Ecology

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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 ...

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The neuroscience of gossip: how gossip activates the reward circuit

The gossipor “gossip” has its roots in evolutionary mechanisms that have guaranteed the survival and the cohesion of human groups. The tendency to exchange information and opinions about absent people allowed our ancestors to select allies and of discourage dangerous behavior. On a biological level, the pleasure you feel in telling and listening to other people’s stories is linked to ...

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How is it possible that the monumental stones of Tiwanaku and Cusco fit together so perfectly?

The construction techniques of the ancients South American civilizations they were from the pre-Columbian era very advanced and were developed by different peoples over the centuries. In fact, complex and elaborate buildings and constructions can be found in the city of Tiwanakuin Boliviadated between the 5th and 9th centuries ADup to the centers erected by Inca civilization (for example in ...

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History of the Inquisition, the institution of the Catholic Church that investigated heresies and witchcraft

THE’Inquisition – from Latin inquisitionwhat does it mean research, investigation – was an institution founded by Church and from some monarchies of the Modern Age, with the aim of researching and prosecuting those who questioned the principles of the Catholic religion. Over the centuries, different forms of inquisition have existed: theMedieval Inquisitionactive from the end of the 12th to the ...

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How the phone suggests the correct words as you type: predictive text

If we type on a phone with an operating system Android and Gboard keyboard, the word “Today” and then we complete the sentence by clicking only on the suggested words in the bar above the keyboard we get something like: “Today I can’t come to my house and have some time to do the shopping and do shopping and shopping ...