New simulation reveals how Earth’s magnetic field first sparked to life

Earth is lucky to have a magnetic field that shields the planet — and everything living on it — from dangerous cosmic radiation. Without this invisible barrier, Earth would be exposed to the same constant stream of charged particles that bombards other planets in our solar system, such as Mars,…

Closest alien civilization could be 33,000 light years away

According to new research presented at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki, the nearest technological civilization in the Milky Way could be roughly 33,000 light years away. For such a civilization to exist at the same time as humanity, it would need to have lasted for at least 280,000 years…

Toscana, urne aperte per le elezioni regionali – Notizie – Ansa.it

 Urne aperte dalle 7 in Toscana per eleggere il presidente della Regione tra i tre candidati, Antonella Bundu (Toscana rossa), Eugenio Giani (centrosinistra) e Alessandro Tomasi (centrodestra), e i 40 consiglieri della Regione. Oggi si vota dalle 7 fino alle 23, domani dalle 7 alle 15. Sono circa tre milioni…

Quantum simulations that once needed supercomputers now run on laptops

Picture diving deep into the quantum realm, where unimaginably small particles can exist and interact in more than a trillion possible ways at the same time. It’s as complex as it sounds. To understand these mind-bending systems and their countless configurations, physicists usually turn to powerful supercomputers or artificial intelligence…

Dolphins may be getting Alzheimer’s from toxic ocean blooms

For many nature enthusiasts, few scenes are as distressing as finding a stranded whale or dolphin lying helpless on the beach. When these animals are still alive, marine biologists and volunteers rush to assist, shielding them from the sun and preventing their skin from drying out by pouring seawater over…

Si accelera sugli ostaggi, forse liberi domenica notte – Notizie – Ansa.it

La prima fase dell’accordo su Gaza procede senza intoppi ed anzi potrebbe esserci un’accelerazione. Dopo l’entrata in vigore del cessate il fuoco e il parziale ritiro dell’Idf, gli israeliani hanno iniziato a spostare i detenuti palestinesi con lunghe condanne da scambiare con i 48 ostaggi, che dovrebbero essere rilasciati da…