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<![CDATA[EL PAÍS]]>https://english.elpais.comSun, 07 Jun 2026 01:19:09 +0000en1hourly1<![CDATA[How was hantavirus transmitted? A visual explanation of the ‘MV Hondius’ outbreak]]>https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-05-07/how-was-hantavirus-transmitted-a-visual-explanation-of-the-mv-hondius-outbreak.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/health/2026-05-07/how-was-hantavirus-transmitted-a-visual-explanation-of-the-mv-hondius-outbreak.htmlThu, 07 May 2026 13:09:19 +0000The first patient involved in the hantavirus outbreak boarded a ship in Ushuaia, Argentina, unaware that he was carrying the virus that would trigger a health crisis. The passenger and his wife, both Dutch, had been traveling around Argentina for weeks before boarding the MV Hondius, an expedition ship. The leading hypothesis is that they “were infected off the ship,” according to the WHO.

]]><![CDATA[A visual guide to Venezuela’s oil and why Trump wants it ]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-17/a-visual-guide-to-venezuelas-oil-and-why-trump-wants-it.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-17/a-visual-guide-to-venezuelas-oil-and-why-trump-wants-it.htmlSat, 17 Jan 2026 04:00:00 +0000The largest oil reserves in the world in 1980 were concentrated in the Middle East, principally in Saudi Arabia. Venezuela had been found to have considerable deposits — which were essential to the country’s economy in previous decades — but they represented only 3% of the world total.

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]]><![CDATA[Surrounded by microplastics: The tiny pollution we drink, eat and breathe]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-07-05/surrounded-by-microplastics-the-tiny-pollution-we-drink-eat-and-breathe.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-07-05/surrounded-by-microplastics-the-tiny-pollution-we-drink-eat-and-breathe.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2024 04:05:00 +0000Plastic is a material invented by humans that has gone from not existing at all to spreading uncontrollably across the planet. Micro- and nanoplastics have been detected in the oceans, in the air, in rain, in our food, in the water we drink and even in our cells. However, if there are still questions about this form of pollution and its effects, this is largely due to the great complexity of carrying out research on such a small scale, with such tiny contaminants.

]]><![CDATA[Obesity has become the most common form of malnutrition in the majority of countries ]]>https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-03-02/obesity-has-become-the-most-common-form-of-malnutrition-in-the-majority-countries.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/health/2024-03-02/obesity-has-become-the-most-common-form-of-malnutrition-in-the-majority-countries.htmlSat, 02 Mar 2024 18:08:45 +0000There’s an epidemic that’s crossing the globe from end to end… and it’s more devastating than Covid. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 774 million people in the world were afflicted by the coronavirus. However, obesity already affects more than one billion people. A study published this past Thursday in The Lancet reveals that excess weight, a risk factor for dozens of diseases, is already the most common form of malnutrition in most countries. Cases in children have quadrupled in three decades, while the number of obese adults has almost tripled in the same time period.

]]>Jeff J Mitchell<![CDATA[2023 is the hottest year in millennia: Why and how is this measured? ]]>https://english.elpais.com/climate/2023-12-10/2023-is-the-hottest-year-in-millennia-why-and-how-is-this-measured.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/climate/2023-12-10/2023-is-the-hottest-year-in-millennia-why-and-how-is-this-measured.htmlSun, 10 Dec 2023 15:25:29 +0000There are still some days left in December, but it’s already clear that 2023 will be the hottest year ever recorded on Earth. This is according to a report released this past Wednesday by the C opernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) of the European Commission. From January to November of 2023, the planet’s average temperature has been 1.46 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

]]><![CDATA[Israel-Hamas war in numbers: Scale of destruction in Gaza is unprecedented]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-11-07/israel-hamas-war-in-numbers-scale-of-destruction-in-gaza-is-unprecedented.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2023-11-07/israel-hamas-war-in-numbers-scale-of-destruction-in-gaza-is-unprecedented.htmlTue, 07 Nov 2023 15:35:50 +0000Thirty days have passed since Hamas militants launched a surprise attack in Israeli territory. The offensive met with little resistance, with Hamas killing hundreds of civilians in the deadliest attack suffered by Israel in a single day. The afternoon of that same day, Israel began an unprecedented series of attacks against the Gaza Strip and its population.

]]>MOHAMMED SABER<![CDATA[After a year of war, air raid sirens have sounded more than 15,000 times in Ukraine]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-02-23/after-a-year-of-war-air-raid-sirens-have-sounded-more-than-15000-times-in-ukraine.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2023-02-23/after-a-year-of-war-air-raid-sirens-have-sounded-more-than-15000-times-in-ukraine.htmlThu, 23 Feb 2023 16:27:24 +0000The unmistakable rising and falling pitch of air raid sirens, warning of danger and destruction, have sounded every day somewhere in Ukraine since February 24, 2022, according to EL PAÍS’ analysis of the єТривога air alert notification app, run by the Civil Defense System, which has been collating air raid alerts since the beginning of the Russian invasion.

]]><![CDATA[No screaming for help or waving arms: a visual guide to identifying someone drowning]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2023-08-07/no-screaming-for-help-or-waving-arms-a-visual-guide-to-identifying-someone-drowning.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2023-08-07/no-screaming-for-help-or-waving-arms-a-visual-guide-to-identifying-someone-drowning.htmlMon, 07 Aug 2023 16:59:33 +0000When someone is drowning, it doesn’t always look like they are drowning. The process is fast, quiet, and lethal. In fact, in many cases the victim drowns surrounded by other bathers oblivious to the drama unfolding around them. These are the so-called silent drownings. “The belief that a drowning person screams, waves their arms and calls for help has been popularized,” says Roberto Jesús Barcala, professor of lifeguarding at the Faculty of Sports Sciences in Pontevedra, Spain. “But this only happens in movies and television.” That’s why, Barcala explains, we have to change the way society perceives how a drowning occurs: “We have to educate people to look for other signs.”

]]>paco puentes<![CDATA[A Canadian lake holds evidence that humanity caused a new geological epoch after 1950: The Anthropocene]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-07-11/a-canadian-lake-holds-evidence-that-humanity-caused-a-new-geological-epoch-after-1950-the-anthropocene.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-07-11/a-canadian-lake-holds-evidence-that-humanity-caused-a-new-geological-epoch-after-1950-the-anthropocene.htmlTue, 11 Jul 2023 18:44:28 +0000The seemingly tiny Crawford Lake, just outside Toronto, Canada, is an unusual one. The residents of the area usually go there to walk their dogs and eat their famous pancakes with maple syrup, but that is not what makes it special. The lake seems small – barely 820 feet across – but it hides an extraordinary depth of 79 feet. It is meromictic, which means that its surface waters do not mix with those at the bottom, which has remained undisturbed for centuries. Sediments from the atmosphere accumulate each year on the bed, like the layers of a lasagna. Now, an international team of scientists announced Tuesday that Crawford Lake is the place where the beginning of a potential new geological epoch (around 1950), the Anthropocene, is best appreciated.

]]>TIM PATTERSON / UNIVERSIDAD DE CARLETON<![CDATA[Five maps explaining the possible staging points for Ukrainian counteroffensive]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-05-18/five-maps-explaining-the-possible-staging-points-for-ukrainian-counteroffensive.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2023-05-18/five-maps-explaining-the-possible-staging-points-for-ukrainian-counteroffensive.htmlThu, 18 May 2023 12:39:01 +0000Ukraine is aiming to mark a turning point in the course of the war with its anticipated counteroffensive to retake territory occupied by Russia. Kyiv’s strategists have said they are waiting for the end of the spring, when the weather will be drier and mud will not hinder tanks and other armored vehicles, and to receive the remaining armaments being delivered by their NATO allies. Ukraine is expected to launch its offensive in the next few weeks, according to Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov and advisors to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

]]><![CDATA[This is how two trains collided head-on in Greece]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-03-02/this-is-how-two-trains-collided-head-on-in-greece.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2023-03-02/this-is-how-two-trains-collided-head-on-in-greece.htmlThu, 02 Mar 2023 19:45:35 +0000The passenger train was covering the route between Athens and Thessaloniki, while the freight train was covering the route between Thessaloniki and Larissa. According to preliminary reports, the passenger convoy shifted onto the wrong track, where the freight train was running, resulting in the head-on collision between the two.

]]>Vaggelis Kousioras<![CDATA[Visual analysis: Location and evolution of the quakes in Turkey and Syria]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-02-06/visual-analysis-location-and-evolution-of-the-quakes-in-turkey-and-syria.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2023-02-06/visual-analysis-location-and-evolution-of-the-quakes-in-turkey-and-syria.htmlMon, 06 Feb 2023 15:46:06 +0000Dozens of violent aftershocks are continuing to rock southeastern Turkey and northern Syria following an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale that struck early Monday and that has so far led to more than 2,300 deaths and thousands of injuries. Over 2,800 buildings have collapsed in Turkey. The epicenter - located in Turkish territory, about 600 kilometers (370 miles) southeast of the capital, Ankara, and 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Aleppo - is located in an area of high seismic activity, where the Anatolian and Arabian tectonic plates converge.

]]><![CDATA[After months of bombing, Russia starts rebuilding Mariupol]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-01-13/after-months-of-bombing-russia-starts-rebuilding-mariupol.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2023-01-13/after-months-of-bombing-russia-starts-rebuilding-mariupol.htmlFri, 13 Jan 2023 12:33:40 +0000For 80 days between February and May, the Russian army besieged the city of Mariupol. Artillery and shelling leveled most of the buildings in this coastal city on the Azov Sea. Mariupol is a key hub linking the Crimea peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014, with eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions, a declared target of Putin’s invasion. In September 2022, Russia declared it was annexing the occupied territories, including Mariupol.

]]><![CDATA[China’s neighbors wary of dubious Covid data as they brace for influx of travelers]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2023-01-06/chinas-neighbors-wary-of-dubious-covid-data-as-they-brace-for-influx-of-travelers.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2023-01-06/chinas-neighbors-wary-of-dubious-covid-data-as-they-brace-for-influx-of-travelers.htmlFri, 06 Jan 2023 17:21:46 +0000Countries with close ties to China are alarmed at its Covid-19 surge and are preparing for the worst when its international travel restrictions expire on January 8. After three years of strict containment measures, China has halted mass testing programs, quarantine requirements and contact tracing efforts.

]]>PHILIP FONG<![CDATA[How ‘ignition’ works: Instructions for replicating the energy of the stars]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-12-15/how-ignition-works-instructions-for-replicating-the-energy-of-the-stars.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-12-15/how-ignition-works-instructions-for-replicating-the-energy-of-the-stars.htmlThu, 15 Dec 2022 12:37:15 +0000In a milestone for nuclear fusion, a laser experiment at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California has managed to produce more energy than the amount delivered by the beam that caused the reaction. Ignition, the process of triggering a nuclear reaction that creates more energy than it consumes, was achieved at the atomic level in this experiment, representing a new step towards realizing the old dream of an abundant energy source without CO2 emissions.

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