We have genetically modified a fungus that could free us from mosquitoes forever
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Mosquitoes are the animal that kills the most humans every year worldwide. Not with sharp fangs or claws, but through the multitude of diseases for …
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Because some people gain more weight by eating the same things
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There are those who remain skinny as a rail regardless of what they eat, and those who swear they can gain weight just by looking …
Comet Lemmon meets a meteor: the spectacular image
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Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon gave us a completely unexpected space show. On the evening of October 24th, between 7.39pm and 7.41pm, astrophysicist Gianluca Masi was …
Comet Lemmon meets a meteor: the spectacular image
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Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon gave us a completely unexpected space show. On the evening of October 24th, between 7.39pm and 7.41pm, astrophysicist Gianluca Masi was …
Google says it’s one step away from making quantum computers truly effective
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Quantum computers are a peculiar world. On the one hand there are billions in investments, and resounding promises of a quantum revolution now just around …
identical twins can have very different IQs
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Homozygous twins are genetically identical by definition: they come from a single egg fertilized by a single sperm, and therefore have the same genome (net …
the ears on the legs, in reality, are used to grow mushrooms
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The world of insects is full of strangeness. And this is confirmed by a recent discovery concerning dinidorids, a family of bedbugs widespread in the …
Will graphene paint allow us to do without radiators? Technology created in Italy
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The idea is certainly suggestive: transforming walls or ceilings into radiators, applying a simple coat of paint and connecting them to electricity; without the need …
“Against H3N2, get vaccinated as soon as possible”
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Last year’s flu epidemic was particularly intense: estimates speak of over 16 million people bedridden by flu-like syndromes over the course of the winter, a …
how and when to see them (even with the naked eye)
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This autumn’s sky will be exceptionally generous for fans of space phenomena. In fact, a double show is coming, with the passage of two comets, …
The first pig liver transplant in a living patient has been performed
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A big step forward in the field of transplants comes from China. For the first time, in fact, a pig liver has been implanted in …