What life on Earth was like for one billion boring years
Over the 1.5 billion years of the Proterozoic Eon, a crucial innovation in terrestrial life unfolded — one without which we would not exist today
Why are women the only primates with enlarged breasts?
A new study challenges the idea that female breasts originated through sexual selection, suggesting that other factors, such as the number of estrogen receptors may play a role
Following in the footsteps of a centaur: Scientists capture Chiron, a never-before-seen mix of comet and asteroid
A study with the James Webb Space Telescope led by astronomer Noemí Pinilla-Alonso clarifies the characteristics of the mysterious objects that arrive from beyond Neptune
The murder of a lawyer exposes alleged prostitution network in Peru’s Congress
The head of the Parliament’s Legal and Constitutional Office hired prostitutes as consultants and offered them to senior officials, according to the investigation. His top aide, a 28-year-old who was in charge of recruiting them, was killed by hitmen in the middle of the street
‘Families broken by a dictatorship’: Christmas exacerbates the trauma of separation among Nicaraguans
More than 900,000 people have left Nicaragua since 2018 due to political persecution, the economic crisis and exile. In a country of just over six million inhabitants, almost every family has a loved one who is missing
11 keys to the Gisèle Pelicot case
Dominique Pelicot has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, the maximum penalty, for raping, drugging and videotaping his wife; the other 50 defendants have also been found guilty
Sofía Petro: ‘Sexist violence permeates the government’
The daughter of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a declared feminist, maintains that some bad decisions overshadow the executive’s efforts to advance public policies with a gender focus
Marine Le Pen: ‘I am deeply Euroskeptic; the way the EU works is anti-democratic and anti-national’
The leader of France’s far-right National Rally, facing a court sentence that could ban her from seeking public office, warns in an interview with EL PAÍS that she will seek a no-confidence vote against the government again if the newly appointed prime minister ignores her party’s demands
Survivors of the Douma ghetto: ‘Syria will not forget the crimes of Bashar al-Assad’
Residents of the main opposition stronghold in Damascus province, who have suffered from famine, chemical attacks, and brutal repression, are demanding punishment for the regime’s leaders
Tren de Aragua puts spotlight back on Aurora, the city that gave its name to Trump’s deportation plan
Sixteen undocumented Venezuelan nationals are being held in federal custody in connection with a violent home invasion during which two fellow Venezuelans were held and tortured for hours
Pornhub to block Florida users on January 1 to protest war on porn
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The website will no longer be accessible from the southern state due to the HB3 law approved by Governor Ron DeSantis, which seeks to regulate access to adult content for users under 18 years of age
Elon Musk pressures Republican majority to kill bill that would avert government shutdown
The move by the world’s richest man against the spending package, which Trump also rejects, has set social media alight