A genetic study of nearly 100 corpses in a French cemetery reconstructs seven generations of a Neolithic clan in which the men stayed in their places of origin for their entire lives while the women went to other groups
In a conversation with EL PAÍS, the Indo-American doctor and writer reflects on the future of cancer treatment, as well as on the advances that have been made in the fight against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
An international consortium analyzes the cell-by-cell architecture of the placenta, intestine and kidneys, moving closer to achieving the dream of creating the first map of the entire organism
The Perseverance rover has detected the possible presence of key building blocks of life formed approximately 3,500 million years ago
The IceCube experiment confirms that there are unknown bodies within the Milky Way capable of generating the highest-energy phenomena in the universe
American paleoanthropologists found cut marks on a human tibia stored in a museum for decades
Research shows that electrical currents from brain activity can promote the growth of cancers. But this process could be reversed with drugs already approved for neurological and circulatory diseases
The co-inventor of a new, enormously simple type of molecular reaction explains how they can revolutionize the search for new drugs and materials
The pioneer of messenger RNA immunizations reflects on new treatments against viruses, bacteria and cancer
The administrator of the U.S. space agency traveled to Madrid to sign the ‘Artemis’ agreements with Spain’s Minister of Science Diana Morant and meet with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
In his new book the paleoanthropologist and co-director of the Atapuerca Foundation describes the origin of the human body, which has determined what we are as a species
Eight patients responded positively to an experimental treatment that combined a vaccine using mRNA tailored to each patient’s tumor and conventional drugs
The Japanese probe ‘Hakuto-R’ is attempting a historic landing in the Atlas crater, within the unexplored Mare Frigoris
A study in monkeys and human patients shows how the blood-brain barrier can be crossed to allow the delivery of drugs that, in theory, could treat Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
The European Space Agency’s ‘Juice’ probe is set to begin an eight-year journey to one of the most hostile environments in the Solar System to explore some of the moons of the giant planet
The analysis of more than 30,000 patients in Europe, America and Asia suggests that fine particles cause tumors
In 2024, the pilot will become the first Black man in history to ever fly to the moon. He spoke with EL PAÍS about the importance of the Artemis II space mission
A new study on lecanemab and other similar drugs reveals a volume reduction of unknown consequences that experts are divided about
The geneticist has just received a $2.2 million grant to research why eggs don’t age like the other cells in the body
The ‘Chang’e 5′ probe has found that impact glass beads on the lunar surface contain the precious resource
The man in charge of the new ship that will take astronauts to the Moon discusses the next manned missions to the Earth’s satellite and the possibility of people living there
Radar images taken by a probe in 1991 suggest there was an eruption on the planet that was double that of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano
The case of American Victoria Gray shows the hope of new CRISPR therapies, but also their problems: they will cost about three million dollars
The scientific community lashes out at China due to the secrecy surrounding the health of the three girls that were ‘edited’ by He Jiankui
The remains of a hunter who lived during the last ice age reveal that the Iberian Peninsula was perhaps the sole refuge for humans on the continent
An analysis of 200 earthquakes confirms the existence of a fifth layer of the planet, the deepest and most unknown one
The researcher is one of the creators of deep learning artificial intelligence systems that generate proteins that have never existed in nature, which could usher in a new era for science and medicine