The study indicating that the Earth’s core slowed down; what could happen?
The Earth's core is one of the most mysterious components of our planet and surprising investigations often appear.The last one…
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The green comet that passes close to Earth every 50,000 years (and when will it be seen in Latin America)
A recently discovered bright green comet will be visible in the sky for the first time in 50,000 years during…
A look back and to the future: 100 years of science and technology, by Tomás Unger
More than half a century has passed since I began writing about science. In this time and throughout my 92…
The last man to step on the Moon and write about it in 1972: Eugene Cernan
Eugene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17 -also manned by Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans-, was the last human being to…
December: In 1972, Apollo 17, the last lunar mission of the United States, was launched.
In the same way, this month we remember that in 1982 the first artificial heart was implanted in the United…
New trial confirms efficacy of experimental drug against Alzheimer’s
A new clinical trial has confirmed the efficacy of the experimental drug lecanemab in slowing the effects of the disease…
They develop magnetic powder that removes microplastics from water in one hour
A group of scientists has developed a magnetic powder capable of eliminating microplastics of water in less than an hour,…
“Good” Cholesterol Isn’t So Good for Predicting Heart Disease
For decades, physicians have considered that the level of “good cholesterol” served to indicate the risk of heart disease among…
Violence or sex?: the research that seeks to decipher what ended the Neanderthals
The miscegenation of neanderthals with Homo sapiens it could have played a key role in the extinction of the "cousins"…
The desperate pain relief methods used before the discovery of anesthesia
When one day in September 1811 Frances Burney found herself surrounded by 7 men dressed in black and brandishing sharp…
“The size of 2 city blocks”: the largest new crater ever documented in the Solar System
Space probes recorded the formation of a large impact crater on Mars, the largest in the Solar System ever captured…
Cats make a difference when their owner talks to them
A small study has found that cats they can change their behavior when they hear their owner's voice speaking in…
Why the US Department of Defense is listening closely to the sounds of shrimp
Several whale skeletons stand guard off the coast of Fuerteventura, in the Canary Islands. They are a stark reminder of…
Conscious artificial intelligence? The controversial debate on AI technology
Are Information Technologies Becoming “Aware”? artificial intelligence? an engineer from Google he was suspended for saying yes and sparked a…
“The creation of the Ministry of Science and Technology is not going to solve anything”
This week, the Commission of Science, Innovation and Technology of the Congress approved the opinion for the creation of the…
Quantum computer achieves in 36 microseconds what a classical computer can do in 9,000 years
The quantum computers, still in experimentation, are based on quantum bits, but they can also use photons, each one of…
50,000 species of spiders have been identified and experts say that they are only half of those in the world
Our planet is inhabited by at least 50,000 species of spidersaccording to the international team of editors behind the World…
How was the first day on Earth after the impact of the asteroid that ended the life of the dinosaurs?
It has been 66 million years since a asteroid impacted Earth in the Gulf of Mexico. The theory states that…
Science discovers the mystery behind the irresistible gaze of dogs
The dogs they are capable of looks and expressions that are irresistible to their owners. The mystery of those eyes…
The incredible discovery of the star Eärendel (and what it teaches us about the first moments of the universe)
Eärendel is the farthest individual star ever observed to date.It owes its name to the poem written by Tolkien in…