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Over 70 Spanish scholars have signed a manifesto underscoring the positive aspects of a period spanning nearly 1,000 years, including advances in law and politics

The strongest females pass on their privileged associations to their offspring, providing them with priority access to food and a greater support network in times of conflict

Average life expectancy is relatively easy to calculate but estimating what the maximum limit of a human lifespan could be is considerably more difficult

From mice and whales to birds and salamanders, many species are decreasing in size and experts are unsure as to the cause

A study published in ‘The Lancet Oncology ‘notes there is no safe consumption limit and that 15% of the 740,000 tumors recorded worldwide in 2020 were among people who did not drink heavily

The young internet personality was arrested during a live television interview on Tuesday. ‘They didn’t torture me. I am on the side of truth,’ she told her followers

Investigators are wondering why President Jovenel Moïse’s security team was unharmed while he was being tortured and murdered by a group of armed men

The musician, actor, lawyer and social activist never fails to surprise – or to have an opinion. The multi-talented Panamanian, now 72, talked to EL PAÍS as he prepares the memoirs of an extraordinary life

EL PAÍS looks at the factors that have sparked the demonstrations, from food shortages to the regime’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic

Through the voices of the Haitian leader’s staff, witnesses and official sources, EL PAÍS reconstructs a crime perpetrated by a group of hitmen in the dead of night

Thousands of people all over the country came out to demonstrate on Sunday, amid a situation of shortages and hardships that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. More than a hundred arrests were made

The Mexican government has put up several residences confiscated from former drug lords in a draw to be held on September 15. As well as mansions and ranches, a VIP box at the Azteca Stadium is also up for grabs

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has attracted Washington to a gradual strategy that offers the Nicolás Maduro regime a progressive lifting of sanctions in return for transparent elections

The Haitian leader, who was assassinated on Wednesday at his home in Port-au-Prince, had gone up against senators, powerful businesses and Venezuela during his time in office

The head of state was shot while asleep at home by unidentified gunmen, with the government saying the “suspected killers” have been detained

An investigation by EL PAÍS reveals how an obscure US company, just months after being created, began winning multimillion-dollar contracts from a subsidiary of Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) soon after the opening of the country’s electricity sector. The ties between Guillermo Turrent, a key executive during the Enrique Peña Nieto administration, and the founders of Whitewater Midstream, tell the story of a pursuit of profits in recently liberalized energy markets

Three recent discoveries have led scientists to re-evaluate the origins of ‘Homo sapiens’ and our evolutionary history

She worked as a cleaner and a waitress to pay for college, and went on to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Frances Arnold wants young people to learn from every experience in life

The Caribbean nation, which has vaccinated all hotel workers, is now receiving more bookings than it was before the pandemic in 2019

The social media influencer, known as ‘YosStop,’ has admitted to having received, played and stored a video of a 16-year-old being sexually assaulted by four men

While all experimental treatments have proven ineffective, science shows that the illness is not an inevitable tragedy of old age but a preventable disease in 40% of cases

A second medication called Soberana 02 also showed an efficacy rate of 62%, according to the results of the Phase 2 trial

A long and widespread custom has been exacerbated by the arrival of new wealth from migration. In some rural areas, 200,000 pesos – $9,500 – will buy a child bride

After several statues were toppled, the government of Iván Duque has opened dialogue with indigenous communities and will review the public presence of controversial historical figures that have stood for 100 years

According to sources who spoke to EL PAÍS, the 75-year-old antivirus creator had a note in his pocket when he was found dead in his cell last Wednesday

The country is experiencing days of terror. The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has orchestrated the arrests of politicians, journalists, activists and former Sandinista leaders in a bid to retain power with elections due in November