
The kraken was real: scientists discover a 100-million-year-old carnivorous octopus the size of an articulated bus
A study describes two species with powerful beaks, and possibly intelligent, that hunted in the Cretaceous seas

A study describes two species with powerful beaks, and possibly intelligent, that hunted in the Cretaceous seas

A six-year study reveals that the rodent, which does not develop cancer or feel pain, also has a more sophisticated system of governance than previously thought

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are the chosen ones for the first manned lunar mission since 1972

Having never been tested with astronauts, the space capsule’s heat shield and life support system are raising concerns after problems were detected in the unmanned Artemis 1 mission

Genetic analysis reveals that dogs already lived closely with Paleolithic humans and, in two sites, were buried in the same way as human dead

The expert, who has worked with patients for more than 40 years, has published ‘Love’s Labor,’ a book about what he has learned from the pain that human relationships can cause

EL PAÍS reconstructs what many media outlets sold as ‘the news story of the year,’ and some of its protagonists described as a ‘disgrace’: the supposed ‘gold medal-level performance’ by big tech, which overshadowed the real competition involving 600 youngsters

The American professor has spent 30 years studying the social brain. He speaks with EL PAÍS about the loneliness epidemic, specifically how artificial intelligence and political polarization might influence it

The awards are moving to Switzerland, because their founder believes he can no longer guarantee the laureates’ safety in the United States

The company employs a ‘red team’ that evaluates all artificial intelligence before its launch — and blocks its release if necessary

The satirical science prizes, which reward the most surprising research of the year with the support of real Nobel laureates, will be held in Switzerland and later in other European countries, ‘a little bit like Eurovision’

A study shows that interbreeding between the two species occurred primarily in one direction, and the origin of this bias is still unclear

A new study unravels the mysteries of self-fermentation as research identifies the bacteria responsible for a rare disorder that causes people to be drunk without drinking alcohol

Preventable infections drive deaths in women, while tobacco dominates among men, according to the WHO’s most extensive study yet

The pioneer of quantum computing talks about how Albert Einstein would have reacted to his experiments, the hype around the technology, and the parallels between physics and his new hobby: magic

From Tom Brady to Javier Milei, more and more people are paying tens of thousands of dollars to clone their animals, a business that exploits the notion of ‘eternal love.’ But what do they actually buy? Twenty years after the cloning of Snuppy, companies, scientists and bioethicists are divided

Archaeologist and anthropologist Jerry Moore reviews the findings that explain a relationship marked first by fear and then by mutual interest and admiration

A review of 76 clinical trials underscores the importance of tailoring prescriptions to each individual. Twenty-two percent of patients take this kind of medication indefinitely

A study led by Oxford University argues that kissing evolved in the common ancestors of humans and apes, and that our extinct human relatives probably did it too

In his book, the researcher uncovers the neurological keys behind why we become enamored with someone, who we are drawn to, and what happens when a romance ends

A scientific team has managed to stack 41 layers of semiconductors, multiplying the density of the circuits by six, without needing to make them any smaller

More than 2,000 businesses were affected by this week’s failure, leading experts to sound the alarm over how our system’s stability relies on a handful of US companies

The executive is in favor of governments and civil society putting pressure on the industry to regulate AI: ‘The more powerful the technology becomes, the stronger the safeguards and controls need to become with it’

Other countries do not invest in R&D&i because they are rich – they are rich because they invest in R&D&i.