Science finally solves a 700-year-old royal murder

An international team led by Hungarian scholars has successfully confirmed that skeletal remains discovered in Budapest belong to Duke Béla, the Ban of Macsó, who descended from both the Árpád and Rurik dynasties. This finding resolves a long-standing archaeological mystery that has lingered for more than a century. The project…

Astronomers spot a rare planet-stripping eruption on a nearby star

Astronomers working with the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton observatory and the LOFAR radio telescope have obtained clear evidence of a violent burst of material hurled into space by a distant star. The outflow was strong enough that any nearby planet in its path would likely have its atmosphere stripped away.…

Breakthrough shows light can move atoms in 2D semiconductors

Researchers at Rice University have found that certain atom-thin semiconductors, known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), can physically shift their atomic lattice when exposed to light. This newly observed response offers a controllable way to tune the behavior and properties of these ultrathin materials. The phenomenon appears in a subtype…

Scientists uncover hidden atomic process that supercharges propylene production

Many familiar items, from plastic squeeze bottles to outdoor furniture, rely on a process that converts propane into propylene. In 2021, a study in Science showed that chemists could use tandem nanoscale catalysts to merge several steps of this conversion into a single reaction — an approach that increases yield…

Elicottero precipita nel Mantovano, morto il pilota – Notizie – Ansa.it

Un elicottero è precipitato questa mattina nella campagne di Casalromano, nel Mantovano. Lo rende noto Areu, l’Agenzia Regionale Emergenza Urgenza, secondo cui l’incidente si è verificato alle 10:40. Morto il pilota, di 56 anni, che era partito dalla provincia di Asti: è stato sbalzato e i soccorsi hanno solo potuto…

Ricorsi inammissibili, confermato l’ergastolo per Turetta – Notizie – Ansa.it

La Corte d’assise d’appello di Venezia ha dichiarato inammissibili, per intervenuta rinuncia, gli appelli proposti dal pubblico ministero e della difesa di Filippo Turetta avverso la sentenza di primo grado, confermando la condanna all’ergastolo con l’aggravante della premeditazione per l’omicidio di Giulia Cecchettin. Con la sentenza, la condanna all’ergastolo di…

Massive hidden waves are rapidly melting Greenland’s glaciers

Iceberg calving happens when large pieces of ice split from the front of a glacier and fall into the ocean. This natural event is a major contributor to the rapid reduction of ice on the Greenland ice sheet. For the first time, an international team led by the University of…

Satellite images reveal the fastest Antarctic glacier retreat ever

A glacier on the Eastern Antarctic Peninsula has undergone the quickest ice loss documented in modern times, according to a major international study co-authored by Swansea University. Published in Nature Geoscience, the research reports that Hektoria Glacier shortened by nearly half its length in only two months during 2023. The…

Gli ormoni influenzano l’apprendimento, ricostruito il circuito – Biotech – Ansa.it

Oltre a influenzare le emozioni, il livello di energia e il processo decisionale, gli ormoni esercitano un’azione importante sulle capacità di apprendimento. Il circuito cerebrale alla base di questa azione è stato ricostruito grazie a esperimenti sui topi: i test hanno collegato in particolare gli estrogeni, i principali ormoni sessuali femminili,…

New prediction breakthrough delivers results shockingly close to reality

An international group of mathematicians led by Lehigh University statistician Taeho Kim has developed a new way to generate predictions that line up more closely with real-world results. Their method is aimed at improving forecasting across many areas of science, particularly in health research, biology and the social sciences. The…

Scientists find a molecule that mimics exercise and slows aging

A new study in the journal Cell from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University explains how exercise helps the body stay youthful. The researchers also highlight betaine — a metabolite produced in the kidney — as an oral compound that can imitate many of the…

Scientists uncover a hidden limit inside human endurance

When ultra-runners prepare for races that span hundreds of miles and last for days, they are not only challenging their determination and physical power. They are also exploring how far human physiology can be pushed. In a study published October 20 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology, researchers reported…