
Searching for an Alzheimer’s cure in a chicken’s eye
An idea from a Spanish researcher has become a gene therapy that will be tested on humans in 2026
An idea from a Spanish researcher has become a gene therapy that will be tested on humans in 2026
As years go by, some mental functions decline, but others improve — and dementia is far from a forgone conclusion
DNA and protein analysis of a 146,000-year-old skull shows for the first time what the face of this species, which occupied much of Asia and left its genes in modern humans, was like
Scientists have observed these tiny particles in the intestine, in the liver… and even in the brain. Experts have evidence that microplastics can cause DNA damage
Scientists and the military are monitoring in real time the deformation of Deception Island, where past eruptions destroyed stations erected by two other countries
Scientists announce detection of compounds on an extrasolar planet that on Earth only produce living organisms, but other experts urge caution
DNA explains the enigma of the culture that painted swimmers and hippos in the middle of the desert thousands of years ago
Microscopic red algae, responsible for a phenomenon also known as watermelon snow or blood snow, are proliferating due to global warming and in turn accelerating it
One in 20 people develops a mild form of depression called SAD during prolonged adverse weather events
Half of the lepidoptera species have disappeared from various regions in Spain and Europe, while in the United States, nearly a quarter have been lost this century alone
Existing mapping of Kyiv’s potential was made during the Soviet era. Experts do not believe that the deposits are as large and viable as the White House anticipates
A Spanish expedition finds the potentially lethal virus ‘in all animal species detected at each site’
A Spanish scientific expedition has discovered columns of gas emerging from the seabed. Geologists also warn about the possibility of huge landslides that could generate tsunamis
Two U.S. Hispanists argue a Toledo family persecuted by the Inquisition hold the key to the mystery of the most widely distributed work of the Spanish Golden Age: ‘La Celestina’
Researchers from a Spanish laboratory observe, for the first time, the formation of compartments alongside the basic ingredients of organisms
Today we use words and concepts coined by thinkers such as Plato or Epicurus, although often with a different meaning
The scientist presents a new book in which he predicts drastic changes in Europe due to the lack of energy and materials
The flagship vessel of the oceanographic fleet will be able to explore the deepest and most unknown parts of the ocean, in order to advance conservation activities
A study reveals that bacteria not only recovered quickly after the catastrophic event, but thrived by taking advantage of the mineral resources left behind by the celestial body
Some artificial intelligence algorithms, particularly neural networks, have internal processes that remain largely unknown. This lack of transparency is one of the sources of biases and hallucinations
C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, the brightest comet in 100 years, will be visible to the naked eye from October 12
The dictatorship was crucial in the expansion of the religious organization. Its founder, Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, who was canonized as a saint in 2002, said in 1939: ‘I believe that we will have to bless the war’
The analysis confirms that Juan Manuel Corchado organized ‘a factory of publications and citations’ with ‘openly fraudulent’ practices
Veteran discoverer of exoplanets Ignasi Ribas has received a European grant to multiply by 10 the capacity to discover planets like ours and determine if they contain life
Geologist Juan Manuel García Ruiz has received more than $10 million to investigate the role of silica in the emergence of living beings
Made up of 59 objects found in 1965, the hoard has been dated to the Bronze Age and is the only one on the Iberian Peninsula made with material from a meteorite
Two recent scientific studies have been inspired by the lotus flower and scavengers. They are part of an attempt to develop surfaces and devices that take advantage of residual power