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has drilled a well -deep well

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China has initiated a considerable amount of projects that are tremendously ambitious. The New Silk Routeit has been proposed to lead in the creation of Batteries for electric cars And also in the solar panel segment. Another objective is to squeeze your deserts. That is why he has undertaken the construction of huge solar farmsbut it has also begun to make kilometer holes. One of them is the Shendi Take-1 That, with its almost 11 kilometers deep, it is a considerable feat. And it is expected to be extremely profitable. Taklamakán. Located in the westernmost region of China, this desert is not only huge: it is a mine. A reservoir, rather, and one that the Chinese oil company Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, or saropec, is exploiting good. It is estimated that in this basin is one of the most promising oil and gas reserves in China and Sinopec has More than a hundred of wells in the region. The problem is that it is an area where it is well buried and it is estimated that much of the reserves are between 6,000 and 10,000 meters. In November 2023, Sinopec inaugurated the Project Deep Earth 1-Yuejin 3-3xca well of more than 9,400 meters deep to extract oil in that Ultraprofunda layer. And, although it was an achievement for how quickly they built it, it has just been eclipsed by a well of a rival company. Shendi Take-1. In the same desert, China National Petroleum corporation, or CNPC, built The Shendi Take-1, a vertical well that has converted in the deepest of Asia thanks to its 10,910 meters deep. It has broken the occasional record in confirming the presence of natural gas at that depth and one of its tasks will be to extract these resources. Colosa In all aspects. A ‘deep hole’ attracts attention on its own, but it is much more curious if we take into account that “only” have taken 580 days to reach that depth. The most complex was those final 910 meters and it was what they invested more time: 300 days. The question is why the last 910 meters took more than in the previous 10,000. The answer is because, as Comment The director of the platform, “each additional meter to a certain depth increases the complexity of drilling exponentially.” We need another drill. As we deepen the cortex, the temperature increases. 10,000 meters rise above 210 degrees Celsius and the pressure is also huge, which forced the CNPC to develop an automated drilling platform with potential to reach 12,000 meters. Not only the heads, with diamond drill, are designed to endure temperatures: a refrigerant has also been created capable of dissipating heat at that room temperature and elements such as screws have also been created to maintain their integrity at all times. It is not something that would be done only for this well, since China’s intention is to lead in ultra -professional excavations from now on thanks to these tools of which 90% have been manufactured nationwide, which allows the tunnelador to be replicated in a simple way without having to import too many elements. Dual purpose. Beyond extracting oil and gas, the Shendi Take-1 will allow exploration geological It makes all the meaning: when completed, 13 layers of the earth will have crossed, having the rock that is drilling more than 500 million years. It still remains. And we say “when completed” because CNPC has confirmed that the objective remains to reach a depth of 11,100 meters. It will be then when they reach that thirteenth land layer and almost to the limit of what the drilling platform can offer. In this way, in addition to allowing the interior of the planet better in Asia, China ensures tools and capacity to exploit one of the most complicated oil reserves in the world because most of the resources (60%) are at that depth. And yes, China will not even overcome the SG-3 well. Known as him Kola superprofundo wellit was a well that the Soviets took 19 years to complete, reaching 12,262 meters, but unlike that, whose purpose was the investigation of the lithosphere, the Shendi Take-1 will not only serve to satisfy the scientific curiosity, but to extract liquid gold in the process. Images | CNPC (2), Sinopec In Xataka | This is how the most hated climate change industry works: the coal industry

Every time you think about everything the Romans managed to do, remember that they did it intoxicated with lead

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Who will not like the Roman Empire? A little over a year ago, thousands of women from all over Spain asked their boyfriends, friends or husbands to How much they thought of the Roman Empire. And, at least according to the meme, the answer was: a lot. What we just discovered hidden in Arctic ice is that, in short, we think too little: the Roman Empire He raised one of the civilizational works more impressive in the history of humanity and did it with absolutely demential atmospheric levels. Lead that they themselves had launched to the atmosphere. Lead, lead everywhere. Examining lead in three Arctic Ice Cores 2,000 years ago, a team of deserting institute researchers They have been able to calculate The level of environmental pollution in Europe between 500 before Christ and 600 after Christ. The data is, to put it in a gentle and restrained way, terrifying. As They publish in Proceedings of the National Academy of ScienceAfter examining the lead isotopes stored on that ice, researchers could create a map of pollution by this metal throughout Europe. Not only that: they estimated their magnitude, the blood lead levels of the inhabitants and even discovered what had caused that enormous pollution. A guilty with name and surname. According to data, silver is at the origin of this problem. Or, rather, the Mining of La Plata. In general and for centuries, the miners melled tons of galena To extract silver. It is estimated that by each ounce of useful silver thousands of ounces of lead to the environment were released. To put it in numbers: “During the 200 years of apogee of the Roman Empire, more than 500 kilotons of lead to the atmosphere were released.” This, always according to the records of the ice centers, is 40 times greater than during the large environmental lead peak of the 70s (after which we began to withdraw it from gasoline, paintings and the rest of the products). And that, of course, there were consequences. We already know that lead is bad for health. Very bad. And not only because of infertility, illness or violence problems: I talk about neurological problems that translate into a considerable decrease in cognitive abilities and concentration. In practical terms, According to DRI researcherslead levels in Roman times had to decrease between 2 and 3 points of intellectual coefficient in the general population. “It does not seem much, but when it applies to practically the entire European population, it is a big problem,” Nathan Chellman explainedCo -author of the study. A problem that, seen in perspective, only increases the myth of the Roman Empire. Image | Joseph McConnell | Ilona Frey In Xataka | The Google Maps of the Roman Empire: the map that allows you to plan a route at that time

The Xiaomi Su7 factory in China has become a tourist attraction. And there are those who pay a money to see it

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He Xiaomi Su7 It appeared on December 28, 2023. It was not a joke, much less. Months later we saw an even more capable version, the Su7 ultraand almost for the anniversary, Xiaomi presented the SUV model: the Xiaomi Yu7. In less than three years, Xiaomi got his ambitious electric car will pass from the design table to the streetsand has achieved it thanks to a good strategy and a futuristic factory that is so successful that has become a tourist phenomenon. So much that in China they are reluctant in tickets at higher prices than those who would be paid to enter Disneyland. Success. The Xiaomi Su7 is to study it. It seemed crazy, but in less than a year, Xiaomi managed to sell 200,000 units and estimated to sell 300,000 this 2025. However, They had to update their forecasts because the new forecasts pointed more at 350,000 units. Its car division already represents 10% of the company’s income and hopes to start selling them outside China Facing 2027. The factory. There is a huge investment behind to start something like that in such a short time, and much of the ‘guilt’ is the factory. It is estimated that a car occurs every 76 seconds, or 40 cars per hour, within the Xiaomi EV Factory of Yizhuang, and that is thanks to a very high degree of automation: 91%, according to estimates. The plant has 700 robots performing processes of creating molds, assembly of parts, welding, paint and different quality verification processes that are responsible for guaranteeing the good condition of welding by points, of rivets and adhesives. Using tools with artificial intelligence and scanners, the correct installation of critical pieces and components such as batteries is controlled, as well as the structural integrity of the pieces. There are humans. Beyond the manufacturing plant, there is a circuit of 2.5 kilometers in which vehicles undergo tests, but also different stations to ensure the performance of parts such as brakes, address or damping. And yes, there is human supervision (about 100 people), but in the end it is a highly automated process, such as the one we see in brand factories like Tesla. Visits. Something very positive for the brand is that it has managed to generate a strong feeling of community among its users due to the huge product ecosystem (especially in China). And that visits to the plant are organized is an ideal opportunity for brand fans, to technology or automotive to take a look at the manufacturing process. It is a strategy to strengthen their relationship with consumers, also a promotion tool, so that visitors see all those automatisms in action. There are exclusive products, visitors can take something in the plant’s dining room and the visit is divided into two parts: 40 minutes where the plant is presented, technology, SU7 design and talk about that automated production. 20 minutes Finals in which the production line is explored to see all the robots in action. In addition, as they point out from Ithomethere is only one session on working days and five on weekends and holidays, so the opportunity is further limited. Apart from the robotic arms, there is an army of “electric corabos” robots Resale. Now, it is a factory, not a museum, so the visits are very controlled. It is done in groups of 20 people and thousands of people have signed up. It has become a highly demanded destination that is not only managing to compete against traditional options, but has promoted a resale market of tickets with madness prices. As they point from Motorpasionthis resale leads to a black market in which prices reach 2,000 yuan, which would become about 280 euros. That per person and for an experience of, as we say, one hour. You can always wait for an entrance to touch you, but it is already a process that compare With that you touch the lottery because there are tens of thousands of applications and, as we see, the visits are very small. And second hand. It is clear that there are those who see commercial opportunities anywhere, but the tickets for the Xiaomi EV Factory is not with the only thing that is played in the market. Although SU7 production is high, it seems that it is not enough to meet demand, so there is a generous waiting list. And there are those who are selling them as soon as they receive them. Units with just 10 or 20 kilometers are sold by about 15,000 euros above of the sale price. It is something that we have already seen other times (As in 2022 with Tesla) And it is a way of who has many, eager to skip your waiting tail (and have the money), can do it. The truth is that the Xiaomi EV Factory looks impressive, but we can only see it in videos like the one we leave on these lines. At least until Xiaomi is encouraged to remove their cars outside the Chinese borders and open plants through Europe, something that Other Chinese manufacturers are doing. Images | Xiaomi In Xataka | Family and friends keep asking me if “it is worth buying a Chinese car.” This is my answer

The most fascinating adventure program is a Spanish Tiktoker who is traveling to Japan with a 1998 Fiat

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Fabio Bell is a influencer That, under the nick Volatadipuca It has been specialized in publishing videos about cars and trips on their social networks. He has made routes through countries such as New Zealand or India, as well as by Route 66 North American, and on his channel combines from cars reviews to interviews with vehicle owners of very diverse characteristics. His last idea, however, is the one that is attracting more attention: to travel from Spain to Japan in a Fiat Marea of ​​98. Planazo. Camperize the car To make life in him, advance everything that can be (on day 1, from Barcelona to Monaco, for example), three months planned at the wheel to travel 14,500 kilometers. At the moment it has been (almost for Serbia) and every day a video summary is uploading that in some cases almost four million visualizations. The inaugural video of the trip, the most viral, reached almost 10 million visualizations. In it, he told his more than 411,000 followers how he withdrew the seats on the right side to install a bed, installed a baca and supplied 20 liters of diesel and a spare wheel. 11 tricks to dominate Tik tok I tell you my trip. For some years, travel Tiktokers have become one of the most famous content on social networks. From adventure to more urban environments, there are more specialized ones (@Racherrosargentinos They only make natural scenarios from South America) and more spectacular (@Jacktravelworld Use drones and film plans, which has won more than 400,000 followers), going through those who have a more practical and earthly approach (@Alanxelmundo It focuses on recommendations and advice for those who want to make their own trips). @volatadipuca I think we all wanted a second season with the tide. This time, a little more beast than the previous one. In total there will be 22 countries, 12 currencies and 25,000km, for 3 months. Good luck to all #Nippon #Coches #trips ♬ Original Sound – Fabio Belnome The travel tiktoks phenomenon. Tiktok has become one of the key media to show trips: the hashtag #tikToktravel, for example, has More than 23,000 million viewsbecause the creators who make content for this niche take, often, extreme views: trips linked to adventure, others very strict in the sustainable and ecological aspect (often out of reach of the average user) or, quite the opposite, luxury destinations and unique experiences. Travel Tiktoks offer the type of experiences that the common of mortals will not do, and in that section is, of course, go to Japan in a car. Out risks. Travel Tiktoks consumer can enjoy trips without assuming the risks of the most adventurous creators, such as Alpinisya @Nimsdaithe urban explorer @Shieyfreedom or the traveler to high -risk countries @drew_binsky. Recall that many of these Tiktokers, like @RemnigmaWang Yongning or Sofia Cheung died while recording extreme challenges and trips. However, we can share their emotions to the limit without any risk, which explains Gherem’s success as Belnome. That, but by car. What does Belnome do what distinguishes it from other travel Tiktokers? Without a doubt, the idea of ​​remodeling an old car and using it as a literal engine of its journey. In each video he remembers that it cost him 900 euros in Wallapop, and dedicated several deliveries to comment on how he was repairing and preparing for the trip, in addition to going through the corresponding reviews and ITVs. In addition, it gives a unique suspense touch to the trip: in the first video the engine is heated excessively, and in the second it is already removing the temperature sensor so that the fan works continuously. Each new installment is a “Will it stay lying today?” That they do not have the rest of the Tiktokers of their guild, which brings you closer to adventure Tiktokers than those of travel. The attractiveness of the car that nobody wants. However, we are not talking about a classic car or a car Vintageone of those models that, repaired, fascinate for their design or their benefits. We talked about a Fiat Marea, a car that the Italian brand began to manufacture in 1995 and that, in effect, is not especially attractive or sophisticated. Belnome’s message seems to be rather “I travel to Japan uploaded in the first thing that Pillo”, and given how the engine is heated, the vehicle seems a challenge rather than a real aid. Something that, without a doubt, Belnome also uses so that the risk plays in his favor and in that of his channel. Header | @volatadipuca In Xataka | The videos of AI have broken the Instagram and Tiktok algorithms. Welcome to the new “AI landscape”

The intestine has a “golden rich zone.” And if we often default out of it you have to pay attention

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Making peanut is a intestine health thermometer. So much that in Australia they encourage employees do your things at work. It is a moment that We can take even to read or to do Infinite scroll on mobile (Even for Share the site in which we are making poop), but also one that we should pay more attention. The reason is that the time and frequency are details that say a lot about our long -term health. Cause or consequence? Throughout the years different investigations have been carried out on the importance of defecation as such, but also about the ideal time to do sothe frequency of the same and the shape, size and texture that They should have The Depositions. Studies have been carried out that linked the constipation with a higher risk of infections and diarrhea Chronicle with neurodegenerative diseases. However, these observations were made in subjects who already had some disease, so it had to be found out if the intestinal problem was a cause or the consequence. As science is not done alone, a team from Institute for Systems Biology He took the front to answer that question. The study. In it studyresearchers are Gibbons and Johannes Johnson-Martinez analyzed the clinical, genetic, microbiological and lifestyle variables of 1,400 healthy adults. Something that the subjects had to detail was the frequency of the depositions, which would be classified as follows: One or twice a week – constipation. Three to six times a week – Low frequency. One to three times a day – normal frequency. More than three times a day – Diarrhea. “Gold rich zone”. The researchers realized that the people who reported eating a diet rich in fiber, exercised regularly and had good hydration, had a good intestinal movement. In a display of scientific humor, they baptized this as “the golden rich zone”, which becomes a frequency of intestinal movement between one and two daily stories. That is the point where, according to researchers, the balance between microbiome and physiological markers is optimal. Therefore, the optimal frequency is between one and twice daily, but it is not always the case and, when there is an imbalance is when the problems begin inside. Ideal form of feces: Type 3 and 4 More serious than it seems. Johnson-Martinez comments that “if the feces remain too long in the intestine, microbes exhaust all available dietary fiber, something that normally ferment to produce short-chain fatty acids beneficial for health. If this occurs, the ecosystem changes and begins to ferment proteins, which generates several toxins that can reach the bloodstream.” These by-products of the fermentation of protein filtered to the bloodstream, such as the sulfate p-rresol and the Indexil Sulfate, pass to the kidneys, causing damage in case of constipation. If, on the contrary, diarrhea occurs, feces practically do not go through the intestine, causing clinical parameters related to liver damage. That is: with constipation, the kidneys suffer. With diarrhea, the liver. Chivato. Gibbons comments that chronic constipation, which we have just seen what effects they produce, has been associated with neurodegenerative disorders and the chronic progression of kidney diseases. What is missing is to define whether that anomaly in the intestinal movement is an early warning of a chronic disease or damage to the organs. Now, the study also explores how this frequency of the intestinal movement is also related to the Anxiety and depressionrelating mental health to deposits. The researchers comment that it has been possible to link the frequency of the depositions with all body systems and how is something that can be a risk factor in the Chronic disease development. His hope is that medicine be taken seriously to “optimize health and well -being, even healthy populations, based on the frequency of intestinal movement.” And some drawer is that, if we have no problem, we should not hold the desire or force it, because we reduce and artificially increase the time that the feces are in the intestine Study feces. There is an important detail that must be taken into account: to have a different frequency from that of one/twice daily can be normal. The problem is when it becomes chronic. That is when we should ask ourselves what is happening. There may be a health problem, but also that we have a low diet in fiber from fruit and vegetables. It is logical, but food and Our lifestyle It is something inseparable from our feces. In addition, throwing an eye from time to time is not a bad idea because it is a free intestinal health test. Also You can scan your poop with an app that analyzes it thanks to the AI. The time, matters. Being in the “golden rich zone” is relevant, but previous studies also explored the idea that the moment we make peanut is also. Studies prepared in 2020 and 2022 They related circadian rhythms to gastrointestinal activity. At night, intestinal activity decreases significantly, but during the day, especially after waking us or eating, there is greater mobility. An optimal moment is half an hour after awakening, since the colon is activated after nighttime rest, but defecating later of that moment does not imply that something goes wrong because there is some flexibility in the matter. Images | Cabot Health, Bristol StooS Chart, Sincelely media In Xataka | Everest has become a feces. Solution: That all mountaineers carry their own in bags

The first European attempt to launch a commercial rocket at orbit has ended up explosion to northern Norway

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First attempt. The inaugural launch of the Spectrum rocket, a test mission without payload called “Going Full Spectrum”took off at 12:30 CET on March 30 from the Andøya Space Puerto, in Norway. Originally scheduled for March 24, the flight was delayed several times due to bad weather conditions. After lighting their nine engines, the Spectrum He cleared the launch platform and rose without problems for 18 seconds. Then he began to lose control or overwhelming his orientation to the point of turning. In the second 30, all the engines went out and the rocket began to fall. The realization changed camera, but an explosion was heard shortly after. “A success!” The impact of the rocket near the platform and the fireball of the explosion They were captured by the Norwegian press. Despite the ruling, Isar Aerospace declared the launch A success. The CEO of the company, Daniel MetzlerHe added that the flight “has fulfilled all our expectations” with “an impeccable takeoff, 30 seconds of flight and we could even validate our flight termination system.” Although the rocket did not define, he turned off his engines not to deviate before falling. The launch platform is apparently intact. Flight launchers 2 and 3 are already in production. ISAR has compiled numerous data in this first test. Spectrum. What Isar Aerospace’s rocket has not been able to validate is the first orbital launching title of a European private company, since it has not reached orbit. Now the achievement is still open to other rockets such as RFA One of the German Rocket Factory Augsburg or Miura 5 of the Spanish Pld Space. Spectrum is a two -stage rocket and 28 meters high designed to transport up to 1000 kg to the low terrestrial orbit. The first stage has nine Aquila engines and the second one has one, optimized for space vacuum. All of their own design, with carbon fiber tanks without coating and 3D printed engines, fed with oxygen and liquid propane. Isar Aerospace. It was founded in 2018 in Germany with a Spacex -inspired approach: integrated production vertically and very automated, with the idea of ​​producing many prototypes, testing them and improving their design through multiple iterations. It is very well financed with a total investment of 400 million euros, which has taken the opportunity to build a new headquarters 40,000 square meters near Munich. According to Isar, it will have the capacity to produce 40 Spectrum rockets per year. Norway. Isar Aerospace has an exclusive platform in the Andøya Space Puerto in Norway, chosen for its ideal location to reach polar orbits and heliosíncronas and because the rocket takes off on the open ocean. It also has the meteorological problem that has been seen the days before the launch. Images | Isar Aerospace In Xataka | Europe’s access depends on the United States. ESA has presented a strategic plan to become independent

FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8

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A gospel choir to start the presentation of Windows XP? A gospel choir to start the Windows XP presentation. It was clear that this operating system wanted to propose something different, and in that event in New York, Microsoft was with everything. There was only one problem. That Windows XP, which was a payment product, You could use free. The fault was a very special activation key. It was leaked by the Warez group (illegal software copies) Devil’s Own, but it also did 35 days before said operating system was launched. To advertise this filtration they also used a singular method: they published a photo in which a hand held a CD-R supposedly with a copy of Windows XP and the activation key written in the CD: FCKGW-RHQQ2-YXRKT-8TG6W-2B7Q8 They also published The famous NFO file that it used to accompany Warez and explained what each product consisted of, the company that had created it and the type of copy created. In the case of this filtration, Devil’s OWN made a foul comment with the type of protection, in addition to offering an iso compressed in 32 15 MB files (455.1 MB in total) and the aforementioned activation key. This activation key was a volume license key (VLK) that was especially striking because allowed Windows XP not to have to be activated By phone or internet, a process that was necessary to start using the operating system. The key, popularly known for its first five letters (FCKGW) is now obsolete and was blocked by Microsoft in August 2004 with the Windows XP Service Pack 2. The computers that used it thereafter showed A WGA notification (Windows Genuine Advantage) and could not update their teams, although even then Methods appeared To skip that protection and also countermeasures by Microsoft. I also knew that memory key However, for years both the operating and key system spread through the network of networks through P2P platforms as Emule, and allowed millions of users to install and use Windows XP on their PCs without paying the operating system license. The Windows XP activation key was so popular and so used that it generated a surprising side effect: its massive memorization. Even many years after having stopped using it, people who saw it again remembered it perfectly. They commented, for example, Reddit users who celebrated the anniversary of the appearance of that activation key. A user He wondered how the hell continued to remember that key, and the same happened In another debate In hacker news or for forums Anandtech. The famous activation key, which has Your own section In Wikipedia, it’s already part of popular nostalgia From PC users of the time, it has His own memes and some until they mention it In Tiktok. And since so many memorized her, there were even advice to Use it as a password. Be that as it may, the impact for sales of the operating system was probably notable, but no figures are known. Although it is true that Microsoft sold the operating system separately, in many cases the Windows XP licenses were part of new desktop and laptop equipment, which could mitigate the effects of filtration. In addition, at that time the Microsoft business model focused on corporate sales and OEM licenses-which as we said were part of the “PC-Operational System Pack”-and that also helped the consequences to be more harmful. What is not clear is whether this filtration further shot popularity and use of Windows XP. What is true is that the operating system became One of the most beloved by users. He was the most used in the entire market until August 2012, when Windows 7 surpassed him. Today its use is residual and is below 1%, but there were singular cases such as Armeniacountry in which According to Statcounter data The current Windows XP fee is almost 75%. Image | Internet Archive In Xataka | Nostalgia does not disappear. So much so that there are people developing a new web browser for Windows XP

patent changes in the brain of mothers

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A few will surprise to know that pregnancy and childbirth imply fundamental changes in many aspects, even at the neurological level. However, we are still investigating the nature of these changes to resolve issues such as exactly these changes and what are due. Brain and childbirth. Now, a study led by researchers at the Gregorio Marañón hospital in Madrid and the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII) has studied the effect of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum on the brain of women. The team He found changes associated with these last two stages, but did not find significant alterations during the gestation period. Hippocampus and tonsil. The analysis allowed us to observe changes in the hippocampus and the tonsil of the participants. Changes that were associated with negative experiences of childbirth and the appearance of depressive symptoms in the postpartum. More specifically, the team detected an increase in the volume of the hippocampus among the mothers who had a “negative perception” of their childbirth; while the appearance of depressive symptoms in the postpartum was associated with a greater increase in the volume of the amygdala. “Childbirth and postpartum are moments of great emotional intensity that the mother remembers throughout her life. She changes her life and can change her body, a body also located in a context and influenced by him,” explained in a press release Cristina Ballesteros, co -author of the study. 88 first -time mothers. In the study, more than a hundred women participated, 88 of them, mothers who were examined at the end of the third trimester of pregnancy and during the first month after giving birth. The second group, of control, included 30 women without children who were examined during the same interval. Changes in the brain of the participants were examined through magnetic resonance images. The details of the study were Published in an article In the magazine Science Advances. Looking for the cause. The study, Explain the teamallowed to find correlations between certain experiences in childbirth and postpartum and changes in the brain, but to elucidate possible cause and effect relationships in these relationships is a more complex task. This implies the need to continue advancing in the investigation of this matter. The authors of the study indicate that the changes could be seen as an adaptation of the brain before “challenging” events such as childbirth or the early stages of motherhood, “as well as indicators of possible vulnerabilities.” Chained projects. A year ago, part of the team responsible for the present study published An article In the magazine Nature Neuroscience in which he also addressed the question of the changes that occur in the brain of mothers during pregnancy. That study did detect some changes in the brain that occurred before childbirth. Specifically in a brain red, explained at the time“Involved in the perception of the self and social cognition, the famous default network.” This is a region of the brain that remains active when we are not doing any particular activity, hence its particular name. In Xataka | That mothers share the birthday with their children is something surprisingly common Image | Leah Newhouse

Before being from Spain, Madrid was the unlikely capital of another kingdom located thousands of kilometers: Armenia

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TO Leon v History played a bad pass. And that, by Carambolas of Historyended up turning Madrid into the capital of a kingdom located more than 3,000 kilometers away, south of what is today Türkiye. Sounds crazy, but if something is the story of León V (1342-1393), the king without the kingdom, stripped of his crown just a few months after ascending to the throne of The little ArmenianIt is precisely that: strange. After all, in just a few years he went from monarch to reo, from reo to “Mayor” of Madrid and finally lord of a French castle. To know its history we must go back to the Middle Ages and travel to the Anatolia Peninsula. There, in the region of CILICIA The XI and XIV centuries extended Little Armenianor Armenia Cilicia, a kingdom formed by refugees who had fled from the Selyuk invasion of Armenia. It was not particularly large, but a prominent role as an ally of the Crusaders and Christian bastion was played. León V (the brief and insistent) Or so it was at least until the time of his last sovereign, Leon V of Armeniawho barely had time to accommodate on the throne. The unfortunate was crowned in SIS in September 1374but just a few months later, in 1375he saw how the Egyptian Mamlucos took the capital. For him it was the end of his days (few) of glory. From the amenities of the court he became a prisoner in Cairo. There León spent a year, two, three, four … and so up to seven long springs deprived of liberty, during which lost his wife and daughterwaiting for some sovereign of Christianity to get close to their bad luck and pay their rescue. Little served. It did not matter to appeal to the charity of other kings or the church. The fate of León V only changed thanks to the mediation of the Franciscan Juan Dardel, who knew how to press the right rope with the kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. It is said that the situation of León v moved enough to Juan I of Castilla as if to decide to intermediate in favor of the former sovereign of the little Armenian. The truth is that in 1382after seven years of captivity, León V regained his freedom and abandoned Cairo. What could a King do without the kingdom? What would time dedicate a monarch to whom he had given time to savor the throne of the throne? León had no doubt. He wanted to recover his crown. And for this purpose he undertook an international campaign in search of support. That long journey ended up taking him to the Iberian Peninsula. More specifically to Badajoz, where he met the hospitality of Juan I. upon his arrival León V met with Honors and gifts Gold, silks and jewelry, but not what I was looking for: help to recover the throne of SIS. Instead, the Castilian monarch offered him a curious (and generous) entertainment: he granted to the sovereign of Cilicia the manors of Madrid, Andújar and Villareal (Ciudad Real) “with all his breasts and rights and income.” As if that were not enough, he added an annual income of 150,000 maravedíes. So and against every forecast León became a tenant of the Real Alcázar de Madridconferring on the villa a new (and unlikely) range: The informal capital of the small Armenian. After all, the heart of a kingdom was where its cut settled. There was even more than a century and a half so that, in 1561Felipe II set his in Madrid, turning her into the capital of her domains. One thing was, however, the good harmony that Juan I and León could have and another very different than the Madrid were funny to be under the government of a foreign man who did not know and that nothing knew about his land. We know it because the anger of the town soon inspired some scathing and sharp coplillas On the Armenian sovereign, like the one he cried: “If the town was Silva, the lion would keep it, more is Castilian land, we do not want such a lord.” “They say that a Lord comes from Armenia, guide us God of such real favor,” he proclaimed Another of the topics that were singing on the banks of Manzanares. It was little for León to try to win the favor of the people down or send Real Alcázar. Juan I soon made it clear that the assignment of the villas was a timely gesture limited to the ancient Armenian sovereign, so that the title would not pass to his heirs. After the arrival on the throne of Juan I’s son, Enrique IIIthat link between Castilla and the Armenian It would blur even more. The reality is that León’s main interest seemed to be far from Manzanares, Castilla or the Iberian Peninsula. Although a few years had passed since his departure from SIS and despite his years of captivity in Cairo, there was an idea that was still obsessing León V: recover his kingdom. That was his great goal. From Madrid I had it difficult, so Leon soon packaging his things and going first to Navarra and later to France, where he received a not very different response to that of Juan I of Castilla. Carlos VI dedicated Good wordsostentatious gifts that included the assignment of the castle of Saint-Ouen … but nothing that allowed him to head an offensive that returned it to the court of SIS. The sovereign ended up dying some time later, in 1393, with about 51 years, without having reached his dream. In Paris he died. And in Paris he was buried. Before, yes, he wrote one of the most curious chapters in the history of Madrid, a city that over the centuries left him a peculiar and fortuitous? Tribute: His memory is linked mainly to the old Alcazar, where León lived several months Between 1383 and 1384. Armenia are far … Read more

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