How your water bottle could be a reservoir of bacteria and fungi
Reusable receptacles are more environmentally friendly than disposable ones, but without proper hygiene they can accumulate more microorganisms than a toilet
Cybercrime hits record levels in 2024, as AI makes attacks more targeted
This criminal industry has now become the third-largest global economy, following only the United States and China
The effects of ‘brain rot’: How junk content is damaging our minds
Social media addiction can reduce grey matter, shorten attention spans, weaken memory, and distort core cognitive functions, according to recent research
Cats pay more attention to us than we realize: They outperform babies in word association game
A new study explores how the domesticated animals are able to rapidly associate words with pictures, but experts warn that this is not the same as linguistic understanding
Jeremy DeSilva, anthropologist: ‘Empathy and compassion compensated for the physical disadvantages of bipedalism’
The American researcher talks to EL PAÍS about how walking upright was the starting point for our brain enlargement and our pro-social nature
The first magnified photo of a dying star outside our galaxy indicates a violent end
WOH G64 is a red supergiant 160,000 light-years from Earth demonstrating erratic behavior over the last decade
An intact 80-million-year-old fossil is the ‘Rosetta Stone’ that promises to decipher bird evolution
A new study reconstructs the skull and brain of ‘Navaornis hestiae,’ a species positioned at the crossroads of the evolutionary transition from ancient, dinosaur-like birds to modern avian species
Science has a new theory about the origin of kissing: A cleansing ritual among primates
A study suggests that the human act of kissing is a remnant of grooming, in which great apes use lip suction to clean the fur of their family and friends. But some experts remain skeptical
The legacy of Lucy, the ‘Australopithecus’ that changed our idea of human evolution 50 years ago
The fossil remains of the unique hominid were found in Ethiopia in 1974, traveled around the world, were the subject of controversy and became an icon of science. Even today they continue to provide answers to where we come from
The impact of a meteorite larger than four Everests gave rise to life over 3 billion years ago
A study reveals that bacteria not only recovered quickly after the catastrophic event, but thrived by taking advantage of the mineral resources left behind by the celestial body
Prehistoric craftsmen made fakes: Amber imitations that managed to confuse science
A new study detects the use of advanced techniques in the Iberian Peninsula during the Bronze Age to replicate a material that was scarce and highly valued by early social elites
A new map of the endometrium opens the door to possible treatments for endometriosis
The research involves advanced molecular biology and artificial intelligence techniques, and is set to deepen understanding of a disease that affects 190 million women and has no cure