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Global warming causes hailstones to swell

When we think of climate change, we immediately think of heatwaves, drought or rising sea levels. Yet global warming is also influencing other weather phenomena, such as hail. One study reveals that hailstones are getting bigger and more destructive, even though hail storms aren't necessarily more frequent.

  • May 28, 2026 11:20

Greece: a volcano thought to be extinct has been accumulating magma for over 100,000 years

In the peaceful landscape of the Saronic Gulf, zircon crystals have recorded a magmatic life erased from the eyes of observers for tens of millennia.

  • May 13, 2026 09:07

This pill promises to slow down dogs' aging process: all about how it works and when it will be released

A meaty-tasting pill that promises to slow down the aging process in dogs. It sounds like science fiction, but it's the project that an American biotech Loyal is working on.

  • Apr 20, 2026 09:05

How the Greenland shark could help humans fight glaucoma

For years, we've imagined the Greenland shark as a slow, almost blind giant, trudging through the dark waters of the Arctic. And yet...

  • Apr 14, 2026 18:30

For the first time, a marine virus has been transferred to humans

A pathogen previously known only in aquatic animals has made the famous "species leap", infecting a human being and causing severe eye infection with permanent loss of sight.

  • Apr 14, 2026 14:30

Can solar storms trigger earthquakes?

Our planet vibrates, breathes and constantly readjusts itself beneath our feet. And if we're used to thinking of earthquakes as phenomena generated exclusively in the depths of the Earth's crust, a new scientific hypothesis invites us to look much higher up, towards the Sun.

  • Apr 07, 2026 10:30

Marine energy, a real asset for green hydrogen

There's a word that's often misused when talking about green hydrogen: sustainable. This time, however, it's neither a slogan nor a vague promise.

  • Apr 01, 2026 04:00

If you argue in front of your dog, it'll take the side of the weaker party

Everyone who lives with a dog has seen it. A voice is raised, a heated argument ensues in the house, and the god comes along, approaches, and stays put.

  • Mar 31, 2026 06:00

The Earth is losing its climate shield due to microplastics

They are now found in all environments, including deep ocean waters, freshwater reserves, the atmosphere, soils, Arctic ice and even the human body. Microplastics, tiny particles of plastic less than5 mm in size, are more widespread than imagined.

  • Feb 19, 2026 02:30

28-year-old crosses the Atlantic by himself in a rowboat: Lorenzo Barone's epic feat

Lorenzo Barone, 28, from San Gemini in the province of Terni, has completed an extraordinary challenge: crossing the Atlantic Ocean by himself in a rowboat, with no sail and no motor. The trip ended on the night of January 24-25, when Barone reached the shore near Kourou in French Guiana....

  • Jan 27, 2026 06:00