Having higher levels of ‘the sunshine vitamin’ was shown to reduce the risk of infection in the Black population, a new study has revealed. Almost half of Americans are vitamin D deficient, according to David O. Meltzer, MD, PhD, the chief of hospital medicine at University of Chicago Medicine. But more than three quarters of
As the vernal equinox heralds the first day of spring, all across the world, unique phenomena can be seen on this day alone. For thousands of years humans have known that around the day marked on the Gregorian calendar as March 20th (or 21st, but we’ll get into that later) the day and night were
Almir Narayamoga Suruí è il capo del popolo dei Paiter Suruí e Raoni Metuktire guida i Kayapo, entrambe tribù che abitano l’Amazzonia brasiliana da tempo immemorabile. I leader indigeni hanno presentato una richiesta alla Corta penale internazionale (Cpi) per aprire un’indagine sul presidente brasiliano Jair Bolsonaro, che accusano di crimini contro l’umanità, e nello specifico
Bibop Gresta ne è convinto: Hyperloop non è solo un treno da oltre mille chilometri all’ora, ma un quinto mezzo di trasporto di massa. Una capsula avveniristica nella quale sarà possibile viaggiare da Roma a Milano in mezz’ora, ma non solo: sarà in grado di generare fino al 30 per cento di energia in più
Il 22 marzo si celebra la giornata mondiale dell’acqua. Il tema di quest’anno è il valore dell’oro blu. Inteso come i benefici che l’acqua può offrire ad una persona – siano essi servizi, come la salute, l’igiene, la felicità, il benessere psico-sociale – oppure come valore economico: la produttività che ne deriva da una corretta
New technologies have given us new ways to control diseases - crucial to fighting the COVID pandemic, and future global outbreaks, says the World Health Organization’s Chief Scientist.
La stilista si innamorò dopo averli visti dal fioraio di Rue Cambon a Parigi
Formerly known as ‘Rat Island’, this beautiful spot in the Aleutian islands has become a new example of how ecosystems can fully recover to their natural state in little more than a decade. Along the western edge of the Alaskan archipelago, the land had inadvertently become populated with rodents, leading to the ignominious name Rat
Border Collies are among the friendliest and most inquisitive dogs around. But Lucy doesn’t know what to make of the underwater creature that confiscated her tennis ball. Almar Creighton was exploring the tide pools along the South African coastline with Lucy on her daily outing, when they encountered an octopus who was also very inquisitive.
A multi-national team at MIT have dispelled the long-standing consensus that the most commonly available plastic, polyethylene, can’t be used for clothing. Their new thread spun with normal machinery circumnavigates the problem that polyethylene traps moisture, opening up an industry-changing material for use in earth-friendly textiles. The fashion and textile industry is one of the