Miguel Ángel Criado

Lack of water, cut stems or infections generate certain noises due to the movement of fluids. However, this is not a form of communication, experts point out

Wood from the tomb of King Midas’ father shows how a rainfall shortage and widespread famine could have wiped out the Hittite civilization

‘Drosophila melanogaster’ can detect what amounts to a sixth taste, helping it avoid harmful substances. Scientists hope to find similar high-pH detectors in mammals

The complex movements that these insects use to indicate the location of new flowers are passed from generation to generation

The fires that ravaged Australia in 2020 weakened the filter that protects the Earth from solar radiation

A study shows that the dogs are distinct, but the explosion of flora and fauna in the affected area has raised questions about whether it’s due to radiation

Mothers forgo having more offspring and share the food they hunt with their sons for life but neglect their daughters after a certain age

GPS tracking of a hundred stolen bikes in Amsterdam shows they are back in circulation in the same city

Hundreds of small stones found in a cave in southern France indicate that both species met millennia earlier than previously thought

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has run amok in the country after 40 years of armed conflict and the problem is spreading beyond its borders, experts warn

Many elephants are now born without the emblematic ivory and goat scurs are getting smaller

Dozens of ceramic vessels discovered in the Saqqara necropolis still contain instructions on how to prepare the dead for eternal life

A tiny version of the shape-shifting android from ‘T2′ demonstrates the material, which alternates between solid and fluid states and could help solve medical and engineering problems

Nighttime brightness from human activity continues to increase; now, only the brightest stars can be seen in cities

The analysis of pollen from about 38 million years ago allowed researchers to correctly attribute the flowering plant, which was misidentified in the 19th century

The existence of these microbes is essential to understanding the role of viral particles in the life cycle

Artificial illumination is so bright now that astronomical observatories can no longer see celestial objects clearly

An experiment on mice establishes a gut-to-brain pathway linking some bacterial species with dopamine, which increases the desire to work out

Since 1972, the additional unit has been regularly added at the end of the year to synchronize UTC with Universal Time. Now, experts are seeking an alternative solution

Ancient genetic material recovered from soil samples marks a new era in natural history research

A new study of speeches, pamphlets and articles from the period shows how German fascism denied Jewish people humanity to fuel hate and justify genocide.

A recent study revealed that among the wolves in Yellowstone National Park, those affected by toxoplasmosis usually engage in riskier behaviors

Trials in rodents and ferrets show that it protects against all known versions of the virus by using the same technique that has been effective against Covid-19

Study of fossilized bacteria demonstrates how the first Neolithic farmers brought dietary changes

Scientists have begun the final phase of choosing the place that bears the most obvious signs of the onset of a new geological epoch – the Anthropocene

If the problem continues at its current pace, in less than a decade men will have trouble being fertile

Swiss researchers have identified a group of nerve cells unrelated to the locomotor system with the capacity to change function