Science
A sweet treat in company is a panacea for the heart
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Sugar in excessive quantities is bad for your health. By adding too much to our diet we run the risk of developing diabetes, suffering from …
Is it time to focus on adaptation policies?
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More and more experts agree: the objectives of the Paris agreements will no longer be achieved. Eight years after the historic international treaty to reduce …
The secret life of squirrels: when necessary they become carnivores
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Even squirrels have their secrets. And what has just been revealed by research published in the Journal of Ethology is destined to forever change the …
Pfas also in smartwatches and fitness trackers: “Avoid those with fluoroelastomers”
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Pfas are very resistant compounds, so much so that they are also known as “eternal chemical substances”: very poorly biodegradable, and capable of repelling water …
Depression? Blame the petrol
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They will not be as fragile as Gen Z (described by many researches as the generation most exposed to emotional and psychological problems), but also …
Testosterone does not increase libido, but perhaps it makes you more romantic
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In men, testosterone is synonymous with masculinity and libido. A cliché? Actually yes, or at least in part. New research published on Proceedings of the …
An unknown disease killed 143 people: “It looks like flu, then people die”
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An unknown disease killed 143 people in the southwestern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo in November: they had flu-like symptoms, including high fever …
One step away from the new pandemic: the avian virus with a single mutation will adapt to humans
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The H5N1 avian influenza virus continues to spread in the USA. It has infected poultry farms in 49 states, 718 dairy herds in 15 states, …
The mysterious disease that resembles the flu and kills: the symptoms and the warning
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The epidemic reportedly began at the end of October. There have already been dozens of victims in just a few weeks. The area in which …
Asteroid 2020 XR arrives, it will pass 2.2 million km from Earth (but it will not hit us): here’s how to see it
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The potentially dangerous asteroid 2020 XR is getting closer. On Wednesday 4 December, at 06:27 in the morning, the celestial body will be the protagonist …