Miguel Ángel Criado

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

The British, Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish empires standardized the vegetation of regions that were oceans apart and separated by thousands of miles

Climate change, deforestation and the extermination of predators are leading arboreal primates to spend more time on the ground

Spanish and British researchers discover a bacterium in the tuber that produces a broad-spectrum fungicide

Genetics confirms that a single shipment of these animals, some domestic and some wild, led to their explosive expansion in Australia

An essential hormone for reproduction is also beneficial against the mental effects of this condition in a small number of patients

Researchers at the University of Oviedo have sequenced the animal’s genome. The results could shed light on aging and cellular deterioration in other species, including humans

Other, less passive sedentary behaviors, such as using the computer, are instead associated with better mental health

A team of US researchers has discovered that female ‘Aedes aegypti’ mosquitoes, unlike other animals, have multiple receptors in their olfactory neurons that provide them with a sophisticated and ‘unbreakable’ attraction to humans

Research shows that completing complex cognitive tasks releases this neurotransmitter, which can be toxic to the nervous system in high concentrations

Scientists map the global prevalence of the condition, revealing that 120 million people are severely affected

A system that injects a hemoglobin-based fluid reverses cell death, a breakthrough that could have a major impact on organ donation

Two research studies covering more than 100 species of amphibians and reptiles reveal that turtles and salamanders have aging rates close to zero

Most of the deaths averted were in developed countries, according to the research, which used mathematical modeling to calculate the global impact of vaccination

Ancient DNA indicates that the deadliest bubonic plague pandemic in history began in a Central Asian valley and spread along the famous Silk Road trade route

The presence of a metal in the fossil teeth of both sharks suggests that they competed for the same food, and the smaller animal won

Head-butting between males caused the feature to elongate, according to analysis of fossils from a newly discovered ‘giraffoid’ species

New research, based on thousands of students in Barcelona, links noise pollution to lower attention spans and working memory

A genetic modification allows these vegetables to generate significant amounts of the essential micronutrient’s precursor

New research on nearly 1,200 patients in China who were hospitalized in the first months of the pandemic shows that many continue to suffer from conditions such as sleep disorders and muscle weakness

Replacing animal proteins would reduce emissions, deforestation and the abuse of natural resources

The migration of animal species due to global warming could lead to 15,000 new viral transmission events over the next 50 years, new research suggests