Science & Tech

A Dutch team has succeeded in exchanging qubits between distant nodes with no direct connection between sender and receiver

The group of hackers that hijacked computers around the world with the WannaCry virus in 2017 has just stolen $625 million in cryptocurrencies, the largest cyber heist on record

A genetic modification allows these vegetables to generate significant amounts of the essential micronutrient’s precursor

Apple, Google and Microsoft, among others, agree to support the FIDO initiative to replace this kind of authentication with biometric data

Cluster headaches bring intense aching that sends patients to the brink of despair. In treatment-resistant cases, doctors put electrodes in the brain to control the episodes

The American researcher won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for developing immunotherapy. Now he is looking for a way to extend the treatment’s effectiveness to fatal tumors

New research shows the mammal can identify other group members through their sense of taste, as well as their signature whistle

Daridorexant, recently approved in Europe, is safe, has few side effects and does not create tolerance or cause drowsiness the next day, but it is not the solution to sleep troubles

Intelligence official shared declassified videos but said growing database could be due to more ‘airborne clutter,’ better detection technology and less stigma for pilots

The Tesla founder has warned that the acquisition deal will be on hold until the social media company proves that less than 5% of users are fake

An international consortium has analyzed more than 60 million cells, showing a microuniverse more intricate than just neurons, platelets and red blood cells

Spanish scientist Corina Amor talks to EL PAÍS about her revolutionary experimental treatment to destroy the cells responsible for aging and cancer

New research on nearly 1,200 patients in China who were hospitalized in the first months of the pandemic shows that many continue to suffer from conditions such as sleep disorders and muscle weakness

An experiment in mice has shown that a protein in the nervous system can have a rejuvenating effect on older animals, a finding which may help with future research into how to treat the neurological disease

The professor of medicine has been studying the effects of chemical substances on the human body for 30 years and calling for them to be removed from the market, which the European Commission is now looking into

The paleoanthropologist explains that one of our most useful weapons is empathy: ’There is little margin for individualism in this species’

Marine biologist Enric Sala explains that predators are key to the functioning of the ecosystems that provide so many services to humans

A study has found an unknown microbial species that can be easily sourced and has great potential to break down diesel or gasoline-contaminated environments

The sixth generation of wireless technologies will open the door to the Internet of the senses, holographic communication and a new era of computing

Cybercriminals are using the processing power of other people’s cellphones and computers to profit without spending a dime on expensive equipment and electricity bills

Buildings, spaces and their design have an effect on us beyond the material, functional and aesthetic experience. They define and shape the mental and existential sphere of our lives

Replacing animal proteins would reduce emissions, deforestation and the abuse of natural resources

Professor Darren Byler has been investigating China’s treatment of the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang for more than a decade. Mobile phones and facial recognition have become tools of widespread espionage