
Intermittent fasting has similar benefits to classic diets based on eating less
An analysis of thousands of people suggests that these strategies, especially eating every other day, are an alternative to traditional weight loss methods

An analysis of thousands of people suggests that these strategies, especially eating every other day, are an alternative to traditional weight loss methods
The biologist explains his latest discoveries, his new tattoo, his kidnapping, and his five rules for being creative

A new tool reveals the alleged cheating committed for years by the chemist, who was recently honored at the Kremlin

The residents of the peaceful Juzbado, in the province of Salamanca, are surprised to learn that more than 90% of the local workers make their living from the technology sector

The evolution of a single gene from the bubonic plague microbe allowed it to survive for centuries — and to this very day

The Complutense University of Madrid is clearing out the Olavide Museum — an invaluable repository of medical history, with wax figures representing hundreds of patients afflicted by harrowing diseases

Scientists and the military are monitoring in real time the deformation of Deception Island, where past eruptions destroyed stations erected by two other countries

This new immunotherapy is particularly effective in several types of solid tumors, but it will take time to confirm its long-term benefits

Three American siblings and six other children born with a rare, life-threatening disease are returning to normal life thanks to a genetic treatment developed in Madrid

Four US experts propose using still-breathing humans to advance drug research

The journal ‘Scientific Reports’ has retracted the study that claimed a massive airburst devastated a city in the Jordan River Valley 3,600 years ago, inspiring the biblical tale of the Sodomites

The American doctor has revealed that enigmatic DNA circles are present in more than half of patients with highly aggressive tumors

A scientific team has used millions of human cells to build neural circuits in the laboratory that sense painful stimuli and trigger suffering

A new observation estimates that the space rock measures 60 meters and has a 2% chance of impacting the satellite

Microscopic red algae, responsible for a phenomenon also known as watermelon snow or blood snow, are proliferating due to global warming and in turn accelerating it

The researchers believe that these ‘whispering beams’ could be used to transmit personalized messages in public spaces, such as museums, or for military purposes

A team from EL PAÍS joins the Spanish expedition which has detected the spread of deadly avian flu among Antarctic fauna using a floating laboratory

Shocking images of mass tourism in the pristine environment have Antarctic Treaty countries considering a tax for visitors, who are attracted by videos posted on social media

A Spanish expedition finds the potentially lethal virus ‘in all animal species detected at each site’

A Spanish scientific expedition has discovered columns of gas emerging from the seabed. Geologists also warn about the possibility of huge landslides that could generate tsunamis

Two U.S. Hispanists argue a Toledo family persecuted by the Inquisition hold the key to the mystery of the most widely distributed work of the Spanish Golden Age: ‘La Celestina’

Study by two Spanish researchers exposes Oxbridge Publishing House’s ‘invasion’ of the editorial industry

The researcher, who teaches at Columbia University, has been promoting the new National Center for Neurotechnology in his native Spain. The institute will manufacture devices capable of tapping the human mind and modifying it

The laboratory of the latest Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry David Baker, headed by researcher Susana Vázquez, talks about ‘democratizing’ the discovery of therapies

An ingenious large-scale experiment in Barcelona has led to the creation of a catalog detailing the effects of half a million DNA mutations

Researchers from a Spanish laboratory observe, for the first time, the formation of compartments alongside the basic ingredients of organisms

The Spanish scientist has begun her relentless training to become an extraterrestrial being. EL PAÍS accompanies her for a day in her new life