The ants that defeated the lions
An invasive species of the insects caused a chain reaction in the savanna that left the big cats unable to hunt zebras
An invasive species of the insects caused a chain reaction in the savanna that left the big cats unable to hunt zebras
Children born now will meet most of their great-grandparents but won’t have many siblings or cousins and most women will die alone
Certain bacteria may play a role in improving mental skills such as language expression and gross motor skills
The discovery was made in Oklahoma and shows how one of the first land animals, who lived 290 million years ago, had scales like lizards
Researchers have been able to study tumors in these 3D models measuring the size of a grain of rice, which had previously been obtained using isolated embryonic or stem cells
Cyanobacteria from almost two billion years ago had an organelle present in the photosynthesis of modern-day algae and plants
An experiment shows that humans’ closest evolutionary relatives also have strong social memories
Early Neolithic northerners were already taller than Mediterranean people, but the disparity between women and men was greater, which suggests that they gave preferential treatment to men
The impact of a solar eruption in 1872 disabled the telegraph service and for many was a divine herald of the end of the world
The discovery of the insects has raised more questions about the history of the evolution of hematophagy
These aquatic mammals use electric fields to locate prey hidden at the bottom of the sea
A study of almost 100 species of these insects confirms that brain size is related to a greater capacity to adapt to new environments
The Spaniard leads a research group in Switzerland. They use electrical stimulation, so that Parkinson’s patients can regain mobility
A study of dozens of horses, bulls and pigs sacrificed in a sanctuary in Tartessos – a historical civilization in the southern Iberian Peninsula – offers clues about what was once the principal civilization of Western Europe
The program outperforms the main forecasting system in over 90% of weather variables
The seismic swarm in the southeast of the island has registered 1,000 earthquakes a day, and land deformation in the area has been observed from space
A report in the ‘The Lancet’ shows how nationalist ideology corrupted the most advanced science and medicine of its time
Researchers directly stimulated the spinal cord, making it possible for the patient to avoid falls and freezing when walking
A quarter of the hundreds of remains from a mass burial in Álava, Spain, have wounds caused by clubs, arrows or stones
Scientists say DNA samples show a human enzyme has increased the virus mutation rate to ‘worrying levels’
The discovery shows that humans are not the only primate to live beyond their reproductive years and adds mystery to this apparent evolutionary illogic
The voices of people make wildlife on the African savannah flee in terror more than the roaring of the king of the beasts
Dental tartar analysis of human remains from the past shows that the consumption of aquatic plants in Europe was common until the Middle Ages
Climate change has been reducing the harvest and quality of hops for decades
A macro report reveals that, if we continue at this rate, two out of every three species could disappear in the coming years
Research shows that it is more common in social species where there is lethal aggression between males and functions as an adaptive mechanism to reduce intrasexual violence
Neolithic farmers made the espadrilles 6,200 years ago with the same material that hunter-gatherers used for their baskets three millennia earlier