Science

The largest study of ancient and modern samples reveals a variant of the disease that evolved over millennia on the continent

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 tools bring closer the possibility of exterminating species considered harmful to humans, which is fueling an ethical dilemma

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 results will allow progress in precision medicine for people with Black or Indigenous ancestry who until now have been underrepresented in scientific studies

The behavior, which ends with the death of the young, was initiated by a young primate and imitated by others

Four US experts propose using still-breathing humans to advance drug research

Unlike the smooth contours of other flowers, the originally curved petals of roses end up forming polygons with straight edges

Researchers hail the breakthrough as a key milestone toward building a quantum internet using existing infrastructure under real-world conditions

In Ricaurte, Colombia, more than 50 people suffer from the most common hereditary intellectual disability on the planet. Scientists are working to determine its origin and hope to develop treatments that will improve the lives of patients

A review of tens of thousands of soil samples from Earth reveals high concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, and lead in the pedosphere

Scientists announce detection of compounds on an extrasolar planet that on Earth only produce living organisms, but other experts urge caution

Ethical debates regarding Colossal Biosciences’s achievements and over-marketing aside, the company behind woolly mice is expanding our views on what’s possible

Information gathered in just one cubic millimeter of a rodent’s cerebral cortex will help unravel the complex neural networks behind cognition

A scientific review confirms that poor sleep alters the metabolism of many cells, such as neurons, in a similar way to what is observed in some neurodegenerative diseases

The ability to put together meaningful ‘words’ to form a ‘sentence’ with a new meaning was thought to be unique to humans

Leading centers in cities like Barcelona and Madrid have been receiving dozens of applications from researchers who fear loss of funds or deportation

Less than 10% of the 100,000 Americans in the study reached the age of 70 in good health

Microscopic red algae, responsible for a phenomenon also known as watermelon snow or blood snow, are proliferating due to global warming and in turn accelerating it

A study suggests that children can indeed store memories, but as we age we lose the ability to retrieve them

A team from EL PAÍS joins the Spanish expedition which has detected the spread of deadly avian flu among Antarctic fauna using a floating laboratory

A study reveals that species have moved to higher altitudes, at an average rate of between 1.8 and 2.7 meters per year since 1979

Half of the lepidoptera species have disappeared from various regions in Spain and Europe, while in the United States, nearly a quarter have been lost this century alone

Three studies of the brain regions responsible for processing sensory information show that their neurons are and communicate differently

A group of archaeologists describes details of the 5,000-year-old burial of 20 women adorned with perforated beads

Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and economy found in language