The Spaniard is leading a team of 70 people dedicated to solving serious problems during the first manned trip to the satellite in more than half a century
Research by Nobel laureate David Julius has captured how the TRPM8 protein changes when exposed to low temperatures, opening a new avenue for treating cold-induced pain
The K-278 has been emitting radioactive material since it sank in 1989, although torpedoes with atomic warheads resist corrosion
The physiological causes of being ‘hangry’ were already known. However, new studies now demonstrate the emotional ones
A new study analyzes why the social gesture is important when it comes to information and survival, even among antisocial animals
An investigation by the NGO Derechos Digitales identified 27 active online platforms in Brazil, Peru, and Argentina where personal information, credit histories, addresses, and other sensitive data are sold. This material is used in particular to incite gender-based violence
The veteran scientist talks about her nearly 200 volunteers and the study she coordinates on healthy aging in a diverse country with very unequal access to healthcare
The aquatic reptile, a superpredator of the mosasaur family, inhabited the seas of what is now the northeast of the country about 70 million years ago
Initiatives are multiplying in EU countries including France, Germany and Austria to attract the talent being driven away by the US president’s policies
NASA will attempt to send four astronauts to orbit the Earth’s satellite in April, in a mission that no longer faces Soviet competition, but Chinese
The awards are moving to Switzerland, because their founder believes he can no longer guarantee the laureates’ safety in the United States
Survey of researchers demonstrates a lack of consensus when it comes to mortality’s biggest risk factor
A genetic analysis finds that nearly 47.42% of corvina samples collected from various markets contain shark meat
Scientific evidence has shown that is not a matter of willpower or a vice, but a mental disorder
The head of the Radiotherapy Oncology department at La Fe Hospital in Valencia believes that proton therapy will put the Spanish public system at the forefront of Europe’s fight against cancer
One of the patients, with tetraplegia, achieved speeds similar to the average and with almost no errors
After research spanning more than 30 years, Jordi Bascompte, Bartolo Luque, Fernando Ballesteros, and Enrique Muro managed to explain the abrupt change in living beings that allowed the appearance of plants and animals, including humans
The small city in Nigeria is known for its high rate of multiple pregnancies, and to date there is no conclusive explanation for the phenomenon
The tool displays organs in three dimensions and opens new avenues for researching key diseases, such as cancer and diabetes
The satirical science prizes, which reward the most surprising research of the year with the support of real Nobel laureates, will be held in Switzerland and later in other European countries, ‘a little bit like Eurovision’
Experts are calling for the cryptographic systems on which the entire network depends to be made ready now for the imminent emergence of technologies that will make them vulnerable
The first gene-regulating treatment for epilepsy achieves promising results in an initial trial with 81 patients
After learning that they carry a mutated version of the BRCA1 gene, their options were to undergo intensive monitoring every six months or to have preventive surgeries involving profound changes to their bodies and their lives
A study reveals that the rate of new cases in those over 55, who still make up the majority, remains stable, but diagnoses are increasing at younger ages
Pelagic ctenophores are a type of gelatinous animal that gets carried along by water currents. The country has now registered 15 of these species– six for the first time
The study of fossilized resin stones containing several creatures allowed scientists to recreate the interactions between various species of the distant past
A study shows that interbreeding between the two species occurred primarily in one direction, and the origin of this bias is still unclear
