Unusual creatures are more appealing: What guppies teach us about evolution
Spanish biologist Ignacio Paulin became fascinated by the behavior of these fish, in a project that could now disappear due to budget cuts by the Trump administration
U.S. astronaut Christina Koch wins Princess of Asturias Award for Concord
The prestigious Spanish prize goes to the ‘first woman to travel to the Moon, holder of numerous records, honored for her role in space exploration,’ including the Artemis 2 mission
Manoliño and other dolphins who approach people to escape their loneliness
A study documents how these playful cetaceans allow themselves to be touched, an unusual relationship that can pose a danger to their welfare and to the people they interact with
Neanderthal men chose Homo sapiens women: Genetics reveals the sex life of our ancestors
A study shows that interbreeding between the two species occurred primarily in one direction, and the origin of this bias is still unclear
The growing number of US scientists moving to Spain: ‘My colleagues are having a very hard time’
One in three recipients of the state-funded Atrae program comes from the United States
Spain faces another day of battling wildfires across the country amid weather warnings
The blazes, which have extended across several regions, have caused two deaths, devastated thousands of hectares, and forced more than 5,000 people to evacuate their homes
‘Plan Marta’: The journey of 815 young women sent to Australia by Francoist Spain
‘The real deception lay in the impossibility of paying for the return ticket,’ says Natalia Ortiz, a researcher of these expeditions that provided domestic service for Australian families
In search of Josy, the dog of a Spanish soldier killed in Ukraine
Miguel Carmona’s wife wants to recover the family pet, which traveled to the war zone in Donetsk with the army veteran
Wealthy foreigners set their sights on northern Spain
In recent years, the number of luxury homes acquired along this cooler, greener region of the peninsula has soared, and realtors have noticed an uptick in buyers from the United States
Slovakia to cull 350 brown bears after fatal attack
In other parts of the world, programs are being implemented to prevent problematic bears from becoming accustomed to the presence of humans
Study reveals the mystery of the ‘lost’ arctic owls that appeared in northern Spain three years ago
Analysis of the isotopes of their feathers rules out the possibility that they were born in captivity and suggests that they came from somewhere in the Arctic and may have arrived on a boat
Cohousing projects to ease Spain’s real estate crisis
This formula offers lower prices than those found on the market and is sometimes aimed at specific groups like seniors because of the social benefits they bring
Excommunicated nuns will open Spain’s first ‘cloistered’ restaurant
The Catholic sisters are trying to raise funds after they were told to vacate their convent. Prior to that they had joined a schismatic group led by a ‘bishop’ who is not recognized by Rome
Romanesque churches’ explicitly sexual carvings were ‘the nobility’s political propaganda’
Historian Isabel Mellén suggests a reinterpretation of the graphic images that adorn the doorways and columns of the churches in northern Spain
The Spanish Reconquest and the Battle of Covadonga: When myths contaminate history
In several recent essays historians discuss the founding milestones of Spanish nationalism, the traditional banner of conservative politicians, around the struggle for Al-Andalus
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