Various studies have attempted, without success, to analyze whether reading can increase our empathy. The evidence is clearer regarding its power to enhance culture and mental health
The vulnerability of addicts makes them easy targets for recruitment by cult-like organizations
In 1635, Spain sent an envoy to England to make purchases. When Charles I was beheaded, the dismantling of the English art collections became the opportunity of the century
The National Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid houses one of the largest malacology collections in the world. The scientific team that curates the seashells shows EL PAÍS the most emblematic pieces from its collection
A play recounts the astonishing story of the religious man who created a universal language of numbers
The Copernicus satellite monitoring system estimates that 350,000 hectares of land have been affected by fires this year
EL PAÍS features the stories of three American families who arrived in the European country this year, in the face of the US’ downward spiral and the loss of freedoms: ‘Things are getting ugly’
A fire that started in the Galician town of A Mezquita spread to Castile and León on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of 1,700 people
Firefighting professionals denounce their precarious working conditions and the lack of coordination within regional government operations. The blazes have now claimed three lives
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
The fires have scorched thousands of hectares, forced residents from homes in multiple regions, and claimed one life near Madrid
‘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
One million Spaniards emigrated to Latin America after the Civil War. Today, their grandchildren — many with dual nationality — are residents of the Spanish capital
A leading scientist, a businesswoman and a disease-free patient come together to tell the full story of the promising experimental Spanish tumor drug
Petar Mirchev, a Bulgarian linked to Viktor Bout, the ‘Merchant of Death,’ was detained at the request of the United States for negotiating with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
Spanish start-up Habitacion.com, with revenue of $1.65 million, says it has more than 21,000 people on a waiting list for a unit
Are the estimated 700 million felines on Earth the sacred animals of our times?
Devastated by the news that the killer was freed in a prisoner exchange with Venezuela, the families of the three victims have received no information from the Spanish government
The Princeton professor, author of ‘Sex is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the Binary,’ reflects on human diversity and the ideological impositions that simplify the variety of genes, gonads and genitals
The former Marine Dahud Hanid Ortiz drove 1,242 miles from Germany to Spain to commit an atrocious crime for which he has served a fraction of his sentence thanks to the recent US-Venezuela prisoner exchange
Mental health experts warn that hyper-connection can wreak havoc on young people’s mental and emotional development
On tour with her album ‘Cancionera,’ the Mexican artist confesses to being a fan of this venerated image of the Virgin Mary, and tells us about her relationship with this religious figure
Dahud Hanid Ortiz was serving a 30-year sentence for a triple crime he committed in Spain in 2016. After repatriating him, the Trump administration let him go
Dahud Hanid Ortiz was serving 30 years in a Venezuelan prison for a triple homicide he committed in Spain in 2016. But the State Department applauds that there are no more Americans ‘wrongfully detained’ in the Latin American country
Dahud Hanid Ortiz landed Friday in Texas from Caracas, where he was sentenced to 30 years for a crime committed in the Spanish capital in 2016
The discovery, made thanks to an experiment involving hundreds of bank employees in Spain, opens the door to new treatments beyond reducing cholesterol
The biochemist, who died at 88 in La Jolla, California, transformed the lives of millions after participating in the development of 40 new drugs, including the best-selling one in history
