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Almeria’s “sea of ​​plastic”: the historic turning point of a territory and the shadows ignored by Europe

A first look at satellite images of the Province of Almeríain south-eastern Spain, might leave us rightly perplexed: huge expanses of white contrast with the almost desert-like colours of Andalusia. What we see is ainfinity of small and large greenhouses, from which a good part of the vegetable needs of the whole of Europe comes: a success of modern agricultural ...

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New Strain of Monkeypox: What It Is, What the WHO Says, and What’s Happening in Africa

After the COVID-19 pandemic and epidemics of monkeypox of 2022, global attention regarding the spread of pathogenic viruses has remained high. These days we hear about again Of monkeypox (mpox) with theWorld Health Organization (WHO) which declares this epidemic in Africa an emergency of public health interest international. WHO had already opened the emergency for monkeypox in July 23, 2022 ...

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Tancící dum, the “Dancing House” in Prague, one of the most iconic buildings in Europe

There Dancing House (Dancing house) Of Prague is one of the most famous buildings in Europe, home to the Dutch National Offices in the centre of the Czech capital. Built between 1994 and 1996 and designed by the architects Frank Gehry And Vlado Milunićis located on the banks of the river Moldavian replacing a building destroyed during a bombing in ...

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Is it true that carrots make us tan more? The effects of beta-carotene on the skin

The common belief that eating carrots helps you tan is a false myth. Tanning is a form of defense of our body. By exposing the skin to the sun, its deepest layer begins to produce melanina pigmented molecule of a darker color. As it rises to the more superficial layers of the skin, melanin darkens it and acts as protection ...

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What is aluminum, what are its uses and what is its market value

THE’aluminum is the chemical element with atomic number 13 in the periodic table, marked by the symbol “To the” and is mainly obtained from the bauxite. Its exceptional physical properties, including malleability, light weight and corrosion resistance, make it one of the most sought-after metals in global industries, ranging from packaging to aerospace. Despite its widespread use, industrial-scale production of ...

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Why is metal colder to the touch than other materials? The thermal chamber experiment

If we touch an object of metalwe will hear it more Freddo compared to objects made of other materials, such as cardboard or wood. This happens even though the two objects are at the same same temperature. How is this possible? Why do we perceive two different temperatures? It’s all in the difference in conductivity thermal of the materials in ...

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Can You Eat Jellyfish? Edibility and Possible Applications

In recent years, interesting solutions have been tested to contain the phenomenon of “jellyfish bloom” or, at least, for use these planktonic organisms in an alternative way. One of the possible uses is precisely the food one since Some species of jellyfish are ediblehave good nutritional properties and a flavor appreciated by many. Someone, thinking of that gelatinous body and ...