Cordyceps: curiosities about the fungus from the HBO series The Last of Us

30-01-2023
Airing weekly on HBO, the post-apocalyptic series has the true villain of the story as the Cordyceps fungus, which infects people until they turn into zombies

By 2023, Asia-Pacific urban food security could be at risk

29-01-2023
By that date, approximately 55% of the Asia-Pacific region will reside in urban areas, which could have a impact on food security and urban nutrition

Population ageing: the paradox between Japan, China and India

26-01-2023
China may no longer be the most populated nation in the world, but perhaps it has been overtake by India.

Urban river water pollution and urbanization in East Africa

23-01-2023
A study evaluates the health of rivers in this part of the continent, trying to see the effects on the population

Antarctic fungi with antibiotic potential isolated from Fort William Point

20-01-2023
As reported by a study published on the Scientific reports, a group of researchers would have isolated a group of fungi with antibiotic potential, in Antarctica, from Fort Williams Point

Netherlands wants to limit the number of livestock: Meat peak reached?

19-01-2023
The Netherlands is facing some food challenges related to the overproduction of foods, such as meat for example

European cities need to be greener: "We need more trees"

19-01-2023
According to researchers and scientists, European cities will need more trees and more green spaces to project themselves into a more comfortable and sustainable future and to combat the effects of the climate crisis and global warming

Environmental stress and plants

18-01-2023
Environmental Stress and Plants, study published on the International journal of molecular sciences, made a review on this topic

Plants also have consciousness and cognition

15-01-2023
Ethnobotany is an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary science that deals with the use and perception of plant species within one or more human societies

How human adapt their behavior Antarctic condition

13-01-2023
Antarctica was never inhabited in the past and is not permanently inhabited even in contemporary times by any human population in the strict sense

Antarctic organisms as a source of antimicrobial compounds

13-01-2023
Only plants and animals that have adapted to the harsh climate live on the continent

Garlic and Mediterranean legumes and their importance

12-01-2023
The characteristics of the Mediterranean diet are: abundant foods of vegetable origin, fresh, naturally, in season, of local origin

Mediterranean diet on sleep

11-01-2023
The Mediterranean Diet on Sleep: A Health Alliance study, published in the Nutrients, looks back on the issue

Effects of microplastics on human health

01-01-2023
Microplastics come from various sources: they are found massively in products such as cosmetics, personal and household hygiene products, building materials, industries and agriculture

Light pollution is the problems it presents

27-12-2022
Light pollution is basically the disruption of unnecessary natural ambient lighting at night

Why several people do the Christmas tree?

25-12-2022
Several cities set up or sponsor street decorations with lights, signs and placing Christmas trees in the main squares. In the United States, decorations were once included in religious themes

Christmas is all around the world!

25-12-2022
Fron USA to Europe, from Africa and Asia and South America: Xmas is all around!

Modern Santa Claus and Xmas gifts

24-12-2022
The modern Santa Claus brings together current representations of the gift-bearer, of religious or popular inspiration, with a pre-existing British characte

Ecological variation in seasonal snow cover

23-12-2022
Ecological responses to variation in seasonal snow cover, study published in the Conservation biology: the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology, try to research this interesting issue in detail

Arsenic in drinking water?

16-12-2022
How much arsenic is in drinking water? Does it differ from area to area?

Global loss of floristic uniqueness

12-12-2022
The study The global loss of floristic uniqueness, published in the Nature communications, takes an alarming retrospective

Australia: dry climate aggravates riverine nitrogen pollution

11-12-2022
Dry Climate Aggravates Riverine Nitrogen Pollution in Australia by Water Volume Reduction, study published on the Environmental science & technology, explained it

Microplastics pollution in the ocean and associated risks

07-12-2022
A new research makes an interesting retrospective on a topic that worries the scientific community and environmental associations

How urbanization increases floral specialization of pollinators

06-12-2022
Urbanization increases floral specialization of pollinators, study published on the Ecology and evolution, makes an interesting retrospective on a topic that can have repercussions on our lives

Limitation of native plant reproduction in an urban landscape

05-12-2022
Pollen limitation of native plant reproduction in an urban landscape, study published on the American journal of botany, try to answer to this issue