Science & Tech

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 ...

From science fiction to reality: new technology could clear orbit of space debris

A group of researchers is working on an “electrostatic tractor”: a kind of tractor beam to remove space debris from ...

How long can you stay free-diving?

Thanks to a new technique that allows you to increase oxygen in the blood, you can stay in apnea for ...

Carcinogenic cooked ham: it’s not “news”, we’ve known it for over 10 years

Cooked ham was classified by the WHO as a type 1 carcinogen in 2015: why is it being talked about ...

Northern Lights visible in the Dolomites: the sky turns red (and green) above Cadore

On the evening of January 19, 2026, an aurora borealis was observed and photographed in the Dolomites. Here’s what happened, ...

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 ...