
Generated with AI You find a ladybug on the windowsill and immediately think “lucky”. But if that ladybug is yellow and black, or orange with lots of dots, you’re probably not looking at the classic Coccinella septempunctata (the common ladybug with 7 points), but another species. And in one case …

The top five for the 2026 Campiello Prize have been chosen: the finalist novels
The Campiello Prize comes to life: the literary jury, chaired this year for the first time by Roberto Cicutto, chose this morning in Padua – as per tradition in the Aula Magna of Palazzo Bo – the five finalist novels. The authors who will compete for the ‘well shot’ on …

Mushrooms, pineapple and algae: the Next-Gen materials for sustainable fashion, would replace leather and cotton
Generated with AI Give it to him pineapple scraps an alternative skin is born, from mushroom mycelium flexible and resistant materials are obtained, and even i bacteria they are used to produce silk-like protein fibers. These are the so-called Next-Gen materialsnew generation fabrics that promise to revolutionize the textile industry. …


