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Ahead of the ritual, which involved human sacrifice, the Mexica people would burn and throw away all of their belongings in the hope that a new life cycle would begin

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

Despite decades of institutional silence, a judge continues to fight to bring to trial those responsible for killing nearly 1,000 peasants in El Salvador in December 1981

Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association, says the new coronavirus strain will still be able to cause severe Covid-19 cases, particularly among the unvaccinated

Once celebrated as an avant-garde oddity and courted by Hollywood figures, the musician is in personal and professional decline following allegations of sexual and psychological abuse by former partners

The Spanish hit has been dubbed into several languages, helping it to gain popularity across the globe. The French and Italian-speaking ‘Professor’ and Brazil’s ‘Tokyo’ talk to EL PAÍS about the experience

Three Ukrainian climbers managed the first ascent of the mountain’s southeast ridge, a unique feat that has defied 40 years of attempts

The award-winning Mexican singer has died due to a respiratory problem, leaving behind a 50-year legacy and a few unanswered questions

The Spanish actress kept her host and audience entertained with tales of her jump to fame thanks to Netflix, and a chance meeting with Madonna on an airplane

Sexism, the migratory crisis and the expectations generated by Joe Biden’s election victory are some of the factors behind the US vice-president’s sliding popularity

Anthoni was sleeping rough after being kicked out of the family home by his father. A Frenchwoman decided to take him in and help him get back on his feet

Colombian President Iván Duque has described the outcome of a promotion game between Llaneros and Unión Magdalena as a ‘national disgrace’ after the visitors scored twice in the final minute of stoppage time

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

The daughter of Inditex’s founder, who will become chair of the group in April, has played a key role in developing the business’s fashion collections and building the brand’s image

The star of ‘High Fidelity’ and ‘Being John Malkovich’ became an indie sensation thanks to his roles in critically acclaimed films. So why has his career been floundering over the past decade?

The reporter talks about her new book, which delves into the most intimate sphere of drug lords’ lives and busts many myths about the true extent of their power

Millions of Brazilians do not have a birth certificate or any other identity papers, which prevents them from going to school, seeing a doctor, finding formal work or receiving a state pension

Mask mandates and the teaching of critical race theory and transgender issues have been met with anger by some parents, who have insulted and harassed educators and even issued death threats

Here is an overview of how the certificate is being used in popular tourist destinations such as France, Italy and the United States

The Israeli neurobiologist at the helm of the Weizmann Institute of Science has spent nearly 30 years studying the effects of stress on the brain in order to determine which individuals are at greater risk of disease

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

Detection of omicron variant in South Africa exposes the failures of global pandemic management, such as stockpiling by wealthy nations

Jimmy Danilo Acosta, 23, has emerged as a social leader in La Fortaleza, a place accustomed to violence where youth groups are working to change the dynamics

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

Demand for balsa wood, which is used to make turbine blades, has spiked to the point that it is causing significant damage to indigenous communities in Ecuador

A full 400 years after the meal with English colonists that gave rise to a US federal holiday, the Wampanoag, who survive on the coast of Massachusetts, are striving to tell the real story of that encounter and its devastating consequences