Spanish doctors have been using this corticosteroid medication on patients on ventilators and oxygen support since March. But while it is justified for the critically ill, it can be dangerous for others
New study of 11 European countries concludes that lockdown has had a major effect on reducing transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Researchers insist animal infections are “anecdotal” and that there is no evidence of pets being able to transmit the disease to humans
Luis Serrano and María Blasco, representatives of the most prestigious research centers in the country, warn that contract issues and financing delays hinder their daily activities
Researchers are studying the remains of a young boy found at the archaeological site in Cantabria to determine why his tongue was pulled out after his death
Fifty years ago, a handful of technicians from the country were recruited by NASA to assist the US astronauts on their historic mission. This is what they said about the experience
Catalina Muñoz Arranz took the toy with her to her execution, and nearly eight decades later it has been returned to her child, who was just eight months old when she was killed
An expedition of scientists investigates the impact of climate change in the Antarctic, home to 90% of the planet’s ice
Archeologists found the toy lying next to the body of Catalina Muñoz, who was shot in 1936 and buried in Palencia, northern Spain
Bernhard Url, head of the European Food Safety Authority, discusses Europeans' concerns about chemicals and pesticides, the obesity epidemic, organic agriculture and sustainable food production
The frozen expanse of Monte Perdido is receding at an alarming rate and could disappear within three decades
After US success, Spanish researchers will conduct similar trials to test new immunotherapy method
Pedro Duque, at the helm of science, innovation and universities in the new Socialist government, has promised to get rid of the bureaucratic barriers to scientific research
Despite big budget, restrictions have triggered firings and shutdowns at the state-of-the-art Almería Solar Platform
The astronomic event of the year can be partially observed from the mainland and the Canaries
Penelope Boston has studied some of the most spectacular caves on Earth in her search for microbial life
Thirty years ago, Jaroslav Pavlicek built the only private base on the frozen continent. But now it could be demolished over safety fears
The vessel, thought to have been carrying fermented fish sauce, sank off Cabrera
Investigators believe results of analysis may help design future asteroid deflection missions
The number of women seeking terminations has doubled in Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela, says new study
Can politicians prepare the country’s bid to host an EU test facility for nuclear fusion in time?
A Spanish-designed shock absorber and heat shield will be key to a European mission to the Red Planet
University of Oviedo scientists identify protein imbalance that leads to leukemia
The physicist and author has died aged 76. Read here an exclusive interview he granted to EL PAÍS in 2015
EL PAÍS to publish exclusive interview with the renowned British physicist
San Roque Observatory in the Canary Islands wins vote to host Cherenkov Telescope Array
Dental evidence points to fact that males and females performed different jobs