The director of the Africa CDC believes the abrupt cutoff of Western aid will cause great suffering to Africans. At the same time, he sees it as an opportunity to emancipate the continent from foreign support
Scientists have observed these tiny particles in the intestine, in the liver… and even in the brain. Experts have evidence that microplastics can cause DNA damage
Massive stars create heavy elements from lighter ones through fusion, eventually forging an iron core over millions of years. Then, in just a few seconds, the star blows up
A sweeping study in ‘Nature’ shows that boys start pulling ahead of girls despite no initial differences, and points to to sociocultural factors and educational practices
The author, a visiting scholar from Spain researching the erosion of liberal democracies, argues that during Trump’s second term every gesture in defense of internationality has become an act of resistance
The photography and travel blog ‘Capture the Atlas’ has published its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year collection with the 25 best snapshots of our galaxy from different parts of the world
An experiment in mice has discovered that a mother’s iron deficiency alters sex determination. Until now, it was believed that only genetics defined this biological trait
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
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
Biologist and physician Ana María Cuervo and paleoanthropologist Juan Luis Arsuaga reflect on whether age-related decline can be halted or even reversed