Ecology

Boar-pig hybrids were born in Fukushima after the nuclear disaster: the study conducted on the DNA of the hybrids

Boar-pig hybrids were born in Fukushima after the nuclear disaster: the study conducted on the DNA of the hybrids

The cubs indicated with arrows are suspected boar-pig hybrids photographed in Fukushima. Credit: Anderson, D., et al. Journal of Forest Research (2026) The Fukushima area in Japan, completely evacuated after the nuclear disaster, has shown among the various transformations also a phenomenon of births of pig-boar hybrids. A genetics study published last January examined the process hybridization among pigs that ...

Does the foil ball in the dishwasher trick to polish silverware work?

Does the foil ball in the dishwasher trick to polish silverware work?

The scientific explanation of the trick of the aluminum ball in the dishwasher to polish silverware. You may have heard that adding one or more foil balls in the dishwasher would help make silver cutlery shiny again. It’s very simple: crumple up some tinfoil, place the ball (or more balls) in the cutlery basket together with the silverware, and start ...

What to know about Coruna, the hacking tool that ended up in the hands of criminal groups to target iPhones

What to know about Coruna, the hacking tool that ended up in the hands of criminal groups to target iPhones

Image created with AI for illustrative purposes only. A exploit kit called Coruna was initially used in targeted hacking operations traced back to a government client, but over the course of 2025 it has also been observed in campaigns conducted by different criminal groups and state actors. This was revealed by some investigations conducted by the experts Google Threat Intelligence ...

Why Mattarella convened the Supreme Defense Council: what it is, who participates and what it is for

Why Mattarella convened the Supreme Defense Council: what it is, who participates and what it is for

A meeting of the Supreme Defense Council. Starting from the left, clockwise: Sergio Mattarella, Francesco Saverio Garofani, Guido Crosetto, General Luciano Portolano, Adolfo Urso, Antonio Tajani, Giorgia Meloni, Matteo Piantedosi, Alfredo Mantovano, Giancarlo Giorgetti, Ugo Zampetti. Credit: Supreme Defense Council The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella he called the Supreme Defense Council for Friday March 13 to 10:00 am, ...

Would the human race have been born in Europe? Let's clarify the case of Graecopithechus freybergi

Would the human race have been born in Europe? Let’s clarify the case of Graecopithechus freybergi

Fictional depiction of Graecopithecus freybergi. Credit: Velizar Simeonovski. A new scientific publication on a hominid lived in Balkans about 7 million years ago He’s making a lot of noise about himself. For decades the origin of the human evolutionary line has been placed in Africa. The oldest fossils of the hominini (there evolutionary tribe that includes our species, Homo sapiensand ...