I like to start with a story…In the first years of the past century, a young woman, whose name was Yentl, disguised herself as a boy, to have the opportunity to study. In 1991, this …
Gender medicine
June 2023
Communicate on Climate Change
Research during the past half century has settled a fundamental climate question that had challenged scientists since the 19th century: will human beings, by adding carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere, significantly …
A new disease in marine birds: the “plasticosis”
Plastic is a ubiquitous hallmark of our modern society, and it has been even identified as a potential geological indicator for the Anthropocene. Unfortunately, despite the current solutions for remediation, plastic will continue to be …
Did the last Tonga eruption warm the Earth?
Tonga is the eruption of records! With its 146 Megatons of water vapour and gravity waves at sub-ionospheric heights not previously been observed propagating at this speed or over the whole Earth from a single …