Serie A: Udinese batte Torino 2-0 – Calcio – Ansa.it

Udinese-Torino 2-0  I friulani domano il Toro con un secco 2-0. Dopo il vantaggio nel recupero del primo tempo grazie alla zampata di Ehizibue, nella ripresa i padroni di casa chiudono i conti al 51’ con il sigillo di Kristensen: stacco di testa imperioso su cross dalla bandierina di Miller.…

Why do crabs walk sideways? Scientists trace it back 200 million years

Scientists have uncovered new clues about how crabs developed their distinctive sideways movement. A new study, released as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife, brings together the largest dataset yet on how crabs move. By comparing many species, the researchers traced this unusual walking style back to a shared ancestor that…

18th-century mechanical volcano roars to life 250 years later

A mechanical artwork first imagined in 1775 to recreate the eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius has been brought to life for the first time, 250 years after it was conceived. The revival was made possible through modern technology and the creativity of two engineering students at the University of Melbourne.…

Boosting one protein helps the brain fight Alzheimer’s

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a built in process that can remove existing amyloid plaques from the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease while also helping preserve memory and thinking ability. The discovery centers on astrocytes, star shaped support cells in the brain, which can be…

The “big one” might not come alone: Double West Coast earthquake threat

Two major fault systems along North America’s West Coast, the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault, may be more closely connected than previously believed. A new study suggests that activity on one fault could trigger earthquakes on the other, raising the possibility of closely timed seismic events. “We’re…

Scientists sound alarm as dangerous amoebas spread globally

A team of environmental and public health scientists is raising concerns about a largely overlooked group of microscopic organisms that may pose a growing danger worldwide: free living amoebae. In a recent perspective article published in Biocontaminant, researchers explain that these tiny life forms are becoming an emerging global health…

E’ morto Alex Zanardi – Notizie – Ansa.it

 E’ morto Alex Zanardi. Lo annuncia la famiglia. Ex pilota di Formula 1 e campione-simbolo del paralimpismo, Zanardi, nato a Bologna, aveva 60 anni.     Dopo l’incidente automobilistico del 2001 a causa del quale aveva subito l’amputazione delle gambe, si era dedicato al paraciclismo vicendo quattro ori e due argenti…