The Inuit they know them well and have studied them since the dawn of time: i narwhals (Monodon monoceros), also called “sea unicorns”are cetaceans, i.e. marine mammals, typical of the Arctic and unique in their kind due to the presence of the characteristic “horn”. This protuberance with alleged magical properties is nothing more than ahuge tusk which develops in males ...
In the sociological and psychological fields “humility” And “modesty” they are concepts often confused or used as synonyms, but they represent different nuances of behavior and our identity. According to the Treccani Dictionary, humility concerns an awareness of one’s limits and a propensity not to exalt one’s value. Modesty, according to the Oxford Dictionary, implies an awareness of one’s abilities ...
The chipboard it is a wooden panel made by mixing using synthetic resins and hot compressing the chopped waste from natural wood processing, such as sawdust, shavings and bark fragments. This material was invented during the Second World War: in a period in which solid wood was in short supply, the need for alternative materials pushed manufacturers to devise a ...
The Lake Ortaa body of water of glacial origin squeezed between hills and mountains in the region of Cusio in Piedmontis certainly not among the most famous in Italy despite its strong tourist vocation. Its story, however, is an important testimony of the effects of industrialization on the Italian territory, but also of success in damage repair caused by man. ...
We were at the iliad International Broadcast Center in Lissone, near Milan, where all the VAR rooms of the Lega Serie A are located. Unlike what one might think, in fact, the VAR rooms are not inside the stadiums but are concentrated in this building. There are 8 in total, since between advances and postponements there are never more than ...
Example of transcription of a voice on WhatsApp. Credit: WhatsApp. WhatsApp has finally introduced a long-awaited feature: the transcription of voice messages into textthus allowing you to read them instead of listening to them. The feature is also available in Italianbut at the moment only on iPhone updated to iOS 16 or later. This innovation is designed for those moments ...
The place of tomb of Alexander the Great (also known by its Greek name Soma“body”), Macedonian leader and conqueror (Pella, 356 BC – Babylon 333 BC) is still unknown today and is one of the most fascinating enigmas ofarcheology. Alexander died at the age of 33 years olda Babylonin circumstances not yet clarified after the military campaigns in Bactria, but ...
Every day, we send and receive dozens and dozens of e-mail. What if we told you that sending and receiving emails has a significant environmental impact? This is what some researchers discovered by analyzing the potential pollution due to the use of emails which, like any digital activity (including artificial intelligence), contribute to global emissions CO2And or CO2 equivalenta unit ...
The largest residential building in the world is theIstana Nurul Iman. It is located in the State of Bruneispecifically in an area close to its capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The building, which currently holds the record for the largest residential structure in the worldit is for all intents and purposes the official residence of the Sultan of the State of ...
An international team led by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Marine and Polar Research (Awi) and the TU Bergakademie Freiberg University in Germany has discovered traces of amberi.e. fossil resin of conifers, dating back to around 90 million years agothus demonstrating that the Antarctic continent was home to forests at that time. Amber was found in one sediment core taken ...