Science & Tech

Space weekends

The “Space Lovers” mission continues between Martian simulations and virtual reality. 2026 has just begun and it is already the ...

The vaccine against herpes zoster (the “shingles”) slows down biological aging

Protecting yourself from herpes zoster or shingles attenuates some altered cellular processes typical of advanced age, such as inflammation. Can ...

We can recover gold from e-waste in less than 20 minutes

The recycling of electronic waste (or e-waste) is a problem that we have been trying to solve for years: what ...

Time for diets: are there negative calorie foods? Spoiler: unfortunately not

No food requires more calories to be assimilated than it provides, there are only foods that help you lose weight ...

Can Crohn’s disease be prevented with a vaccine in the future?

A blood test finds antibodies typical of Crohn’s disease two and a half years before symptoms appear. Towards a vaccine ...

Rome and the new limit of 30 km/h. Is it really useful? (Spoiler: Of course it’s useful)

Rome inaugurates Zone 30 in the center. Data in hand, let’s find out why reducing speed saves lives, doesn’t slow ...

ISS, unprecedented early reentry completed: NASA brings the Crew-11 crew back to Earth

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule with the four astronauts of the Crew-11 mission has returned to Earth. It is the ...

“We will return to the Moon, but safely.” A close encounter with astronaut Luca Parmitano: the video

A few weeks after the departure of the Artemis II mission we met the Italian ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano. Among ...

Tobacco, prevention starts at school. The example of California

A program to educate kids about the harms of tobacco has led to a significant reduction in smoking and vaping ...