Tomás Unger

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 years of life I have

Lunar exploration in 2022 could lay the foundation for traveling to Mars, by Tomás Unger

The cinematographic success of the year seems assured for “Don’t look up”. It is a criticism of society that ignores the threats facing our planet

What is lidar? The new technology that opens borders using light

For many centuries the underwater exploration and archeology have been necessarily face-to-face activities, requiring the use of relatively rudimentary tools and for specialists to venture

How did man change the world with agriculture and how will applying science help us save the planet?

The first Agricultural revolution It began in Mesopotamia about 11,000 years ago, marking the end of the Neolithic or New Stone Age period. Humanity began

James Webb Telescope: Get up close to the new wonder we sent into space

In these pages we have talked about hubble space telescope since before its launch, aboard the Discovery shuttle in 1990. Today, Hubble is in its

Science highlights in 2021: gene editing and anti-science among the highlights in the year that leaves us

In last week’s page we saw some of the scientific breakthroughs and discoveries most important of the year, mainly in archeology, astronomy, medicine and in

Combustion: the key reaction for the development of humanity … that can also lead us to the abyss, by Tomás Unger

Previously We saw how, millennia ago, humanity took its first great leap towards development with the domestication of fire, since it allowed us to go

Fluorescence and efficiency, by Tomás Unger

In last week’s column We explain the discovery and development of the incandescent light bulb. Invented in the 19th century and perfected over more than

The light bulb, a brilliant invention, by Tomás Unger

For most people, entering a dark environment and “turn on the light”Is a routine act. Nor do we think that behind this act is one

COP26 and the foreseeable future, by Tomás Unger

At the conclusion of the 26th United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP26), there was little enthusiasm for the agreement reached by

The tooth, a complex wonder, by Tomás Unger

For most people, the enthusiasm that many dentists have for their profession is incomprehensible. Common citizens go through our days without paying much attention to

Bamboo, from the Amazon to the Himalayas, by Tomás Unger

Since prehistoric times, the bamboo it has been a multipurpose plant. But only in recent years have we become aware of its importance for the

The skin, a multipurpose organ, by Tomás Unger

This month, the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine was awarded to two scientists who study how we feel pressure and heat. Although we intuitively

Cannabis, between prejudice and reality, by Tomás Unger

When reggae singers sang lyrics about the medicinal benefits of smoking marijuana in the 1970s, many saw it as an excuse to justify their recreational

Mercury, a world to rediscover, by Tomás Unger

A few days ago, the space probe BepiColombo flew over for the first time Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun. Curiously, it is one

Everything we know about COVID-19 so far

Millions of people around the world have survived the COVID-19. While the majority did not have an extreme reaction and their symptoms disappeared within weeks,

A long family history, by Tomás Unger

When the Argentinean Florentino Ameghino, a pioneer of Latin American paleontology, found human-looking fossils in the pampas at the end of the 19th century, he

British Parliament passes controversial bill to expel migrants in Rwanda

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