Breakthrough water filter removes 98% of toxic PFAS forever chemicals

Contamination from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has spread into groundwater, surface water, and even drinking supplies, affecting millions of people around the world. Researchers at Flinders University have now developed a promising new approach that could help remove some of the hardest-to-capture forms of these long-lasting pollutants from water.…

Your brain could help solve autism and most people don’t know it

Autism BrainNet has released new survey results that reveal a major gap between public support for autism research and awareness of how that research is carried out. While most Americans recognize the importance of studying the autistic brain, far fewer understand the role that brain donation after death plays in…

Riapre a Napoli il cimitero delle Fontanelle – Campania – Ansa.it

   Riapre il 18 aprile il cimitero delle Fontanelle, una delle riaperture più attese in città da cittadini e turisti. Dopo anni di chiusura dovuta all’aggravarsi di problemi strutturali, il sito sarà restituito alla fruizione alla presenza dell’arcivescovo di Napoli, don Mimmo Battaglia, del sindaco Gaetano Manfredi e della comunità…

Ancient farmers accidentally created aggressive “warrior” wheat

New research suggests that wheat domestication was shaped by an intense evolutionary struggle for light and space. This competition pushed early crops to develop traits that helped them outgrow and outcompete neighboring plants, offering new insight into how crops evolve and how they might be improved in the future. The…

Scientists say we’ve been wrong about what makes sprinters fast

A new international study is calling into question long-standing assumptions about what makes elite sprinters so fast. The findings offer a fresh perspective that could reshape how Australia identifies and trains its next generation of speed athletes. Published in Sports Medicine, the research looks at sprinting through a dynamical systems…