The power of the cat
Are the estimated 700 million felines on Earth the sacred animals of our times?
The forgotten children of Ciudad Juárez
Besieged by organized crime and abandoned by the state, a generation that has only known violence survives. EL PAÍS dissects the forced recruitment, sex trafficking, and lack of opportunities faced by minors on this border
Iceland, the only NATO member without an army, seeks to strengthen its security
Faced with the uncertainty generated by Trump, Reykjavik is strengthening its commitment to the Alliance and its relationship with the EU
Agustín Fuentes, bioanthropologist: ‘Saying that human beings are binary is a failure; it’s not biology, it’s philosophy’
The Princeton professor, author of ‘Sex is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the Binary,’ reflects on human diversity and the ideological impositions that simplify the variety of genes, gonads and genitals
The Cuban women who whisper to cigar rollers
In the era of ChatGPT, a traditional trade continues in Havana. Women read songs and novels aloud to the workers who hand-roll cigars, while also answering their questions
Darwinist feminism: Dismantling the myth of female sexual passivity
Sandra Caula / Pablo Rodríguez Palenzuela|
The arrival of researchers like Sarah Blaffer Hrdy and Amy Parish transformed not only the study of primates, but also our understanding of evolution, sexuality and gender roles in general
Orphans of a militarized border
Wendy Selene Pérez|Ciudad Juárez (Mexico)|
They are the children and grandchildren of a generation that knew nothing but violence. Without support networks, criminal groups easily recruit them as spotters, or turn them into guides for migrants
Victims of the Madrid triple murderer released by Trump speak out: ‘We cannot understand the silence of the authorities’
Devastated by the news that the killer was freed in a prisoner exchange with Venezuela, the families of the three victims have received no information from the Spanish government
The predator lived at Luz and Mario’s house
Sexual offenses are woven into the history of Ciudad Juárez, where authorities don’t have the necessary resources to fight the trafficking of minors
Why mosquitos love to bite you (and how to avoid them this summer)
Not all of us are created equal when it comes to attracting the blood suckers — and a bit of prevention can help avoid health conditions that go beyond your standard itch
Maquiladora, prison or death: Alan’s three choices
Marco Antonio López|Ciudad Juárez (Mexico)|
Teenagers in Ciudad Juárez face precariousness, urban decline and violence every day, their options limited to organized crime or exploitative factory conditions
Morphology of a violent city
Ignacio Alvarado Álvarez|Ciudad Juárez (Mexico)|
A group of businessmen and government officials shaped Ciudad Juárez at the whim of economic interests, which even now explain the desolate conditions in which minors have grown up over the last four decades
Selfies, 4chan, and a war of the sexes: Lessons from the hacking of Tea
Leaks from a dating safety app designed for women’s anonymous reviews of men reveals the internet’s latest threats
Jumbotrons, Spotify playlists and TripAdvisor reviews: How the unfaithful get caught by technology
Digital footprint has been revealed as a potential foe to those cheating on their partner — though some apps have changed their protocol to become an accomplice
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