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For a second consecutive year, the South American nation saw the highest number of killings of environmental defenders, with 65 murdered, according to Global Witness

More than 600 public health specialists met this week in Spain to discuss everything we now know about Covid-19. Here are their main findings

The 7.1 magnitude quake that shook central Mexico on September 7 is close to a 110-km long strip of land that has not registered major seismic activity in a century. Could that soon change?

Diagnostic tests and treatments either fell or stalled worldwide, according to a devastating report from the Global Fund. It is the first such setback in 20 years of investment

Experts say these bursts of light are linked to the energy released during the tremor

People displaced by the Taliban victory are afraid to return to their homes in the provinces, fearing reprisals for supporting government forces

The majority of internees at Hospital Colônia were not insane but “social undesirables.” Now a museum, the site of former atrocities is also a therapeutic residence for mentally ill patients

The secretive Altos Labs, which is said to be backed by Jeff Bezos and Yuri Milner, has recruited leading specialists to find ways of reprogramming cells and ultimately prolong human life

A young female pugilist’s terrible death has sparked doubts about whether she was fit to fight in Canada

Diamond Foundry, a Silicon Valley company that ‘grows’ the precious gems, has chosen Trujillo in Extremadura for an upcoming factory project

The Polish scientist used his typhus vaccine to spare Jews, intellectuals and members of the resistance from the Gestapo while clandestinely distributing doses to opponents of the Third Reich

With discipline, time, diversification and a willingness to accept some risk, it is possible to achieve annual returns in excess of 5%

A study from 2019 provides minute-by-minute information about the events of 66 million years ago thanks to a cylinder of sediment extracted from deep within the Earth

A judge has granted more time to probe allegations that Yoseline Hofmann committed a child pornography offense when she stored a video of a gang rape and insulted the 16-year-old victim on her YouTube channel

The first part of the fifth and final season of the global hit show arrives on Netflix today, and is expected to be more intense and violent than ever

Having reached the top through a supposedly revolutionary technology to diagnose disease, the Theranos founder is now facing 12 counts of fraud and conspiracy and could be sentenced to 20 years

The rap superstar has dedicated his 10th studio album to his ‘momager,’ who passed away 14 years ago from heart failure caused by multiple postoperative factors

The author of ‘Kindred,’ an authoritative book about our extinct relatives, talks to EL PAÍS about some of the great discoveries made by the species and the prejudices that still exist against them

A team from southern Spain has become a leader in the use of new technology to map out underground sites; in just a few years it has explored six Roman cities and uncovered a Punic port

Self-organized patrols protecting native communities from illegal activities are now also dealing with assassination threats against people with coronavirus as well as growing government hostility

A team of researchers has trained an algorithm to extract personal data from anonymous conversations in an experiment that highlights the importance of protecting privacy

The rate at which we are extracting gravel for construction is 23 times greater than it was in 1900, and a lot of it is being done illegally. Experts warn about irreversible environmental and social impacts

Just a few months ago the business administration graduate was a driver for a ride-hailing app. Now she has set her sights on reforming the Mexican Constitution to make it more inclusive

Accusations of harassment, discrimination and contempt for women at video game developer Activision Blizzard are now in the open, but many say they are just the tip of the iceberg in an industry still dominated by men

Programs based on unrealistic objectives, excessive levels of aid and a lack of local understanding have contributed to financial disaster as well as military failure in the country

The recent discovery of the remains of three mountaineers on K2 has reignited debate over the lack of a protocol for recovering bodies from the world’s highest peaks