Early Earth’s sky may have created the first ingredients for life

Earth’s ancient sky may have played a larger role in the beginnings of life than scientists once believed. According to a study published Dec. 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from CU Boulder and their collaborators report that billions of years ago, the young planet’s…

Doomed ants send a final scent to save their colony

Ant societies behave like tightly integrated “superorganisms,” where thousands of individuals work together in a way that resembles the coordinated activity of cells in a body. Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have found that terminally ill ant brood release a distinctive odor, similar to the…

A tiny citrus pest is hiding a biological mystery never seen before

A multinational group of scientists has identified a previously unknown tubular structure within Profftella, a symbiotic bacterium linked to a major pest that affects citrus crops around the world. The finding was made possible through advanced microscopy techniques and could influence future approaches to pest management as well as research…

A long-overlooked weak point in your DNA has just been revealed

Researchers have pinpointed specific areas of the human genome that are unusually susceptible to genetic changes. These altered segments can be inherited by future generations and have important implications for how scientists investigate genetics and disease. The vulnerable regions sit at the beginning of genes, known as transcription start sites.…

A 70-year-old pregnancy drug just revealed a hidden weakness in brain cancer

Over the last 70 years, hydralazine has been an indispensable tool in medicine — a front-line defense against life-threatening high blood pressure, especially during pregnancy. But despite its essential role, a fundamental mystery has persisted: no one knew its “mechanism of action” — essentially how it works at a molecular…

Scientists boost lifespan by 70% in elderly male mice using simple drug combo

A recent cover article in Aging-US, titled “Sex-specific longitudinal reversal of aging in old frail mice,” highlights a promising new direction in longevity research. The work, led by first author Cameron Kato along with corresponding author and Aging-US Editorial Board Member Irina M. Conboy at the University of California, Berkeley,…

Terremoto di magnitudo 3.6 in provincia di Messina – Notizie – Ansa.it

Una scossa di terremoto di magnitudo 3.6 è stata registrata alle 23:16 di ieri nel nordest della Sicilia, in provincia di Messina.   Secondo i rilevamenti dell’Istituto nazionale di geofisica e vulcanologia (Ingv), il sisma ha avuto ipocentro a 49 chilometri di profondità ed epicentro vicino ai comuni di Itala…

Scandalo nella diplomazia Ue, fermati Mogherini e Sannino  – Notizie – Ansa.it

“Forti sospetti” di irregolarità nell’appalto per la nuova Accademia diplomatica europea. Abbastanza forti da far scattare un’operazione che colpisce il cuore della diplomazia comunitaria, portando nella rete della giustizia tre italiani: l’ex Alta rappresentante dell’Ue, Federica Mogherini, l’ambasciatore Stefano Sannino e il dirigente del Collegio d’Europa Cesare Zegretti. Per approfondire…

Accordo di collaborazione tra ANSA e l’agenzia omanita ONA – Notizie – Ansa.it

ANSA e ONA – l’agenzia stampa omanita – hanno firmato un accordo di collaborazione che prevede la possibilità per i partner di utilizzare i rispettivi servizi informativi testuali e video per uso editoriale.     L’accordo è stato firmato in collegamento virtuale dal direttore generale ed editor-in-chief di ONA, Ibrahim Saif…