Science

A study analyzes biosignatures in samples that would need to be brought back to Earth for confirmation, a mission Donald Trump wants to cancel

Veteran scientists warn EL PAÍS of the dismantling of America’s scientific strength and the risk posed to democracy: ‘It could take decades to recover’

Scientists heading the project face an ethical dilemma in the technology’s potential human use

The National Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid houses one of the largest malacology collections in the world. The scientific team that curates the seashells shows EL PAÍS the most emblematic pieces from its collection

Forensic entomology provides key information to clarify the time and circumstances of a death, based on the analysis of the fauna that inhabits the corpse that has been discovered

A century after Heisenberg formulated his theory, the field has transformed our understanding of the physical world, yet many of its applications remain in development

A hot mic caught the leaders of China and Russia exchanging ideas about increasing their own longevity that science doesn’t support. They’d be better off focusing on healthy lifestyles for the years they may have ahead of them

A team of scientists identifies a molecular mechanism that helps explain how airborne toxins influences Lewy body dementia

The discovery, published in ‘Nature,’ could force scientists to redefine what constitutes a species

Data from NASA’s Insight mission suggest that the red planet is much more similar to Earth than previously thought

Extensive research explores whether microbes may have contributed to the extinction of these animals

A play recounts the astonishing story of the religious man who created a universal language of numbers

Six scientists demonstrate in their laboratory that a sulfur compound could have been key to the appearance of the first proteins on early Earth

A Chinese company, calling itself ‘the organ factory of the future,’ has humanized a pig through genetic engineering to enable a transplant performed on a brain-dead man

By releasing an alcohol into the air that causes neighbors’ roots to exude pesticides, they can even protect subsequent generations of crops

The first study on biting humor in the Spanish language reveals that, to appreciate it, the brain activates a complex network of neural connections that are related to social skills

A retrospective macro-study revealed that the use of GLP-1 agonists is associated with a reduction in the overall risk of cancer among obese or overweight patients

The discovery of an unusual stellar explosion confirms the existence of a ‘cosmic onion’ with layers of chemical elements inside each star

No human is born knowing how to parent, but in some way we are all equipped to learn how

The infinite monkey theorem allows us to explore probability and the limits of chance

A Japanese laboratory claims it is the first time a behavior has been transmitted between species, achieved by manipulating a single gene

A group of experts says that conservative politics have hampered research on mifepristone. ‘It’s scary to investigate it and look pro-abortion’

Four volunteers with paralysis manage to communicate thanks to a brain reader that only activates when they think of the title of the famous children’s movie, protecting their mental privacy

Analysis of a stalagmite reveals that some extreme events lasted for more than a decade

The fossils, attributed to an unknown australopithecus that lived in present-day Ethiopia 2.6 million years ago, have met with skepticism from other experts

This process helps us regulate emotions and enhance creativity, but there are still many unanswered questions about how it works