Extreme heat: a low-energy thermal refuge cuts room temperature by 3°C, with a cooling effect of up to 6°C on the body
The study, published in Building and Environment, tests simple, low-energy devices such as evaporative coolers
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Research lights up Tuscany: BRIGHT-NIGHT returns on 25 September
Research as a form of care for people, communities and the planet: events, experiments and activities in squares across Tuscany offer an opportunity to reflect together on the future
Ilva: the impossible choice between health and jobs—and the lack of solutions—fuels distrust in the state
A University of Pisa study published in Administrative Science Quarterly shows how the failure to recognise workers as victims fosters a sense of institutional abandonment
Two ERC Starting Grants awarded to the University of Pisa
Alice Cortinovis and Daniele Guerci receive prestigious European funding for early-career researchers
The impact of satellite navigation systems on urban traffic
A study of traffic in Florence, Milan and Rome shows that as navigation services become more widely used, traffic tends to become concentrated and environmental benefits may diminish or even disappear
The ‘marine microbiome’ as a sentinel of marine ecosystem health
According to the study, microorganisms associated with algae, corals and marine plants could serve as an early-warning system to help prevent the collapse of marine ecosystems and protect corals from bleaching
An artificial gut that moves like the human intestine: new device could reduce animal testing
The study, published in Results in Engineering, was coordinated by Professor Giovanni Vozzi of the biofabrication research group
Italy’s Armeria species map redrawn, confirming the country as the world’s second-largest centre of diversity
The study resolves more than a century of uncertainty. Manuel Tiburtini, who holds a PhD from the University of Pisa and is the study’s first author, has been awarded a prize by the Italian Botanical Society
Beauty matters even in biodiversity conservation: a study on European butterflies
An international study coordinated by the University of Florence has been published, with a contribution from Alessandro Cini of the Department of Biology at the University of Pisa
A specimen from the University of Pisa Museum of Natural History becomes the global reference for the grove snail
The study, published in Deinsea, secures the scientific name of one of the world's best-studied snail species