Ecology

The face of the Man of the Conquest of England in 1066 revealed: was he a Viking or a Saxon?

The face of the Man of the Conquest of England in 1066 revealed: was he a Viking or a Saxon?

The reconstructed face of the “Conquest Man”. Credit: English Heritage. A man who lived in11th century England ideally returns to look at us through a digital facial reconstruction. The cultural institution English Heritage presented the face of the so-called “Conquest Man”“the man of conquest“, an individual buried in St Peter’s Church in Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, then owned by one of the ...

The evolution of blood cells has been reconstructed: millions of years ago they were primordial macrophages

The evolution of blood cells has been reconstructed: millions of years ago they were primordial macrophages

A recent study published in the journal PNAS by an international research team led by Yosuke Nagahata has reconstructed the complete evolutionary tree of animal blood cellsfrom their appearance to their diversification into modern species. Research suggests that the genetic program of immune cells and blood cells did not arise from scratch with the appearance of complex organisms, but derives ...

Von der Leyen and Europe's challenges: the EU strategy for energy, defence, AI, climate and social

Von der Leyen and Europe’s challenges: the EU strategy for energy, defence, AI, climate and social

The speech on the state of the European Union is a intervention annual of/of President from the European Commission before the European Parliament, aimed at defining the Union’s priorities for the coming year. The President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyn in his speech on 16 September he defined theEuropean Union like “stronger than ever”, although it may ...

It is not true that Meta AI will spy on your WhatsApp chats, it is a hoax

It is not true that Meta AI will spy on your WhatsApp chats, it is a hoax

Example of a chain letter received on WhatsApp. «From Saturday the AI ​​will be available on WhatsApp and will have access to all chats. Therefore, all group administrators should enable the “Enhanced Privacy” option. Otherwise, the AI ​​will be able to open group messages, view phone numbers and even access personal data on the phone, including private chats». If you ...

New species of feline discovered in Bolivia after 100 years, the Tilcayo cat: how it was described by DNA

New species of feline discovered in Bolivia after 100 years, the Tilcayo cat: how it was described by DNA

Live specimen of L. tilcayo, a recently described tiger cat species from the Bolivian Yungas. Credit: Lescroart J, Nogales–Ascarrunz P, Cassatt–Johnstone M …Phylogenomics and museomics reveal five distinct species of tiger cats in South AmericaCurrent Biology, 2026; 0 A group of researchers has discovered a new species of wild cat in Bolivia: is called Leopardus tilcayolives in the rainforests of ...

The EU approves the Kids Act, what it is and how access to AI social networks and chatbots changes for under 13 and 15 year olds

The EU approves the Kids Act, what it is and how access to AI social networks and chatbots changes for under 13 and 15 year olds

THE’European Union wants to regulate access to social media, video sharing platforms, online video games and even AI chatbots for children and teenagers. And he wants to do it withEU Kids Acta measure made official today 17 September by the European Commission with which Brussels aims to make digital services for minors safer and to introduce a age-based access system ...

Polar vortex and possible interactions with El Niño in winter: what will happen to the climate in Italy?

Polar vortex and possible interactions with El Niño in winter: what will happen to the climate in Italy?

The polar vortex and its effects In recent days we have returned to talking insistently about Polar vortex, coming next week, and its possible interactions with El Niño. As happens promptly at the beginning of autumn, as we approach the equinox, the internet and social media have been filled with alarmist headlines predicting extreme scenarios and phenomena for the cold ...