More than 5500 exoplanets have been discovered. An exoplanet is any planet beyond our solar system. Most of them orbit other stars, but some free-floating exoplanets, called rogue planets, don’t belong to any star. Most …
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Invasive species removal could help restoring coral reef functioning
The presence of invasive species in birds breeding habitats threatens seabirds globally, detrimentally affecting the population trajectories. In particular, invasive rats are estimated to be present across 90% of the world’s archipelagos, where they directly …
Forever love: the thermodynamics second law tells us how it can exist
The nowadays love’s crisis Nearly few thousand of scientific articles each year have been written about emotion. The number has grown exponentially in the last thirty years; growth has also occurred in related areas, contributing …
Can robots remediate environment human mistakes?
We can’t afford to do nothing for our planet, because that’s what we’ve been doing the whole time, nothing, Cars, nothing! “WALL-E” 2008 – WALT DISNEY Remediation is the word of our century, how to …
To feel like a Jedi all you need is a laser pointer
The Star Wars saga is rich of scientific insights, starting from the Millenium Falcon, passing through mysterious worlds, and arriving at what many would like to possess: the light saber. Well, it’s very difficult to …
Good vibrations for flowers
Production of nectar is not at all an easy work. It costs approximately 40% of the daily photosynthate allocation. Plants know that their energy is precious and for years scientists ask themselves if plants have …