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NASA deflects asteroid: first time mankind has changed the orbit of a celestial body

Mar 15, 2026 11:30

Those who think of space quickly think of it as an infinite and unchanging realm, governed by natural laws that humanity watches only from a distance with increasingly sophisticated telescopes. In recent years, however, that view has begun to tilt. Scientific research has reached a point where man has managed to communicate with the cosmic environment with a precision which, up until recently, belonged mostly to fiction.

Remote Pacific island where Japan wants to bury its nuclear waste

Mar 14, 2026 15:30

There's an island in the middle of the Pacific that almost nobody has ever heard of. It's called Minamitorishima, a triangle of rock and coral the size of a suburban neighborhood.

Gigantic Greenland shark filmed for the first time in the depths of Antarctica

Mar 14, 2026 08:00

A Greenland shark has been filmed for the first time at near-freezing depths off the South Shetland Islands in the Southern Ocean.

University opens 'disconnection rooms': spaces for silence and mental well-being (away from all notifications)

Mar 13, 2026 14:30

In an era dominated by notifications, chats and endless scrolling, the University of Genoa in Italy, is launching an innovative project around the psychophysical well-being of its students, faculty, researchers and staff. This is how the first two 'disconnection rooms' were created: spaces where the digital world stays outside and silence, concentration and recharging mental energy play the main role.

Scientists discover 'Goldilocks rule' for your sleep: reduces risk of cognitive decline

Mar 13, 2026 11:00

Sleep is one of the most important pillars of our health. It's not just about waking up feeling refreshed in the morning: it affects how we think, remember things, make decisions and even how long we live for. For a long time, science has looked at sleep primarily through a simple measure: the number of hours we sleep. In recent years, however, research has begun to look beyond this seemingly obvious fact.

Story of Tutankhamun's meteorite dagger reveals new secrets about Ancient Egypt

Mar 13, 2026 08:00

Anyone who thinks about Ancient Egypt immediately envisions pyramids, golden sarcophagi and mummies shrouded in mystery. Yet some of the most stunning objects from the Egyptian civilization not only tell a story about Earth, but a story that begins much further away, among asteroids and drifting chunks of rock in space as well.

North America's driest place turns into a sea of colors thanks to rare blooms: spectacular images from Death Valley

Mar 11, 2026 19:00

North America's driest and most inhospitable place has turned into a sea of colors. That's because Death Valley National Park in California is experiencing one of the most spectacular natural phenomena in recent years: an extremely rare 'superbloom', a massive bloom of wildflowers that covers the desert with carpets of yellow, purple and orange. According to the National Park Service, this is the most intense bloom in the past decade, a phenomenon that occurs, on average, only once every 10 years.

Earth's core isn't static, but changes shape (and scientists are beginning to understand why)

Mar 11, 2026 14:30

For years, we have imagined Earth's center as immobile: a compact, silent sphere hidden under thousands of miles of rock and molten metals. In textbooks, Earth's inner core is often described as a static, stable mass, almost as if it had crystallized over time. A fixed point in a planet that on the surface, on the contrary, never stops changing.

Fukushima 15 years after disaster: 880 tons of radioactive debris still in reactors

Mar 11, 2026 08:00

The day Japan came to a standstill is March 11, 2011. At 2:46 p.m., the country was hit by the most powerful earthquake ever recorded: a magnitude 9 in the Pacific Ocean, off the northeast coast. Forty minutes later, the second wave of the tragedy followed. A tsunami with walls of water over 10 meters high - nearly 40 in some places - inundated coastal cities and infrastructure.

Dog detects tumor by smelling breath and saves owner: scientists now working on 'electronic nose' to detect cancer

Mar 11, 2026 06:30

In Kent, England, Inca, a German shepherd, did what no doctor had succeeded to do: by obsessively sniffing her owner Colleen Ferguson's breath, she pointed out a problem that no one knew how to diagnose. The woman, who did not smoke and showed no obvious symptoms, discovered a lung carcinoma the size of a golf ball, thanks to her dog's persistence.

NASA deflects asteroid: first time mankind has changed the orbit of a celestial body

Remote Pacific island where Japan wants to bury its nuclear waste

Gigantic Greenland shark filmed for the first time in the depths of Antarctica

University opens 'disconnection rooms': spaces for silence and mental well-being (away from all notifications)

Scientists discover 'Goldilocks rule' for your sleep: reduces risk of cognitive decline

Story of Tutankhamun's meteorite dagger reveals new secrets about Ancient Egypt

North America's driest place turns into a sea of colors thanks to rare blooms: spectacular images from Death Valley

Earth's core isn't static, but changes shape (and scientists are beginning to understand why)

Fukushima 15 years after disaster: 880 tons of radioactive debris still in reactors

Dog detects tumor by smelling breath and saves owner: scientists now working on 'electronic nose' to detect cancer

Trump warns Iran: 'The clock is ticking'

Struggle to succeed Starmer could bring UK back to EU

WHO declares state of emergency over Ebola outbreak in the Congo

Earthquake in southern Chinese region of Guangxi: 13 buildings collapsed and thousands of people evacuated

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