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The Fields Medal winner is attempting to solve one of the Millennium Problems, with a reward of $1 million, but he also applies his analysis to topical enigmas such as the Venezuelan election and the advance of artificial intelligence

The award-winning ethics expert reflects on our relationship with this technology: ‘If those who control it are large companies that want economic power or countries that want geopolitical power, there is no guarantee that it will be used properly’

C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, the brightest comet in 100 years, will be visible to the naked eye from October 12 

All galaxies, and the Milky Way is no exception, are dying: They no longer form stars as before, and will end up completely extinguished

These substances can mimic the actions of the body’s natural hormones and negatively impact health. To date, over 2,000 have been identified

An analysis of 1,000 genetically diverse mice on different types of calorie-restricted diets and intermittent fasting shows that the potential benefits of these strategies are more complex than previously thought

A longitudinal study, based on 30 brain scans and hundreds of physiological data points, suggests that the positive effects of exercise and sleep can be observed for up to two weeks

The scientist was the first author of the pioneering ‘Cell’ study on microRNA, but it is typically the last author who is recognized as the leader of the research group

An international consortium of journalists, including EL PAÍS, has uncovered a network involving Immucura, a company based in Marbella that offers an experimental treatment to people from across Europe for over $40,000

The research could help improve the efficiency of flow batteries, which are key for energy from renewable sources due to their large-scale and long-lasting storage capacity

The discovery of the herbivore, an eight-meter-long duckbill, suggests that the diversity of dinosaurs that inhabited the region is greater than previously thought

The probe, an ESA project, will study the consequences of a deliberate impact by a NASA spacecraft against an asteroid in order to alter its trajectory

The German scientist argues that information cannot be destroyed and, in principle, it is possible that a higher being, one day, in some way, could reassemble it and bring it back to life

This default mode is activated during divergent thinking, and researchers believe it plays a key role in our flashes of genius

The advances developed at the European Organization for Nuclear Research have already been applied to 10,000 stroke patients in hospitals in Germany and Belgium

A new study estimates that mankind could wipe out another 1,300 species in the next 200 years, affecting their vital role in global ecosystems

A new study suggests that the animals perform ‘open mouth displays’ when they are in front of a playmate, an expression that has likely evolved from biting to defend themselves

Two new studies shed light on the mystery of how lightning is triggered in thunderstorms

Inside the Brakfontein Cave in South Africa’s Free State province, there are puzzling cave paintings thought to have been made at the beginning of the 19th century

River erosion in its environs explains why the world’s tallest mountain is up to 800 meters higher than the other towering peaks of the Himalayas

This compound activates serotonin receptors in the brain, which is a neurotransmitter related to mood and emotions

Driven by the latest scientific advances and a huge wave of investment in private projects, the dream of generating energy by replicating the processes that keep the stars alight is no longer science fiction

A truck-sized rock, named 2024 PT5, will fall into Earth’s orbit from September 29 to November 25, and return in 2055

A team of scientists has managed to capture unprecedented images of a pod, led by the matriarch ‘Dakota,’ feeding on the coasts of the Antofagasta region

Controlled infection of cows in a high-security Kansas lab sheds light on the H5N1 transmission route, while experts call for ‘mass surveillance’ to stop an outbreak in Europe

The new monoclonal antibody lecanemab has been greenlighted by the US and other countries, but the European Medicines Agency considers that the benefits do not outweigh the risks