is essential for breastfeedbut in men apparently it’s no useThe presence of this anatomical feature in male individuals can be explained by going back to the embryonic development of human beings and to mechanisms of ...

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The Bhopal Disaster: History and Consequences of the Worst Industrial Accident in History

The Bhopal plant, one year after the accident. Credit: Bhopal Medical Appeal (Martin Stott), via Wikimedia Commons The accident occurred during the night between 2 and 3 December 1984 in Bhopala town in central India which already at that time had almost 1 million inhabitants, is probably the worst industrial disaster in historyThe main cause of the accident was the ...

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How a tunnel is made: what are the internal systems and how do they work?

The gallerie They are complex infrastructural systems that allow for overcoming orographic obstacles, on a road or railway route, in territories with a predominantly mountainous development. They are engineering works capable of literally hold up the mountains above them and prevent these from collapsing inside them, thus allowing continuity of passage along the route, limiting travel times from a given ...

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Vipers in Italy: How to Recognize Them and What to Do in Case of a Bite

Walser viper. Credit: HerrVillhelm, via Wikimedia Commons In summer there may be cases of people bitten by vipersbut it is a rather rare event. In Italy there are 5 species of vipers (common viper, adder, horned viper, Walser viper and Orsini viper). In our country, as in all of Europe, snake poisoning it does not represent an emergency, contrary to ...