Ecology

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The end of anonymity, how DNA testing changed gamete donation: the laws and the risks

You’re watching Yellow Mirror Don’t miss out on more content from Geopop Gamete donation is one of the greatest achievements of reproductive medicine, a practice that for decades has allowed thousands of people to build families they otherwise would not have been able to have. Historically, this system has stood on an iron pillar: the absolute anonymity of the donor. ...

5 words borrowed from French that we have “Italianized”

5 words borrowed from French that we have “Italianized”

It often happens to be used borrowings from French in the Italian language without thinking too much. Many of these terms have entered common use, especially in fields such as fashion, gastronomy, the world of work… Precisely for this reason they are so familiar to the Italian speaker that they have acquired a pronunciation in standard Italian different from French, ...

Sea ice retreat in the Arctic and Antarctica has hit historic lows: the effects of the decline

Sea ice retreat in the Arctic and Antarctica has hit historic lows: the effects of the decline

THE satellite data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder show one of the worrying effects of ongoing climate change: the retreat of Arctic and Antarctic sea icewhich was also significant in 2026. For both polar regions its extension results lower than the average for the period 1981-2010. The most critical situation ...

How to make coffee with the moka perfectly according to chemistry: water, powder and flame

How to make coffee with the moka perfectly according to chemistry: water, powder and flame

Around the mochaover time, different beliefs have arisen: there are those who prepare the classic “mound” of coffee in the filter, those who insist that the powder must be pressed and those who swear that the flame must be very low. But what do the studies say about how to prepare the “perfect” mocha? To obtain correct extraction you need ...

Why the 5 earthquakes in 24 hours between Venezuela and Japan are not connected: the role of the Ring of Fire

Why the 5 earthquakes in 24 hours between Venezuela and Japan are not connected: the role of the Ring of Fire

This morning the news around the world is talking about earthquakes that, in less than 24 hours, have hit four different countries. More specifically, we had a magnitude earthquake 5.4 in Papua New Guineaeast of Kokopo; then a magnitude earthquake 5.6 in Californianorth of Redwood Valley; we then move in Japanwhere a violent earthquake of magnitude 6.9 shook the northeastern ...

World Cup 2026, 1 in 4 footballers was not born in the country he represents: the cases of Morocco and Curacao

World Cup 2026, 1 in 4 footballers was not born in the country he represents: the cases of Morocco and Curacao

The Morocco national team. Source: X PurelyFootball Account The 2026 World Cup is the first in history with 48 teams: the qualified nations cover practically all the main geopolitical areas of the planet. From Latin America to sub-Saharan Africa, from the Persian Gulf to Central Asia to Europe. The most prestigious football tournament perfectly represents the globalized world where migrations ...

Why AI risks increasing the price of smartphones: it depends on the chip and memory crisis

Why AI risks increasing the price of smartphones: it depends on the chip and memory crisis

Image generated with AI for illustrative purposes only. The race toartificial intelligence it is not only changing the way technology is used, but also the balance of the industry that makes it possible. To train and run increasingly complex AI models, enormous amounts of hardware resources are required, including electronic memories used to process and store data. This growing demand ...