Pistoia Capitale italiana del Libro omaggia Grazia Deledda – Libri – Ansa.it

A un secolo dal Nobel per la Letteratura, ricevuto nel 1926, e a novant’anni dalla scomparsa, Pistoia Capitale italiana del Libro 2026 rende omaggio a Grazia Deledda con un doppio appuntamento culturale dedicato alla forza della sua scrittura e al suo ruolo nella narrativa internazionale.     Il percorso celebrativo si…

Ozempic may have revealed the brain’s hidden “craving center”

For many people, the thought of a tasty burger or a cold pint of beer conjures up a vivid mental image and drives behavior. This link between thinking and doing serves a clear function – it motivates us to get the necessities for life. But for some, this process can…

Scientists turn Starlink into a giant scanner for Earth’s upper atmosphere

The region surrounding Earth is getting more crowded as thousands of satellites and pieces of space debris move through low Earth orbit. Farther above, at altitudes of several hundred kilometers, traces of Earth’s upper atmosphere can still exert enough drag to slow satellites. Accurately measuring atmospheric density at these heights…

Roma, riemersi dal Tevere resti di un antico ponte romano – Italia – Ansa.it

Il livello eccezionalmente basso del Tevere ha fatto riemergere, nei pressi del Vaticano, i resti di un antico ponte romano risalente probabilmente al regno dell’imperatore Nerone (54-68 d.C.). Situata vicino a Castel Sant’Angelo, la struttura permetteva un tempo alla Via Triumphalis di attraversare il fiume, collegando Roma all’area del Vaticano…

Scientists discover a hidden brain rhythm that could improve Parkinson’s treatment

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) can reduce movement problems caused by Parkinson’s disease, and new research is providing a clearer picture of why the treatment works. Scientists have found that its benefits appear to depend on stimulating a specific brain network that communicates primarily through a relatively fast beta rhythm (20…

3,500-year-old skeletons challenge what scientists thought they knew about syphilis

A new study led by a Charles Sturt University researcher and international colleagues is challenging a long-accepted idea about how scientists identify ancient disease. Evidence from the skeletal remains of children who lived in prehistoric Vietnam suggests that treponemal diseases could have been passed from mother to child thousands of…

The adult brain can repair itself better than scientists thought

The adult brain may have a greater ability to repair itself after injury or certain autoimmune diseases than scientists previously believed. In experiments with mice, researchers at the University of Zurich found that specialized support cells can repopulate damaged parts of the brain in an unusual way. Rather than moving…

Scientists turn sheep’s wool into a material that helps regrow bone

Scientists have found that wool could provide an effective and sustainable new option for repairing damaged bone. The research focused on keratin, a natural structural protein that can be extracted from wool. When tested in a living animal, the material supported bone regeneration and produced new tissue that more closely…

Il parlamento libanese approva l’amnistia generale – Notizie – Ansa.it

Il parlamento libanese ha approvato una legge di amnistia di ampia portata e a lungo attesa, a beneficio di migliaia di detenuti e ricercati. E’ la prima legislazione di questo tipo dal 1991. L’ufficio del presidente del parlamento ha annunciato “l’approvazione di un progetto di legge volto a concedere un’amnistia…

James Webb captures a cosmic lion sculpted by a dying star

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new images of NGC 2392, a planetary nebula commonly known as the Lion Nebula, revealing the cosmic object in striking infrared detail. The Hubble Space Telescope previously observed the nebula in 2000, imaging the lion face-shaped target in visible light. Those observations highlighted…

A strange crystal made of electrons just revealed its hidden motion

Researchers at the University of Basel and the Technical University of Munich have found a new way to examine how electrons move together inside one of the most elusive forms of matter, the Wigner crystal. By using light to probe this delicate quantum state, the physicists uncovered properties that had…

Ecco le 5 fasi dell’eclissi del 12 agosto – Spazio e Astronomia – Ansa.it

Dal primo contatto tra Sole e Luna alla totalità e oltre: sono le 5 fasi dell’eclissi totale di Sole di oggi. Dall’Italia sarà solo parziale, ma le regioni di nord-ovest che potranno però godersi uno spettacolo quasi completo con l’oscuramento del disco solare che supererà comunque il 90%. In Italia…

Scientists find evidence for two origins of life on Earth

Where and how did life first emerge on Earth? Those questions are at the heart of research at the Institute of Molecular Evolution at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU). Now, an international team led by biologists in Düsseldorf has reported new findings in Science Advances that shed light on the…