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Glacier grows as the planet warms: scientists want to unravel its secret

Amid this global climate crisis, while we see images of crumbling glaciers on a daily basis, there exists a place that defies all expectations. Indeed, in the heart of Central Asia, among the towering peaks of the Pamir Mountains, there's a huge glacier that not only lives on, but continues to grow.

  • Jan 27, 2026 05:30

First impressions aren't enough: the tone of your voice can change everything

Research conducted by the University of Milan-Bicocca has shown that a single word, or simply the tone of your voice, has the power to draw the face of another person to our minds.

  • Jan 19, 2026 21:30

Science proves chess isn't fair: inequality begins at the first move

For centuries, chess has been regarded as the epitome of pure strategy, mental equilibrium and intellectual challenge par excellence.

  • Jan 19, 2026 01:30

How houseplants reduce winter stress

When the heating is turned on, the air changes immediately: it becomes drier, lighter and more irritating to the skin and respiratory tract.

  • Jan 17, 2026 17:30

Blue light: the mistake we make that disrupts our sleep every night

Before switching off the light, we take one last look at the smartphone: messages, social media networks and news - there's no shortage of activity. And what seems like a harmless gesture is, in fact, one of the most common mistakes in our evening routine.

  • Jan 17, 2026 09:30

This app translates speech and text into sign language (thanks to 3D avatars and AI)

More than 70 million people worldwide use a sign language as their mother tongue, but the number of qualified interpreters is very limited, especially in certain geographical and social contexts.

  • Jan 14, 2026 04:00

What if Leonardo da Vinci's genius was inscribed in his DNA?

There's something deeply fascinating about the idea that a sheet of paper, untouched for over five hundred years, could still contain a physical trace of one of mankind's greatest geniuses. Not a pencil trace or a blood line, but something infinitely more intimate: Leonardo da Vinci's DNA.

  • Jan 14, 2026 03:30

New method that recovers up to 97% of silver from discarded solar panels

Recovering most of the silver from discarded solar panels? It can be done!

  • Jan 13, 2026 03:00

Get ready for the 'kiss' between the moon and Saturn

Don't miss the return of a stunning spectacle in the sky: the 'kiss' between the moon and Saturn.

  • Jan 12, 2026 23:00

Ai, the 'brilliant' chimpanzee who could count and draw has died

Ai, the 'brilliant' chimpanzee, died in Japan at the age of 49 from multi-organ failure and age-related illnesses.

  • Jan 12, 2026 19:00