Science

The 3.4 million tons of polymers floating on the surface of the ocean indicate that the material remains in the water for years longer

Australia has become the first country to allow MDMA to be prescribed for patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder

Hours before the earthquake, there is a subtle but accelerated displacement of the fault where the tremor will originate

Researchers have described the mechanism by which a high-fat diet inflames the hypothalamus and increases appetite

The researcher is committed to studying how mental illness is influenced by the microbes that live in our intestines

Two biologists have created Europe’s first botanical laboratory for non-invasive bamboo species in Spain’s Guadalquivir valley

Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths

A post-meal walk can reduce blood sugar levels by 17%, according to a meta-analysis of different methods of combating a sedentary lifestyle on a daily basis

The Portuguese scientist talks about feelings, their role in the emergence of consciousness and how they connect us to other living beings

The co-inventor of a new, enormously simple type of molecular reaction explains how they can revolutionize the search for new drugs and materials

The mammal’s abundant hair houses a world of living beings that balance each other out, opening up potential responses to pathogens that are harmful to humans

The GPS tracking of thousands of mammals confirmed that they moved more than usual, but only where strict confinement was applied over long distances

The study of a patient who has rare mutation in her FAAH-OUT gene opens the door to the development of pain relievers that don’t carry the addictive risk of opioids

An intriguing construction recreates the famous Platform 9 3/4 at King’s Cross, through which the young wizard and his peers disappeared on their way to Hogwarts

Equations explain how people spontaneously follow lanes to avoid bumping into each other, according to a recent study published in ‘Science’

The first director of the Centre for Genomic Regulation and an expert in basic cancer research believes that the disease cannot be defeated, but it can be controlled

Are advancing years an impediment to losing weight? Are legends about the relentless metabolism true? Is exercise the answer? We tackle the mythology stored in our stomachs

The prolific chemist, who has published a study every 37 hours this year, has been sanctioned by the University of Córdoba over his research work for other institutions in Russia and Saudi Arabia

Radar images taken by a probe in 1991 suggest there was an eruption on the planet that was double that of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano

The remains of a hunter who lived during the last ice age reveal that the Iberian Peninsula was perhaps the sole refuge for humans on the continent