Daily coffee may slow biological aging in mental illness

Drinking up to 3-4 cups of coffee a day may help slow the biological aging process in people living with severe mental illness. The research suggests this amount of coffee is linked to longer telomeres, which are indicators of cellular aging, and may provide the equivalent of 5 extra biological…

A simple oxygen hack creates 7 new ceramic materials

Sometimes, having less oxygen truly makes a difference. By lowering oxygen levels during synthesis, a group of materials scientists at Penn State succeeded in creating seven previously unknown high-entropy oxides, or HEOs. These ceramics contain five or more metals and are being explored for uses in energy storage, electronic devices…

Astronomers find a planet orbiting at a wild angle no one can explain

To study the moments when the planet crossed over starspots, researchers relied on the multicolor MuSCAT3 and MuSCAT4 instruments installed on the Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) 2-meter telescopes. During February and March 2024, they recorded three separate transits and clearly identified signals produced by the planet passing over these dark…

3.3 billion-year-old crystals reveal a shockingly active early Earth

The Hadean Eon, which stretched from 4.6 to 4.0 billion years ago, represents one of the least understood periods in Earth’s past. This era opened with the birth of the planet and was quickly followed by a dramatic collision with a Mars-sized object. The impact produced the Moon and left…

“Dna compatibile con Sempio ma il risultato non è affidabile”. Sugli altri reperti “solo il Dna di Chiara e Alberto” – Notizie – Ansa.it

Dai calcoli biostatistici “con supporto moderatamente forte/forte e moderato” il profilo genetico trovato sulle unghie di Chiara Poggi è compatibile con la linea genetica maschile della famiglia Sempio ma non è stato possibile “addivenire a un esito di identificazione di un singolo soggetto”. Così nella perizia depositata nell’incidente probatorio sul…

New data reveals one of the smallest ozone holes in decades

Scientists from NOAA and NASA report that this year’s ozone hole over Antarctica is the fifth smallest seen since 1992, the year that the Montreal Protocol, a landmark international agreement to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals, began to take effect. During the peak of the 2025 ozone depletion season, from September…

Simple nutrient mix delivers surprising autism breakthrough in mice

Researchers led by Tzyy-Nan Huang and Ming-Hui Lin at Academia Sinica in Taiwan have found that a low-dose combination of zinc, serine, and branched-chain amino acids may ease behavioral difficulties in three mouse models of autism. The study, published December 2nd in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, reports that these…

Nuova Pac e bilancio Ue, oggi il forum ANSA – CAPGEN – Ansa.it

La nuova politica agricola comune alla prova del prossimo bilancio Ue a lungo termine. Di sfide e opportunità del prossimo quadro finanziario 2028-2034 si discute oggi al forum online ‘Tra sussidi e fondo unico, la Pac alla prova del prossimo bilancio Ue’ organizzato dalla redazione ANSA a Bruxelles nel quadro…

Hornet-eating frog shows remarkable venom resistance

A frog with an unexpectedly strong resistance to venom has been identified, and it routinely eats hornets despite the insects’ dangerous stingers. Researchers believe this species may become a useful model organism for exploring how animals develop tolerance to venom. For many people, even glimpsing a hornet’s stinger is enough…

Neve sulle Alpi oltre i 1000 metri e piogge fino a venerdì – Notizie – Ansa.it

Neve sulle Alpi oltre i 1000 metri e piogge fino a venerdì. Persiste l’ondata di maltempo su tutta l’Italia. Una situazione che cambierà radicalmente per il ponte dell’Immacolata, grazie ad un anticiclone che porterà giornate soleggiate e insolitamente miti per il periodo, soprattutto al Centro-Sud. E’ quanto annuncia Mattia Gussoni,…

Ex Ilva, partito il corteo dello sciopero generale a Genova – Notizie – Ansa.it

‘Genova lotta per l’industria’: è lo striscione alla testa del corteo dello sciopero generale dei lavoratori metalmeccanici partito dai giardini Melis di Genova Cornigliano e proclamato dai sindacati per la vertenza ex Ilva.     In piazza i lavoratori di tutte la grandi fabbriche del capoluogo ligure da Ansaldo Energia a…

Scientists capture flu viruses surfing into human cells in real time

Fever, aching limbs and a runny nose — as winter returns, so too does the flu. The disease is triggered by influenza viruses, which enter our body through droplets and then infect vulnerable cells. A research team from Switzerland and Japan has taken an exceptionally close look at how this…

Engineered imperfections supercharge graphene’s power

Recent research has revealed a technique for producing graphene that deliberately incorporates structural defects to enhance its performance. This strategy could help advance several fields, including sensors, batteries and electronics. Scientists from the University of Nottingham’s School of Chemistry, the University of Warwick and Diamond Light Source created a single-step…

Surprising optics breakthrough could transform our view of the Universe

Gravitational-wave detectors may soon get a major performance boost, thanks to a new instrumentation advance led by physicist Jonathan Richardson of the University of California, Riverside. In a paper published in the journal Optica, Richardson and his colleagues describe FROSTI, a full-scale prototype that successfully controls laser wavefronts at extremely…

Scientists discover why anacondas stayed giants for 12 million years

A research group led by the University of Cambridge examined giant anaconda fossils found in South America and determined that these snakes reached their full body size about 12.4 million years ago. According to their analysis, anacondas have remained exceptionally large ever since. During the period from 12.4 to 5.3…

Gas stoves are filling millions of homes with hidden toxic air

For many people in the United States, spending time indoors does not guarantee protection from harmful air pollution. A new study led by Stanford University and published Dec. 2 in PNAS Nexus reports that gas and propane stoves release significant amounts of nitrogen dioxide. This pollutant has been associated with…