Puppies are born with genetic sensitivity to human communication, study finds
A trial with hundreds of young Labradors and Golden Retrievers found a tendency to seek out people's faces and an ability to respond to facial expressions and gestures
A trial with hundreds of young Labradors and Golden Retrievers found a tendency to seek out people's faces and an ability to respond to facial expressions and gestures
A multi-faceted Twitter group, which includes a Spanish industrial engineer, has spent the past year investigating the possibility that the coronavirus did not emerge from a wet market in Wuhan
New technology is giving rural areas a chance at economic revival thanks to the allure of teleworking
The medical treatment, which combines therapy and diagnostics, has given terminal prostate cancer patients a 35% increased survival time in trials
Mexico has just five glaciers left, spread over two mountains: Iztaccíhuatl and Pico de Orizaba. Covering less than one square kilometer of ice, none of them are likely to exist by 2050, according to experts, who blame global warming for this rapidly disappearing source of freshwater
The director of the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain talks to EL PAÍS about the impact of human activity on the planet and the risk of a sixth extinction
New research concludes the microscopic beings on a spacecraft that went down in 2019 did not survive the impact, but the findings help shed light on the origins of life in the universe
The east coast of the country is bracing for the arrival of the insects, whose mating call can reach 90 decibels
Granada University and several international laboratories will analyze the explorer’s remains to determine if he was from Italy, Portugal or a region of Spain
Space is increasingly critical to modern life on Earth. But there is growing concern that as it becomes more economically and strategically important, it is fuelling an arms race that could have devastating consequences for humankind
The tech entrepreneur’s Starlink network has registered two Spanish subsidiaries to deliver the service in areas with low population density that are underserved by traditional broadband
Experts say that avoiding interior spaces with groups of people is one of the most effective ways to combat the spread of Covid-19. In the northern Spanish region, epidemiological data worsened each time food and drink venues reopened
The feared dinosaur had a natural walking pace of 4.6 kilometers per hour, according to an analysis that for the first time has taken into account the role of the carnivore’s tail
The computer expert devised a system to let his 96-year-old grandmother, who has trouble using the phone, stay in touch with all her grandchildren despite the coronavirus confinements
The principal health authorities stress that the essential requirement for avoiding coronavirus transmission is protection while indoors
EL PAÍS compares the likelihood of developing a blood clot from the Janssen and AstraZeneca injections with the probability of suffering a serious case of the disease, according to each demographic
One year after millions of the voracious insects invaded the country, specialist hunters have developed a system to defeat them. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has declared the operation a near-total success. EL PAÍS boards a control and fumigation plane to see the mission in action
Cosmologist Licia Verde responds to a reader’s question about one of the most important unsolved mysteries today in physics
Questions and answers about the work that the ‘companion’ of Perseverance will be carrying out, and that is due to take its maiden flight in the coming days
Around 10% of coronavirus sufferers still have symptoms months after being declared cured, and healthcare workers warn about a lack of resources to meet the demand for therapy services
A team of researchers has reconstructed the life of a species that was unknown to science following the discovery of a fossil in the small Mexican municipality of Vallecillo in 2012
Researchers detected the Cepheus spur, a bridge of massive blue stars, while creating the most accurate map of the galaxy to date
The object observed in 2019 is almost intact despite its long journey from another solar system and could be 4.5 billion years old
The new research shows that this difference only began to emerge 2,500 years ago as a result of centuries of isolation
The NASA flight director will be remembered for his work in guiding three astronauts back to Earth when their command module encountered problems on the way to the moon
Researchers at Goethe University have shared previously unseen glimpses of the life of the flying insects, after installing cameras next to a hive
Constant ventilation and permanent control of CO₂ levels are two of the keys to avoiding transmission in closed rooms, as fresh air dilutes the infected particles