Ecology

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Which are the pro-independence regions that claim autonomy in the EU? It’s not just Catalonia

In European Union numerous still exist today secessionist or independence movements within some countries: one of the most famous examples is undoubtedly that of Cataloniawhich in 2017 became a warm front again following the clashes and the arrest of some senior leaders of the Catalan independence parties. In the UK, the Scotland and theNorthern Irelandabove all, maintain independence pushes towards ...

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Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS could be the brightest of 2025: where and when it will be seen

Credits: Gianluca Masi, The Virtual Telescope Project. The comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS will reach the perihelion (the point of its orbit closest to the Sun) the January 13, 2025 after well 160,000 years since the last time. This long-period comet, discovered on April 5 this year and originating in the cold and remote outskirts of the Solar System, is one ...

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WhatsApp will no longer work on several Android smartphones from January 1st: here’s what they are

From the January 1, 2025the messaging app from WhatsApp it will no longer be officially supported on some smartphones Android that no longer meet the technical requirements necessary to make it work. This decision, communicated by Meta, goes to cut support for obsolete devices released between 2012 and 2013so as to guarantee safety, efficiency and the possibility of integrating new ...

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Sailing in the Pacific Ocean for 90 days on an early 20th century sailing ship: interview with Niccolò Banfi

Imagine driving around 12,000 km and navigate to 90 days in the’Pacific Ocean above a sailing ship from the early twentieth centurystarting fromEaster Island and his Moai and managing, among other things, to swim a few meters from the humpback whales and to stop on Pitcairnthe island inhabited by the descendants of the Bounty mutineers. It’s the adventure he experienced ...

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Winter solstice 2024, the shortest day of the year: what happens in astronomy and when it falls

This year winter starts on Friday December 21st at hours 10:20 in the morning Italian, date and time in which the winter solstice. This astronomical event and symbolic moment for many cultures does not always fall on the same day but usually occurs between December 20th and 23rd and marks thebeginning of the winter season in the northern hemisphere. The ...

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The new detailed map of the ocean floor: it is provided by NASA’s SWOT satellite

A map of the ocean floor obtained by satellite. Credit: NOAA The SWOT satellite (Surface Water and Ocean Topography), launched into orbit in 2022 and the result of the collaboration between NASA and the French National Center for Space Studies (CNES), allowed you to get a new one very detailed map of the ocean floor. This was possible thanks to ...

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The two astronauts stuck on the ISS: why they won’t be able to return to Earth before March 2025

Boeing’s Starliner capsule docked with the ISS. Credit: NASA The stay of the two astronauts in the International Space Station is getting longer and longer Barry Wilmore And Sunita Williamswho were stranded in the ISS in June following a malfunction of the capsule’s thrusters Starliner Of Boeing who had transported them to the orbital outpost (and who had already had ...

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Mareterra, how the new neighborhood of the Principality of Monaco is made and how it works

Credit: © Mareterra Officially open to the public since December 5th, the futuristic project created in the Principality of Monaco it is now a reality in all respects, after about 10 years of construction work: we are talking about Mareterra, the artificial peninsula which outlines a new residential neighborhood in the city. As per the work schedule, the new community ...