The unpleasant surprises of genetic ancestry testing
Some customers don’t like what they find, and certain DNA businesses share their data with pharmaceutical companies and law enforcement agencies
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Could recreational drug ketamine provide the antidote to depression?
Neuroscientist Hailan Hu says the mental illness remains taboo in parts of the world, but should be treated just like diseases that affect other parts of the body
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The engineer who teaches our bodies to heal themselves
Kristi Anseth, winner of the L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award, studies how biomaterials can counteract the debilitating effects of aging
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Are smartphones the new wallet? The apps that are replacing credit cards, tickets and driver’s licenses
A growing number of people are using their cellphone to make purchases, present health documents and carry transportation passes
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From a virtual walkie-talkie to offline maps: The apps that Ukrainians have downloaded since war began
According to research firm Apptopia, last week saw a program that sends airstrike alerts top the download charts in the besieged country
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What Meta, Google and other tech giants are doing about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Faced with growing pressure to take action as providers of critical online services, some companies have announced restrictions on Russian state-affiliated media
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From Nerdle to Absurdle: What to play when you’ve solved the daily Wordle
The viral game has spawned a number of new variations based on everything from mathematics to different languages. Users also have the option of creating their own puzzle
Sextortion: “Leave €50,000 in a trash can or I’ll share your sexual videos”
Cybercriminals are blackmailing victims with intimate images, which they obtain via private online chats
How much do you know about the Spanish Constitution?
Test your knowledge with this quiz taken from questions that appear in the citizenship test
The dangers of letting algorithms make decisions for you
Experts warn that AI systems used by recruiters, banks and even judges learn from data that can contain an undesired bias
How Spaniards helped the US get to the Moon
The Spanish staff at the monitoring station in Madrid were the first to listen to the astronauts as they landed in 1969
Video game addiction hurting generation of young people
WHO lists the disorder as a mental illness where players lose control over the frequency and duration of games
Could this technology replace the need to learn languages?
The boom in instant-translation devices has many translators and interpreters concerned
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