A social media post about a “spray” to quiet the little frog unleashes a wave of indignation on the island, which is already going through a crisis of excess tourism and forced displacement of its residents
Embrapa, the public agricultural research agency, is committed to combining livestock, crops, and trees to turn around a sector that pollutes more than Japan
Science is investigating this field to better understand how complex behaviors evolve in nature
The evolution of a single gene from the bubonic plague microbe allowed it to survive for centuries — and to this very day
The largest study of ancient and modern samples reveals a variant of the disease that evolved over millennia on the continent
Laboratories in Barcelona and Tokyo are combining organic and artificial elements to create biological robots that mimic the body’s movements, functionality, and regenerative capacity
The Complutense University of Madrid is clearing out the Olavide Museum — an invaluable repository of medical history, with wax figures representing hundreds of patients afflicted by harrowing diseases
Researchers throughout the ages have struggled to systematize the study of a society’s well-being under the scientific method. Now, that’s changing
New targeted therapies allow for the treatment of a disease that is already the fifth leading cause of fatal tumors globally
Biologist and physician Ana María Cuervo and paleoanthropologist Juan Luis Arsuaga reflect on whether age-related decline can be halted or even reversed
New tools bring closer the possibility of exterminating species considered harmful to humans, which is fueling an ethical dilemma
The professor at Harvard and researcher of other dimensions is one of the scientists who has raised her voice against Trump’s cuts
The American researcher warns that Trump’s policies could delay some medical advances by several years
Texas recorded the highest number of tornadoes from 2020 to 2024
The young raptor uses the signal to know when to hide behind the line of stopped cars and ambush its prey
About half of male adults between the ages of 40 and 70 suffer from erection trouble, but there are effective treatments, such as Viagra or penile prostheses
Dense breast tissue can mask cancer in conventional tests. A study shows the most effective complementary imaging techniques for detecting malignant lesions in screening programs
A study explores key aspects of gargalesis, such as why certain areas of the body are more sensitive, why children tend to be more susceptible, and what its possible evolutionary function might be
The EMA now advises against using the drug for people aged over 65 after 17 serious adverse effects were recorded in this age group, which is rarely present in studies
Scientists and the military are monitoring in real time the deformation of Deception Island, where past eruptions destroyed stations erected by two other countries
The results will allow progress in precision medicine for people with Black or Indigenous ancestry who until now have been underrepresented in scientific studies
Scientists warn that climate change is the main cause of the loss of mass in South America’s most famous glacier
The behavior, which ends with the death of the young, was initiated by a young primate and imitated by others
A young biology professor was prosecuted in Dayton in 1925 for teaching Darwin’s theory, a conflict that continues a century later. The trial was the first to be broadcast live on the radio
The US researcher has studied the effects of climate change on the coral reefs for 50 years
The illustrious British ethologist and conservationist extols hope as the main force for the global defense of nature
Two independent studies have identified the same genetic mutation on the X chromosome as being responsible for the reddish coloration in domestic felines
