La Polonia abbatte droni russi entrati nel suo spazio aereo. Varsavia invocherà l’articolo 4 della Nato. Tusk: ’19 violazioni’ – Notizie – Ansa.it

Stanotte le autorità polacche hanno temporaneamente chiuso l’aeroporto Chopin di Varsavia e hanno posto le difese aeree del Paese in stato di massima allerta a seguito di segnalazioni secondo cui droni russi sarebbero entrati più volte nello spazio aereo polacco durante un’ondata di attacchi aerei notturni contro l’Ucraina. Il Comando…

Don’t toss cannabis leaves. Scientists just found rare compounds inside

Analytical chemists from Stellenbosch University (SU) have provided the first evidence of a rare class of phenolics, called flavoalkaloids, in Cannabis leaves. Phenolic compounds, especially flavonoids, are well-known and sought after in the pharmaceutical industry because of their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-carcinogenic properties. The researchers identified 79 phenolic compounds in…

Metformin’s secret brain pathway revealed after 60 years

Although metformin has been the go-to medication to manage type 2 diabetes for more than 60 years, researchers still do not have a complete picture of how it works. Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and international collaborators have discovered a previously unrecognized new player mediating clinically relevant effects of…

La Polonia abbatte droni russi entrati nel suo spazio aereo. Varsavia invocherà l’articolo 4 della Nato. Tusk: ’19 violazioni’ – Notizie – Ansa.it

Stanotte le autorità polacche hanno temporaneamente chiuso l’aeroporto Chopin di Varsavia e hanno posto le difese aeree del Paese in stato di massima allerta a seguito di segnalazioni secondo cui droni russi sarebbero entrati più volte nello spazio aereo polacco durante un’ondata di attacchi aerei notturni contro l’Ucraina. Il Comando…

Primi blocchi in Francia, 75 arresti a Parigi – Notizie – Ansa.it

Diversi blocchi già dal primo mattino sono stati registrati in Francia per la giornata di mobilitazione “Bloquons Tout”. Nella maggior parte dei casi è intervenuta la polizia per farli sgombrare. Soltanto a Parigi e nella banlieue della capitale sono state arrestate 75 persone in seguito a tentativi di blocchi del…

The invisible plastic threat you can finally see

A joint team from the University of Stuttgart in Germany and the University of Melbourne in Australia has developed a new method for the straightforward analysis of tiny nanoplastic particles in environmental samples. One needs only an ordinary optical microscope and a newly developed test strip — the optical sieve.…

Sweat and food stains vanish under blue light

Sweat and food stains can ruin your favorite clothes. But bleaching agents such as hydrogen peroxide or dry-cleaning solvents that remove stains aren’t options for all fabrics, especially delicate ones. Now, researchers in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering report a simple way to remove yellow stains using a high-intensity blue…

Scientists finally solve the mystery of ghostly halos on the ocean floor

In 2020, haunting images of corroded metal barrels in the deep ocean off Los Angeles leapt into the public consciousness. Initially linked to the toxic pesticide DDT, some barrels were encircled by ghostly halos in the sediment. It was unclear whether the barrels contained DDT waste, leaving the barrels’ contents…

The foods that delay dementia and heart disease. Backed by a 15-year study

A healthy diet can slow down the accumulation of chronic diseases in older adults, while inflammatory diets accelerate it. This is shown by a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in Nature Aging. Researchers have investigated how four different diets affect the accumulation of chronic diseases in older adults. Three…

Simple blood test could spot Alzheimer’s years before symptoms

In a landmark study of Hispanic and Latino adults, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have identified a link between self-reported cognitive decline and blood-based biomarkers, which could pave the way for a simple blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. This approach…

Ozempic’s hidden pregnancy risk few women know about

Women taking popular weight-loss medications during their reproductive years may be unaware of associated risks to pregnancy and unborn babies, warn Flinders University researchers. A new study has revealed that most Australian women of reproductive age prescribed GLP-1 receptor agonists — medications increasingly used for weight loss such as Ozempic…

Hungry flathead catfish are changing everything in the Susquehanna

Flathead catfish, opportunistic predators native to the Mississippi River basin, have the potential to decimate native and recreational fisheries, disrupting ecosystems in rivers where they become established after their introduction or invasion from a nearby river drainage. That concern led a team of researchers from Penn State, the U.S. Geological…

Why some plants are taking over the world

The spread of species beyond their native habitat is a human-made environmental change on a global scale. Among vascular plants, over 16,000 species have now permanently settled in foreign countries. The majority of these “naturalizations” has taken place since the 1950s and predominantly in regions with considerable human influence. Naturalized…

The ocean’s most abundant microbe is near its breaking point

Among the tiniest living things in the ocean are a group of single celled microbes called Prochlorococcus. They are cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, and they supply nutrients for animals all the way up the food chain. Over 75% of surface waters teem with Prochlorococcus, but as ocean temperatures…

Antarctica’s frozen heart is warming fast, and models missed it

Scientists have confirmed that East Antarctica’s interior is warming faster than its coastal areas and identified the cause. A 30-year study, published in Nature Communications and led by Nagoya University’s Naoyuki Kurita, has traced this warming to increased warm air flow triggered by temperature changes in the Southern Indian Ocean.…

Arriva l’iPhone Air ultrasottile, c’è solo l’eSim – Future Tech – Ansa.it

Apple lancia l’iPhone Air, ultrasottile, dello spessore di 5,6 millimetri, l’iPhone più sottile mai presentato. “Con la nuova gamma di iPhone alziamo l’asticella – ha spiegato Tim Cook – Sin dall’inizio, iPhone ha reinvitato il settore degli smartphone. Abbiamo spinto sempre più in avanti le innovazioni e oggi andiamo oltre,…

Francia: Macron tira dritto e gioca la carta Lecornu premier – Notizie – Ansa.it

Cercare gli accordi necessari per la finanziaria 2026, poi quelli per le decisioni dei prossimi mesi: questa la missione affidata da Emmanuel Macron al fedelissimo Sébastien Lecornu, ministro della Difesa. Negoziare, mediare, trovare soluzioni per ampliare la maggioranza, ancora prima di comporre il governo: il percorso chiaramente indicato nella nomina,…