https://www.scienzainrete.it/Ultimi articoli pubblicati su Scienza in reteHugoenWed, 05 Aug 2026 10:21:00 +0100https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/my-portrait-of-anthony-fauci/Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:21:00 +0100Guido Poliglobal-healthhttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/my-portrait-of-anthony-fauci/Anthony Fauci, at 85, has been called to testify before the Senate committee investigating the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, in what feels like a settling of scores by the very party that, at the time, was recommending chloroquine as a defence. The eminent physician is once again at the centre of controversy, not least for choosing to invoke the Fifth Amendment rather than answer questions. Guido Poli, immunologist at the San Raffaele Hospital and president of Patto Trasversale per la Scienza, who worked with him for many years, recalls in this article Tony Fauci’s battles in the history of American and international public health, from AIDS to the pandemic. The image is taken from the footage (public domain) of A. Fauci’s hearing on 29 July 2026 before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/italy-and-cuba-the-right-to-health-is/Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:03:00 +0100Maurizio Bonatisalutehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/italy-and-cuba-the-right-to-health-is/From Article 32 of the Italian Constitution to Article 72 of the Cuban Constitution, the universal right to health provides the common ground on which Italy and Cuba have built - despite profoundly different political and economic contexts - healthcare systems based on primary care, prevention, and community-based services. These models, while currently facing delays and significant challenges, invite reflection on how the protection of health remains one of the most important indicators of a country’s level of civilization, social justice, and the quality of its democracy. Cover image created with ChatGPT.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/cuba-now-it-s-time-to-go/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:56:00 +0100Maurizio Bonatihttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/cuba-now-it-s-time-to-go/There is an ongoing emergency; has been going on for a long time and therefore the situation is very serious and uncertain and there is always someone who.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/university-admissions-and-talent-china-what-can-italy/Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:16:00 +0100Michele Ciavarellahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/university-admissions-and-talent-china-what-can-italy/Every year, millions of Chinese students take the Gaokao, an extremely tough exam that can change the course of a life. But what can this system teach us? Between intense pressure and paths to excellence, it offers a chance to reflect on the idea of merit in Italy as well.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/karen-hallberg-on-peace-and-science/Tue, 13 May 2025 08:57:00 +0100Silvia Bencivellihttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/karen-hallberg-on-peace-and-science/In a world marked by wars and global crises, the new Secretary General of Pugwash tells us about the challenges of disarmament and the value of scientific dialogue for peace (photo: Karen Hallberg, source Wikipedia ).https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/europe-s-freedom-of-research-100-billion-for/Sat, 03 May 2025 10:22:00 +0100politica-della-ricercahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/europe-s-freedom-of-research-100-billion-for/A European programme could attract a counter-exodus of scientific talent from the United States, revitalising our research institutions.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/agents-as-assistants-scientific-research/Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:04:00 +0100Sergio Cimaricerca-scientificahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/agents-as-assistants-scientific-research/Researchers work with an increasing volume of scientific literature and ever more complex methodologies, and for this reason, they can rely on new support tools: Agent Laboratory, AgentRxiv, AI Scientist-v2, and Co-Scientist are AI-based systems designed to assist them in their work.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/president-trump-reshapes-us-research-landscape/Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:50:00 +0100Sergio Cimahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/president-trump-reshapes-us-research-landscape/Con una serie di ordini esecutivi, Donald Trump smantella le politiche climatiche di Biden e ritira gli Stati Uniti dall’accordo di Parigi. Le agenzie federali scientifiche (EPA, NIH, CDC, FDA, NASA) vengono ristrutturate con nuove nomine orientate alla deregolamentazione. Vengono congelate le assunzioni federali, mentre la revisione delle collaborazioni internazionali potrebbe ridefinire il ruolo USA nella ricerca globale.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/the-log-and-the-speck-the-true-causes/Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:21:00 +0100ambientehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/the-log-and-the-speck-the-true-causes/The wildfires in Los Angeles and other extreme events, as well as their media coverage, highlight how immediate causes often overshadow the real issue: climate change, which increases the intensity and frequency of catastrophic phenomena. Tackling this crisis requires urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions using already available technologies and investments to strengthen territorial resilience. Only a combination of mitigation and adaptation can prevent irreversible damage, ensuring a sustainable future for the next generations.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/no-the-wildfires-california-are-not-ideological/Sun, 12 Jan 2025 22:16:00 +0100Jacopo Mengarelliambientehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/no-the-wildfires-california-are-not-ideological/Rampini from the Corriere includes a series of errors and inaccuracies to support the unbearable rhetoric of “ideology” in the ecological transition and even in climate physics. Contrary to what he claims, the probability and intensity of wildfires are increasing due to the very “human” climate changes. Of course, solutions also involve proper management of vegetation and infrastructure, but this should not overshadow the goal of achieving net-zero emissions. Especially after 2024, which for the first time surpassed an average temperature of 1.5°C.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/discovered-new-carbon-carbon-chemical-bond/Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:50:00 +0100Chiara D'Erricomateriahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/discovered-new-carbon-carbon-chemical-bond/A group of researchers from Hokkaido University has provided the first experimental evidence of the existence of a new type of chemical bond: the single-electron covalent bond, theorized by Linus Pauling in 1931 but never verified until now. Using derivatives of hexaarylethane (HPE), the scientists were able to stabilize this unusual bond between two carbon atoms and study it with spectroscopic techniques and X-ray diffraction. This discovery opens new perspectives in understanding bond chemistry and could lead to the development of new materials with innovative applications. In the cover image: study of the sigma bond with X-ray diffraction.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/why-have-neural-networks-won-the-nobel-prizes/Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:07:00 +0100Chiara Sabellimateriahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/why-have-neural-networks-won-the-nobel-prizes/The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John J. Hopfield, an American physicist and biologist from Princeton University, and to Geoffrey Hinton.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/why-science-cannot-prove-the-existence-of-god/Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:17:00 +0100societahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/why-science-cannot-prove-the-existence-of-god/The demonstration of God’s existence on scientific and mathematical grounds is a topic that, after captivating thinkers like Anselm and Gödel, reappears in the recent book by Bolloré and Bonnassies. However, the book makes a completely inadequate use of science and falls into the logical error common to all arguments in support of so-called “intelligent design.” In the image: detail from The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/how-far-has-scientific-culture-italy-the-last/Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:26:00 +0100Luca Carrapolitica-della-ricercahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/how-far-has-scientific-culture-italy-the-last/It will be presented on March 18 the 20th edition of the Science Technology and Society Yearbook by Observa, which gathers twenty years of data to provide an overview of the most significant dynamics and trends in the relationships between science, technology, and society. Here is our review of the report.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/we-did-not-do-good-job-explaining-how/Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:33:00 +0100materiahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/we-did-not-do-good-job-explaining-how/After reviewing Different. Gender issues seen through the eyes of a primatologist, we wanted to have a chat with the author, the primatologist Frans de Waal.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/is-1-5-degrees-still-realistic-goal/Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:56:00 +0100ambientehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/is-1-5-degrees-still-realistic-goal/Keep 1.5 within reach, “keep the 1.5 degrees within reach.” This was the slogan with which COP28 opened, the United Nations conference on climate change that just concluded in Dubai.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/cop28-its-up-to-the-oil-tycoon-to/Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:35:00 +0100Luca Carraambientehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/cop28-its-up-to-the-oil-tycoon-to/Source: UNFCCC.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/approved-the-law-for-the-restoration-of-european/Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:26:00 +0100Laura Scillitaniambientehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/approved-the-law-for-the-restoration-of-european/On November 9, the European Council approved the Nature Restoration Law, a regulation for the restoration of ecosystems. A much-hoped-for victory that leaves a bitter taste: the adopted regulation emerges from more than a year of negotiations that have significantly weakened it in substance. The risk is that the objectives lose their concreteness in implementation.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/the-indi-gregory-case-some-questions-for-reflection/Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:12:00 +0100Giovanni Boniolosalutehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/the-indi-gregory-case-some-questions-for-reflection/“The ‘Indi Gregory Case’ encompasses various levels of reflection (medical, ethical, legal, and political) that are interconnected but often confused in media debates. The philosopher of science and bioethicist Giovanni Boniolo analyzes them through a series of questions, the answers to which may also help us in similar cases that may arise in the future. Image: Twilight, by Dilma Freddi.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/responsibility-for-the-damages-caused-by-climate-change/Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:48:00 +0100Stefano Nesporclimahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/responsibility-for-the-damages-caused-by-climate-change/Disputes and legal actions concerning climate change are on the rise, as are those aimed at obtaining compensation for damages caused by specific atmospheric events from parties believed to be responsible. This is a result of the findings of attribution science, a discipline aimed at clarifying the causal relationship between the occurrence of extreme weather events and climate change. Image.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/the-embarrassing-covid/Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:22:00 +0100Stefania Salmasosalutehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/the-embarrassing-covid/There’s a certain discomfort in having to talk about Covid-19 again, as demanded by the increase in cases that is also recorded in Italy. The reason, writes epidemiologist Stefania Salmaso, might perhaps be identified in the lack of a transparent process that allows understanding on what basis the health authority formulates recommendations, leading to reliance on pundits. Image.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/neanderthal-genes-made-covid-more-severe/Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:30:00 +0100Margherita Frontevitahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/neanderthal-genes-made-covid-more-severe/The Origin study from the Mario Negri Institute has identified genetic variants from Neanderthals in the DNA of those who had the most severe form of the disease. Image.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/we-cannot-archive-covid-19-yet/Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:40:00 +0100Stefania Salmasosalutehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/we-cannot-archive-covid-19-yet/Coexistence with Covid-19 cannot yet be said to be stable, especially due to the great variability of SARS-CoV-2. For this reason, as the number of cases in Italy is increasing, it is necessary to limit the impact of infections by acting on two fronts, which are not alternatives to each other: reduce the share of people who have become partially susceptible and limit the likelihood of the emergence of new variants. Image.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/europe-votes-on-the-new-air-quality-directive/Fri, 15 Sep 2023 08:57:00 +0100Luca Carrasalutehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/europe-votes-on-the-new-air-quality-directive/The European Parliament’s vote (and subsequently the Council of Europe’s) on the new European Directive on air quality is expected for September 13. This directive updates the allowed atmospheric pollutant limits, bringing them closer to those established by the WHO in 2021. Resistance to the new objectives, mainly coming from the industrial world and established economic interests in certain regions, makes the outcome of the vote uncertain. However, there are no serious scientific or political reasons to oppose or attempt to dilute the more ambitious limits proposed by the new directive. Image.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/healthy-lungs-for-life-lung-health-starts-with/Fri, 15 Sep 2023 08:37:00 +0100Natalia Milazzosalutehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/healthy-lungs-for-life-lung-health-starts-with/Gathering support for policies that promote clean air, with particular attention to the EU Directive on air quality being discussed in the coming days: this is the goal of the Healthy Lungs for Life campaign, this year focused on the importance of combating air pollution.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/oppenheimer-film-that-equally-addresses-science-and-ethics/Thu, 14 Sep 2023 21:21:00 +0100Fabio Terragnipacehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/oppenheimer-film-that-equally-addresses-science-and-ethics/The story of the physicist Robert Oppenheimer is a controversial one, filled with both highlights and shadows. Although it has already been the subject of numerous biographies, it is now the focus of the eponymous film directed by Christopher Nolan. Fabio Terragni reviews it for ‘Scienza in rete’.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/nature-restoration-law-we-approve-the-law-for/Sun, 09 Jul 2023 12:31:00 +0100Laura Scillitaniambientehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/nature-restoration-law-we-approve-the-law-for/On the upcoming July 12, the European Parliament will decide the fate of one of the most ambitious initiatives in support of European nature, the Nature Restoration Law, a legislative proposal aimed at restoring European natural habitats. Now more than ever, it is crucial to defend this law and push for its approval. In Italy, the Manifesto for the Nature Restoration Law has been published, an initiative that has so far received the support of over 150 associations, 4,000 scientists, dozens of large companies, and over one million signatures from individual citizens ( here is the registration form ). Image.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/save-the-children-but-also-the-transgender-adolescents/Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:36:00 +0100Emilie Sartorellisalutehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/save-the-children-but-also-the-transgender-adolescents/On the 15^(th) of September, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (Wpath) updated the Gold Standard of care for transgender and gender.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/pollution-and-covid-two-vague-clues-dont-make/Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:36:00 +0100https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/pollution-and-covid-two-vague-clues-dont-make/In these days, newspapers and television programs (and the web, of course) are giving space to a statement by the Italian Society of Environmental Medicine.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/epidemic-from-reality-to-fantasy/Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:44:00 +0100Luca Morandihttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/epidemic-from-reality-to-fantasy/Epidemics is an often recurring theme in world literature, where authors share with us their realistic and unrealistic version of them.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/covid-19-italy-lessons-learnt-and-points-for/Wed, 08 Apr 2020 19:19:00 +0100salutehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/covid-19-italy-lessons-learnt-and-points-for/These notes are strictly personal but express ideas which are shared by a vast community of researchers, including epidemiologists, clinicians.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/epidemiology-from-obituaries/Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:13:00 +0100Luca Carrasalutehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/epidemiology-from-obituaries/Image from da A deluge of death in northern Italy , Reuters graphics, 25 March 2020.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/research-agency-our-proposals-to-the-government-and/Wed, 06 Nov 2019 11:59:00 +0100Gruppo 2003https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/research-agency-our-proposals-to-the-government-and/The Italian Government has finally proposed a National Agency for Research, which has been advocated for many years by the Gruppo 2003.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/national-agency-for-research-what-is-there-what/Sun, 03 Nov 2019 12:06:00 +0100Luca Carrahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/national-agency-for-research-what-is-there-what/The Italian National Agency for Research is about to be established.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/what-is-national-research-agency/Fri, 01 Nov 2019 12:25:00 +0100Luca Carrahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/what-is-national-research-agency/What is a National Research Agency? Conduct: A National Research Agency is a national and international research funding and coordination body.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/global-initiative-to-integrate-patient-input-ms-research/Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:33:00 +0100salutehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/global-initiative-to-integrate-patient-input-ms-research/The European Charcot Foundation and the International MS Federation have launched a new global initiative to put patient experience at the heart of MS research.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/carnivorous-plants-can-be-source-of-inspiration-for/Thu, 05 Sep 2019 11:39:00 +0100ricerca-scientificahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/carnivorous-plants-can-be-source-of-inspiration-for/Carnivorous plants can be a source of inspiration for new materials with specific mechanical properties.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/scientists-revealed-weak-spot-of-the-huntington-s/Mon, 27 May 2019 19:50:00 +0100https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/scientists-revealed-weak-spot-of-the-huntington-s/Researchers have found that aberrant protein aggregates responsible for Huntington’s disease have some weak spots that could be exploited to hinder the.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/poverty-gets-into-your-skin-the-findings-of/Thu, 18 Apr 2019 11:45:00 +0100https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/poverty-gets-into-your-skin-the-findings-of/Poorer people are more likely to experience worse health throughout the course of their life, especially in older age.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/socioeconomic-disadvantage-may-trigger-chronic-inflammation/Mon, 28 Jan 2019 00:22:00 +0100https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/socioeconomic-disadvantage-may-trigger-chronic-inflammation/It is now a well-established fact across all societies where evidence has been collected that socioeconomic position (SEP) has important effects on health and.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/creativity-and-human-brain/Mon, 14 Jan 2019 10:06:00 +0100Ernesto Carafolihttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/creativity-and-human-brain/Creativity is one of the most fascinating topics in the area of Neuroscience.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/europe-health-saved-by-welfare/Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:09:00 +0100redazionehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/europe-health-saved-by-welfare/A LIFEPATH study on PNAS shows that the 2008 economic crisis did not interrupt the decline in European mortality, unlike the US deaths of despair trend.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/italian-research-condemned-to-steer-by-sight/Tue, 22 May 2018 16:13:00 +0100Fabio Turonericerca-scientificahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/italian-research-condemned-to-steer-by-sight/The great and the good of Italian science met in Rome last week, but politicians were nowhere to be seen. ‘Scientific research: value for the country’ as the.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/homeopathy-harmful-or-helpful/Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:00:00 +0100redazionesalutehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/homeopathy-harmful-or-helpful/Homeopathy: harmful or helpful? European scientists recommend an evidence-based approach. A new evaluation from EASAC confirms there is no robust, reproducible evidence that homeopathic products work.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/public-engagement-and-trust-building-on-social-media/Tue, 01 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0100ASSET Projectcomunicazionehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/public-engagement-and-trust-building-on-social-media/Article published on the ASSET website This editorial introduces the new release of ASSET paper series. Social media, mobile technology and social networks constitute an extremely rich and dynamic information ecosystem.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/why-we-still-need-to-talk-about-aids/Sat, 15 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100ASSET Projectsalutehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/why-we-still-need-to-talk-about-aids/Article published on the ASSET website In 1347, Siena, a flourishing, beautiful city-state on Tuscany hills, was a leading world power for its age.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/the-genetic-signature-that-links-obesity-diabetes-and/Mon, 10 Jul 2017 15:25:00 +0100redazionehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/the-genetic-signature-that-links-obesity-diabetes-and/A novel approach to big data analysis allowed a group of researchers from the Center for Complexity and Biosystems CC&B of the University of Milan to identify ahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/gender-integration-horizon-2020/Sun, 25 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100ASSET Projectsalutehttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/gender-integration-horizon-2020/Article published on the ASSET website Gender is considered a main issue in Horizon 2020, the largest ever EU Research and Innovation programme, with €80 billion worth of funding available over seven years.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/training-computer-to-assess-sperm-quality/Mon, 19 Jun 2017 09:02:00 +0100redazionemateriahttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/training-computer-to-assess-sperm-quality/Training a machine to classify sperms based on their physical traits: this is the task accomplished by a group of researchers from the Center for Complexity and Biosystems of the University of Milan, who just published the study on Scientific Report.https://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/beyond-the-expert/Sun, 04 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100ASSET Projecthttps://www.scienzainrete.it/en/articoli/beyond-the-expert/Article published on the ASSET website Some things just do not want to die. In public health, anti-vaccination movements keep sizzling debates, just as they did in the XIX century.