Ecology

Why Broccoli Smells When Cooked: Heat breaks down sulfur-rich glucosinolates

Why Broccoli Smells When Cooked: Heat breaks down sulfur-rich glucosinolates

Broccoli, cabbage, cabbage, all belonging to the Brassicaceae family, are much appreciated both in the kitchen and for their nutritional properties, but everyone fears the moment of cooking, thinking of that typical bad smell that will develop. These plants contain in the tissues, especially at the level of the leaves and of inflorescences (a grouping of several flowers arranged around ...

Electronic Health Record, news for doctors and patients arriving from March 31st: what changes

Electronic Health Record, news for doctors and patients arriving from March 31st: what changes

News coming soon for the Electronic Health Record. Image generated with AI. The March 31, 2026 The Electronic Health Record or ESF it will enter its most advanced stage with the aim of becoming fully operational by June. This digital tool collects clinical data and health documents from each citizen over time, building a real “health memory” accessible online. Its ...

Soviet submarine Komsomolets sank in 1989 releases radioactive material into sea: study

Soviet submarine Komsomolets sank in 1989 releases radioactive material into sea: study

AI-generated image for illustrative purposes. Thirty-seven years ago the Soviet nuclear submarine Komsomolets sank in the Norwegian Sea during the War Cold due to a fire. Why is this military vehicle being talked about again in 2026? The answer has to do with the continued release of radioactive material still present on board, at the center of studies and debates ...

Floating plants: what FPSOs are and how they work

Floating plants: what FPSOs are and how they work

Extracting oil and gas is not easy: oil platforms exist to do this, but they generally only manage to reach a depth of 250 metres. Since the deposits closest to the surface are gradually being exhausted, it is necessary to go deeper. This is why they were born FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading, in Italian Floating Production, Storage and ...

OpenAI has closed Sora, the app for generating videos with AI: what are the reasons

OpenAI has closed Sora, the app for generating videos with AI: what are the reasons

OpenAI he decided to discontinue development and use of Soraits application for generating videos using artificial intelligence. The choice comes less than two years after its launch, when the platform attracted global attention for its ability to create highly realistic clips from simple textual input. The Sora team made the announcement in a short post on He didn’t give much ...

Earthquake in the province of Massa-Carrara of magnitude 4.0, epicenter in Fosdinovo

Earthquake in the province of Massa-Carrara of magnitude 4.0, epicenter in Fosdinovo

4.0 magnitude earthquake in the province of Massa–Carrara. A shock of earthquake Of magnitude 4.0 hit the province of Massa-Carrarain Tuscany, today March 25th, at 08:13. According to what was recorded by INGV, the epicenter was located 3 km north-east of Fosdinovoa town of approximately 4,800 inhabitants located 9km north of Carrara ea 15km north of Mass. The hypocenter, however, ...

The first liquid sodium-cooled nuclear reactor financed by Bill Gates will be built in the USA

The first liquid sodium-cooled nuclear reactor financed by Bill Gates will be built in the USA

Rendering of the new nuclear fission reactor in the USA. Credit: TerraPower The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has released approval for the start of construction of Kemmerer Unit 1a new nuclear fission reactor by TerraPoweran energy startup founded and financed by Bill Gates. The plant will be built in the state of Wyoming, near a coal-fired power plant which ...