Scoperta

Researchers from South American institutions have identified a new spider species, Pikelinia floydmuraria, named after the band Pink Floyd and its habitat on building walls. Despite measuring just 3 to 4 millimeters, the spider hunts ants up to six times its body size and targets urban pests like mosquitoes and flies. The findings appear in the journal Zoosystematics and Evolution.

29 aprile 2026 Riportato dall'IA

Researchers at Nanjing University have identified a new quantum state of matter in a thin carbon material that electrons neither fully two-dimensional nor three-dimensional. The discovery, termed the transdimensional anomalous Hall effect, emerged unexpectedly during experiments in magnetic fields. Lei Wang and his team confirmed the phenomenon after a year of analysis.

Scientists have identified a previously unknown nematode species in the Great Salt Lake, marking only the third animal group able to survive its extreme salinity. Named Diplolaimelloides woaabi with input from Indigenous elders, the worm appears endemic to the lake. The discovery raises questions about its origins and potential role in monitoring the lake's health.

30 dicembre 2025 Riportato dall'IA

Gli archeologi hanno portato alla luce antichi laboratori industriali dal Tardo Periodo all'inizio dell'era tolemaica, insieme a una necropoli romana, nei siti di Kom al-Ahmar e Kom Wasit nel Delta Occidentale del Nilo in Egitto. Il Ministero del Turismo e delle Antichità ha annunciato la scoperta martedì, evidenziando un grande edificio industriale con stanze dedicate alla lavorazione del pesce e alla produzione di strumenti. La scoperta getta nuova luce sulle reti commerciali della regione.