Estel Blay Carreras, the scientist who will lead an Arctic expedition simulating a mission to Mars
The goal is to recreate the conditions of a future colony on the red planet in the place on Earth that most closely resembles it
Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize winner in Economics: ‘The ideology of billionaires currently has a mind-boggling degree of selfishness’
The US economist and professor warns that there has never been an assault on democracy like the one unfolding now under the leadership of Donald Trump and the group of oligarchs who support him
A room of one’s own on Wikipedia: The editors who have been doing justice to women on the internet for over a decade
The initiative seeks to correct biases and show the protagonists of history beyond their role as daughters or wives
Inside Epstein’s web: The 137 men and women who reveal how his international network of power and influence operated
EL PAÍS analyzes the most relevant profiles from the sex offender’s ultra-wealthy circle, at least 16 of whom have faced legal consequences, while 56 have felt an impact on their personal and professional lives
Distrust in the system: A journey to the origin of the reactionary wave
We made the mistake of minimizing and caricaturing the rise of authoritarianism. This far-right populism took advantage of the distrust in democracies generated by the Great Recession to infiltrate the very core of society. If we want a democratic recovery to succeed, we cannot continue to uncritically defend a system that not only led to the 2008 crisis but also failed to pursue a just way out of it
Tech oligarchs fear only death, taxes, and Greta Thunberg
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The accelerationists of anarcho-capitalism want to bring their new conception of human nature to fruition. They have the means to do so, Carlos Fernández Liria explains in ‘Against the Dark Enlightenment’
‘Chess Mates,’ the documentary about the world champion who defamed a rival — and won’t apologize
In the Netflix film, Magnus Carlsen does not say sorry for accusing Hans Niemann of cheating without any evidence
Artemis 3 and beyond: To set foot on the Moon, NASA needs Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, but their spacecraft aren’t ready
The US space agency is already assembling an SLS rocket and an Orion capsule to launch the next mission in 2027. The lunar landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin are prototypes that are years behind schedule
Michel Mayor, Nobel laureate in Physics: ‘People think humanity is eternal, but we are animals and we will become extinct’
The discoverer of the first exoplanet speaks to EL PAÍS about the next big breakthrough he hopes to see: the first planet with life outside the solar system
The Trump paradox: Boasting about the Artemis mission while demanding deep cuts to NASA’s budget
The White House is trying to cut investment in science, including 23% in funding for the space agency, which would have to cancel 40 missions
Juan Verde: ‘The next president of the United States will be a Democrat and an unknown’
The former advisor to Barack Obama and Joe Biden warns of the similarities between the ‘hate speech’ of Spanish far-right party Vox and Donald Trump
Artemis 2 mission underway despite loss of communication and technical issues
NASA technicians reported several minor incidents after the launch of the first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years
Kim Gordon, or how to be a rock legend and Trump’s nemesis at age 72
The founder of the legendary New York band Sonic Youth releases ‘Play Me’, her third solo album: ‘I’ve always acted more as a sociologist than an artist’
From ‘Apollo 8′ to ‘Artemis 2′: Six decades after the first flight to the Moon, the space race is no longer the same
NASA will attempt to send four astronauts to orbit the Earth’s satellite in April, in a mission that no longer faces Soviet competition, but Chinese
Chapter 15: Trump, the president of the elite
The Republican president has tightened the relationship between the elites and the White House, and this has affected communication and the free flow of information
The new robber barons are the tech tycoons
The great American fortunes of the 19th century tried to impose titanic monopolies. Today’s magnates want to do the same
What can the left do against technocapitalism?
Silicon Valley oligarchs are manipulating our attention and paving the way for the populist authoritarianism of Trump and the European far right. What can progressives do to stop this technological dictatorship and overcome dependence on the United States?
Christophe Galfard, physicist: ‘I think there is more life in space than we think’
The science communicator, a disciple of Stephen Hawking, believes it will be decades before we colonize Mars. But he says we could soon find extraterrestrial life
Bernie Sanders: ‘These are the most dangerous times that the United States has faced in modern history’
The Vermont senator, a global icon of the left, warns in an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS that the president is using ICE as “a domestic army” and says that “it will have to be the American people who say ‘no’ to authoritarianism”
The Europeans banned from the US for fighting misinformation: ‘Elon Musk has pushed the nuclear button. He doesn’t like us’
The White House considers them ‘radical activists,’ but all they do is push platforms to follow the law, curb disinformation, and stop hate speech. EL PAÍS speaks with them about being targeted by Trump
David Adler, coordinator of Progressive International: ‘The Donroe doctrine is the logic of divide and conquer’
The US analyst is leading a series of summits in Latin America that seek to generate unity around regional sovereignty, in the face of new pressures imposed by the Trump administration
Elon Musk calls Pedro Sánchez a ‘tyrant and traitor to the people of Spain’
The billionaire lashed out with insults after the government introduced five new rules for social‑media platforms and their executives
Epstein victims denounce latest file release discloses their personal information
‘No conceivable degree of institutional incompetence is sufficient to explain the scale, consistency and persistence of the failures that occurred,’ say victim lawyers, asking judges to force takedown of documents
Irene Montero responds to Elon Musk after he accused her of ‘advocating genocide’: ‘Decent people should replace you’
The owner of X previously lashed out at the MEP for her remarks at a rally in Zaragoza, reigniting the controversy over the regularization of more than 500,000 migrants in Spain
Tech giants showcase their overwhelming power in Davos
Figures like Elon Musk and the CEOs of Microsoft and Nvidia paraded at the World Economic Forum, confirming the unsettling reach of the tech titans
Eric Schmidt: ‘Europe doesn’t have an AI strategy. If it doesn’t invest heavily, it will end up using Chinese models’
The former Google leader warns about the risks to Europeans of their technological dependence
Davos highlights the deterioration of America’s international standing
The World Economic Forum shows how Trump’s policies are alienating traditional allies, giving more space to China and garnering marginal support
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