Michelangelo’s secret ‘code’: Did the master conceal a medical treatise in his artworks?
A new study by the University of Paris-Saclay suggests that the scene of ‘The Flood’ in the Sistine Chapel frescoes depicts a woman with signs of breast cancer
The legacy of Lucy, the ‘Australopithecus’ that changed our idea of human evolution 50 years ago
The fossil remains of the unique hominid were found in Ethiopia in 1974, traveled around the world, were the subject of controversy and became an icon of science. Even today they continue to provide answers to where we come from
What science reveals about our tendency toward corruption
A bribery experiment involving people from 18 countries reveals that the phenomenon is largely subject to circumstance
The ingredients of the universe were chosen in three minutes
Our knowledge of physics — gained through astrophysical experiments, or in laboratories via machines such as particle accelerators — is sufficient to know what happened in the first three minutes of the universe, where everything we see today was forged
These proteins have been secretly managing your cells
Viviane Callier / Knowable Magazine|
Scientists have long known that histones spool DNA and help regulate genes. They may be doing a lot more
Why is AI unable to predict disasters like Spain’s flash flooding in time?
The technology’s ability to forecast floods is limited by the poor quality of data and the irregular behavior of weather events such as a DANA
Liz Parrish vs. science: The lucrative business of serving the mega-rich who seek eternal youth
The businesswoman says she was rejuvenated via an illegal gene therapy tested on mice. Scientists are dubious of her claims
Why cocaine triggers sexual violence
Cocaine taps into primal instincts, including verbosity, grandiosity, and a desire for dominance. Preventing its use would reduce exposure to traumatic experiences that are a risk factor for serious mental disorders
Can electricity cure our ills?
Our nervous impulses are conditioned by subatomic electrical particles that travel through neurons and flow through each of our cells
Mutant superbugs pose a threat to human life in space
Research aboard the International Space Station reveals that some microorganisms become more aggressive and dangerous beyond Earth
DNA rewrites the history of Pompeii: The woman with the bracelet was a man and unrelated to the child on her lap
Genetic material has uncovered the sex and relationships of some of the most iconic victims of the Vesuvius eruption in 79 AD
Mark Thomson, physicist: ‘We are going to open a new window onto the universe that we haven’t had before’
The British scientist has been selected to lead the largest particle physics laboratory in the world, Europe’s CERN
Mysterious circular DNA found in more than half of patients with certain types of cancer
A large-scale study links the presence of these tiny molecules to increased aggressiveness in malignant tumors
Why what happens at the North Pole can cause destructive storms in Spain
Science is trying to understand how runaway warming in the Arctic can trigger extreme weather events like the Valencia flash floods
The 27 Club is real, even if it’s not true that celebrities are more likely to die at that age
A study examining the myth surrounding the deaths of artists analyzes how popular beliefs emerge from random and statistically improbable events
Elon Musk’s plans to go to Mars... within two years
The SpaceX founder aims to send five unmanned spacecraft to the red planet, taking advantage of the launch window that will open in 2025
Superbacteria’s double defense against antibiotics is discovered
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, which causes 120,000 deaths a year, adopts an alternative mode of cell division to ensure its survival, new study finds
Why are marmosets and humans the only known primates that have names?
A recent study indicates that these monkeys also vocally label other individuals, shedding light on the origins of human language
The paradox of non-transparent drug prices: Why governments do the opposite of what they say
A report by the OECD reveals that most national authorities want more international transparency when it comes to the purchase of drugs, but also that they refuse to report what they pay
Drunk butterflies and inebriated elephants: Animals also consume alcohol
From non-human primates to beetles, dozens of species intentionally ingest ethanol, and even have special enzymes to metabolize it
Researchers create first map of the spliceosome, an Achilles heel of cancer
The outline of this labyrinthine cellular machinery, the most complex in humans, opens up new ways of designing treatments against a multitude of diseases
Largest cancer atlas to date brings new treatments for incurable tumors closer
Three-dimensional cell-by-cell maps of pancreatic, breast, colon or ovarian cancer open new understanding of the origin and evolution of the disease
Research reveals hidden antibiotics in non-immune proteins
The work transforms the understanding of the body’s response to infections and opens the way to treatments against drug-resistant microbes
A chain of Mars exploration catastrophes: When NASA confused the metric with the imperial system
In this excerpt from his book, journalist Rafael Clemente recounts the amazing history of space exploration
The dodo was not fat and clumsy: Study debunks the image we have of the most famous extinct bird
British researchers have begun a project to recreate the anatomy and behavior of this species. The flightless animal is a symbol of extinctions caused by humans, as well as a creature largely unknown to science
Doctor Blanca Coll-Vinent: ‘Women’s symptoms have been poorly studied, and since we don’t recognize them, we ignore them’
The specialist from Hospital Clínic Barcelona oversaw the creation of ‘Ets una exagerada’, a collaborative book that unravels the biases caused in the health field by androcentric approaches to medicine
One of the first friendships between different species discovered
The symbiosis between corals and algae, observed in fossil reefs 385 million years old, allowed for an explosion of life that feeds 500 million people