America

A team led by Argentine biochemist José Polo has succeeded in generating these models without sperm or eggs but what protection will be they afforded?

Andrés Manuel López Obrador is hitting out against the energy sector, the judiciary and the feminist movement, but he still maintains high approval ratings and is expected to sail to victory

The California-born author, whose work focuses on moral ambiguity, talks to EL PAÍS about why she is drawn to characters with a complex relationship to power

The confessions of two drug lords during their trial in New York have damaged the presidency of Juan Orlando Hernández amid claims the political elite accepted bribes to provide protection

New research has highlighted the similarities between the subspecies and ‘homo sapiens,’ questioning in the process what it means to be human

The hunting of wild animals is banned in Ivory Coast but popular dishes at local restaurants feature pangolin, rat, snakes and other species

The government of López Obrador is stepping up controls amid a surge in migrants hoping to be admitted into American territory by the Biden administration

Israeli archeologists locate 2,000-year-old remains of hidden biblical texts, along with a child’s preserved skeleton and a 10,500-year-old basket

The scientific community has published 350,000 studies on Covid-19, but issues such as its origin or its unpredictable lethality still haven’t been cleared up

Mexico, Chile and Brazil are leading the way in driving the sport in the region but sexism and inequality remain the primary matters to address

The Chilean tells EL PAÍS what she learned about loneliness while in a senior home making ‘The Mole Agent,’ the only Latin American movie up for an Oscar this year

The Italian historian Loris Zanatta tracks the religious and moral roots of the evangelizing speeches of the Cuban leader, his official iconography and his glorification of the poor

Spanish pediatricians have complied the most complete data about ‘multisystem inflammatory syndrome,’ which is a rare consequence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and causes critical inflammation

The new administration is seeking international cooperation but will not be making hasty decisions over Venezuela and Cuba

Hugo López-Gatell, the government’s coronavirus task force chief, has faced criticism for taking a stroll without a face mask in one of the capital’s busiest public green areas

Until recently it was assumed the seafaring raiders of lore wore clothes suited to their reputation for barbarity, but recent studies suggest those savage breasts would have sported brooches and that the Norsemen were fans of dressing to kill

On the centenary of his birth, Buenos Aires is pulling out the stops to celebrate the late musician. But Argentina wasn’t always so affectionate to its genius composer

Previous incidents had threatened the Apostle Santiago Church in Michoacán state, but with the place of worship burned to the ground, finger-pointing has begun

The German scientist (and lay pastor) who led the team that took the first image of a black hole believes that science is unable to answer the big questions in life

The Senate has approved the Covid-19 relief bill aimed at rescuing the economy from fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, but measures such as a rise in the minimum wage were rejected

On March 11, it will be a year since the World Health Organization designated the coronavirus health crisis as a pandemic. In this essay, writer Siri Hustvedt reflects on what we have learned since then

A hundred years ago it was one of the richest countries in the world. Since then, it has suffered average annual inflation of 105% and has had to change currency five times. Where does the curse of the Argentine economy stem from?

With the inoculation drive in Mexico hampered by delays, desperate residents of San Pedro Garza García – the wealthiest city in Latin America – are traveling to Texas and Florida to receive the jab