Science & Tech

Who drives better in fog? Us or self-driving cars?

We, our neurons are unbeatable behind the wheel in extreme conditions, such as fog. But a breakthrough in AI is ...

Leeches, wolves and algorithms at the Science and Technology Museum

For researchers’ night, the Science Museum of Milan opens for free until 11.30pm. And instead of explaining the research from ...

The era of physical robots has begun: Unitree’s stock market boom and the clash on global markets

On the first day of listing in Shanghai, the shares of the Chinese robotics company jumped by +629%. Between record ...

A video game reveals how the autistic brain sees the world (and how to help it)

An inclusive video game that reveals how people with autism perceive the world and learn could help in the search ...

How to improve vaccine compliance? It depends on the reasons of those who hesitate

A British study on adherence to Covid vaccines shows which of the initial reasons for skepticism are most easily overcome. ...

Attending nursery enriches children’s microbiota

After 4 months in the nursery, the babies’ microbiota resembles that of their peers more than that of their family ...

Alcohol and cancer, the underestimated risk

This is not alarmism: alcoholic beverages are group 1 carcinogens. In Italy almost 20,000 deaths a year could be avoided ...

Pregnancy: new genetic factors discovered at the origin of spontaneous abortions

Analysis of data from 140,000 embryos obtained in vitro: common variants in maternal genes make you more vulnerable to losing ...

Zero gravity for 7 seconds on August 12, 2026? The Project Anchor hoax, born from a real eclipse

The rumor of an Earth without gravity for 7 seconds on August 12, 2026 is (think about it!) false. The ...