Via libera della Commissione alla nona rata del Pnrr per l’Italia – Notizie – Ansa.it

Via libera della Commissione Ue alla nona rata del Pnrr dell’Italia, pari a 12,8 miliardi di euro. “Le riforme e gli investimenti collegati sostengono cambiamenti importanti per cittadini e imprese: una pubblica amministrazione più efficiente, una giustizia più rapida e il rafforzamento del sistema educativo”, ha sottolineato il vicepresidente esecutivo…

50-foot ancient snake discovered in India may be one of the largest ever

A newly identified species of ancient snake, Vasuki indicus, may rank among the largest snakes to ever exist. The massive reptile lived around 47 million years ago in what is now Gujarat, India, according to research published in Scientific Reports. Scientists estimate it reached an extraordinary length of about 11…

Scientists just found the Milky Way’s edge and it’s closer than expected

Defining where the Milky Way ends has always been challenging because its disk does not stop abruptly — it gradually fades into space. Now, for the first time, an international team of astronomers has pinpointed the boundary of the Galaxy’s star-forming disk by examining the ages of stars. Their findings…

A forgotten drug is giving new hope to kids with a rare disease

A medication that has been around for decades and used to treat several conditions, including a chronic parasitic infection, is now emerging as a potential option for patients with a different and far rarer disease. Early findings suggest the drug could help people with Bachmann-Bupp syndrome (BABS), a life-threatening genetic…

MIT study finds children more vulnerable to cancer-causing chemical in water

A new study from MIT indicates that a cancer-causing chemical found in some medications and in drinking water contaminated by industrial activity may pose a much greater risk to children than to adults. In experiments with mice, researchers discovered that young animals exposed to water containing this compound, called NDMA,…