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Massimo Caine

Founder and Director

About Massimo

Harnessing his dual expertise in molecular biology and digital communications, Massimo is a steadfast advocate for science, striving to weave it into the fabric of everyday life. As the founder and editor-in-chief of TheScienceBreaker, he is not just chasing a dream, but actively building a reality where society and science walk hand-in-hand. His aspiration is not one of distant admiration, but of close collaboration: empowering every individual with scientific understanding and fostering a collective enthusiasm for discovery. His vision is one of unity, where society acknowledges the integral role of science and technology in shaping our shared future.

Massimo is the editor of 343 Breaks:

The secrets hidden under the Antarctic ice sheet

Antarctica is losing ice. The shape of the bed under the ice sheet may explain why some sectors are more vulnerable to climate change than others. It is, however, extremely difficult to see through thousands of meters of ice. By combining measurements at the surface with math, we find the deepest canyon on Earth and ridges that have important consequences for its future stability.

Sep 17, 2020 | 3.5 min read
Our ancestors in Africa ate roasted root vegetables 170 thousand years ago

We report evidence for the cooking and sharing of root vegetables by early humans from at least 170,000 years ago. Charred Hypoxis rhizomes from Border Cave, South Africa, were identified by comparing the anatomy of ancient and modern rhizomes. Hypoxis occurs widely in sub-Saharan Africa.

Sep 15, 2020 | 3.5 min read
Our Unfolding Happiness

Would you be happier without antibiotics, functional plumbing, and a car? What if you had never heard about these things in the first place? Might you be happier then?

Sep 11, 2020 | 4 min read
Exploding bits of Bennu: adventures in asteroid exploration

The NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft encountered many surprises while exploring asteroid Bennu. This asteroid is ejecting particles into space, leading to unexpected science results. With no risk to the satellite, the team is on track to collect and return a sample from this intriguing asteroid.

Sep 4, 2020 | 4 min read
A soil bacterium unmasks a human enzyme

We now know the human genome and, with it, most of the proteins we make, but we don't know what a good number of these proteins do. Thanks to a social soil bacterium and studying how it responds to light, we have now identified the human protein needed to make a special class of abundant, yet enigmatic, lipids that are important in human biology and health.

Sep 3, 2020 | 3.5 min read
Enabling a hydrogen-fueled future

Hydrogen embrittlement is an obstacle for using metals in hydrogen fuel technologies. We found the origin of this effect by using a customized state-of-the-art microscope to directly observe hydrogen at both defects and an incoherent interface between internal carbides and the surrounding steel.

Sep 1, 2020 | 4.5 min read