Earth is slowly peeling its continents from below, fueling ocean volcanoes

Earth scientists have uncovered a slow and surprising process beneath our planet’s surface that helps fuel volcanic activity in the oceans. Researchers from the University of Southampton found that fragments of continents are gradually stripped away from below and drawn into the oceanic mantle — the hot, mostly solid layer…

Scientists shocked as bumblebees learn to read simple “Morse code”

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered that an insect, the bumblebee Bombus terrestris, can choose where to gather food by recognizing how long a visual signal lasts. In Morse code, short flashes or “dots” stand for the letter “E,” while longer flashes or “dashes” represent the letter…

Astronomers stunned by three Earth-sized planets orbiting two suns

An international group of scientists has confirmed the discovery of three Earth-sized planets within the binary stellar system known as TOI-2267, located roughly 190 light-years from Earth. The finding, published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, offers new insight into how planets can form and remain stable in double-star systems, which were…

What brain scans reveal about soccer fans’ passion and rage

Researchers studying the brains of soccer fans found that certain areas of the brain light up when people watch matches featuring their favorite team. These neural circuits trigger strong emotional reactions — both positive and negative — depending on how the game unfolds. The findings, published in Radiology (a journal…

Scontro sull’ex Ilva. Sindacati, vogliono chiuderla – Notizie – Ansa.it

 Non c’è nessun piano del governo: si vuole solo chiudere l’ex Ilva. I sindacati sono durissimi all’uscita del confronto con l’esecutivo sulla fabbrica di Taranto dopo una giornata di discussioni dalla quale è emerso che la cassa integrazione per i lavoratori a gennaio potrebbe arrivare a quota 6.000 con un…

Scontro sull’ex Ilva. Sindacati, vogliono chiuderla – Notizie – Ansa.it

Non c’è nessun piano del governo: si vuole solo chiudere l’ex Ilva. I sindacati sono durissimi all’uscita del confronto con l’esecutivo sulla fabbrica di Taranto dopo una giornata di discussioni dalla quale è emerso che la cassa integrazione per i lavoratori a gennaio potrebbe arrivare a quota 6.000 con un…

Achille Polonara torna a casa dopo il trapianto – Notizie – Ansa.it

Achille Polonara è tornato a casa dopo il trapianto di midollo a cui si è sottoposto il 25 settembre all’ospedale Sant’Orsola di Bologna, per curare la leucemia. Il giocatore di basket ex Virtus, ora tesserato per Sassari, ha postato su Instagram foto del suo rientro, accolto dai figli con cartelloni…

The rarest element on Earth could revolutionize cancer treatment

Astatine is the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth and among the least explored in the periodic table. True to its Greek name meaning “unstable,” it exists only fleetingly in nature. Yet scientists at Texas A&M University have found a way to harness its potential. Using cyclotron beams and advanced…

Tiny implant wipes out bladder cancer in 82% of patients

A new targeted drug delivery system called TAR-200 has shown remarkable results in a phase 2 clinical trial, eliminating tumors in 82% of patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer that had resisted prior treatment. In most cases, the cancer disappeared within three months of therapy, and nearly half of the…