Science & Tech

Managers at Software Delsol and CIB Group say there has been no loss in productivity despite the reduced hours. A government program to extend the concept has yet to be launched despite being announced in March 2021

Users now have the option to flag content considered to misrepresent the truth as part of the social media giant’s effort to crack down on fake news

Esteban Moro has created an algorithm to solve the trending online game that has hundreds of thousands of people around the world in its thrall

Updates make it easier to access multimedia content, follow favorite writers, keep track of sports scores and read saved articles across mobile devices

Corbevax, developed by the microbiologist María Elena Bottazzi and her team, could provide the answer to supply and accessibility problems worldwide. India has already granted emergency use authorization

Award-winning scientist Neus Sabaté talks to EL PAÍS about her development of paper batteries for single-use applications such as pregnancy tests

Luis Enjuanes should be retired by now, but he is heading a team of 16 people trying to develop complete immunization from the coronavirus

Preliminary studies show that the lymphocytes’ response to the omicron strain remains strong among vaccinated people and patients who recovered

The new variant has traversed the planet in a single month, stunning experts. But uncertainty remains over whether it is less serious for unvaccinated people and the immunocompromised

Noemí Pinilla-Alonso is leading two major programs using the biggest space telescope in history, the James Webb

The planetary defense against asteroids and comets like the one in the Netflix movie is coordinated by international astronomical organizations and alerting the population does not depend on any one person

Experts warn that it is still to early to draw definitive conclusions about this new variant, but studies suggest it is not intrinsically less serious, and rather is able to reinfect people who already have good defenses

Preliminary data suggests that the new coronavirus strain causes cold-like indications, fewer fevers and more fatigue, meaning it could be considered a milder form of the disease

Barcelona’s Clínic Hospital announces hopeful results for people with multiple myeloma. Developed through the public system, the cost is lower than commercially available products

More than two decades ago, the Hubble Space Telescope began to show us the fate of the stars, galaxies and, by extension, the cosmos, which is in irreversible decline

Preliminary studies indicate the new coronavirus strain is highly transmissible, even among the vaccinated, but can be controlled with booster shots and other measures

Inma Martínez, an expert in artificial intelligence, talks to EL PAÍS about natural language processing, smart cars and whether technology can predict the future

Every year, around 80 species whose natural habitat is far from the Iberian peninsula are sighted by enthusiastic birdwatchers who don’t mind long trips and longer waits to get a glimpse of these uncommon visitors

Office dinners, meals out with friends and family, car rides and end-of-year celebrations are the perfect breeding ground for the virus, but preventive measures can lower the likelihood of infection

These experiments are used to study ghostly particles that hold the secrets of the cosmos, but a new study suggests 70% of interactions are badly reconstructed

This is the first case of asexual reproduction ever discovered in birds when breeding males were available

The chip from the US company is the most powerful to date, but translating the new technology into widespread daily use will take time

Spain is seeing an uptick in coronavirus contagions among the vaccinated. While this is to be expected, it is not likely to lead to more serious cases of the disease

The social media group has suspended 20 accounts that have been compulsively praising the PSOE, while attacking its main political rival

The Spanish island continues to experience earthquakes and lava flows, but there is already talk of “positive” developments that might mean the worst is over. Here’s how experts are interpreting the available data