La ciencia en los medios

Animal experiments show how a just-discovered prion triggers a rare Parkinson’s-like disease

Tres años después del anuncio del descubrimiento del bosón de Higgs, el Laboratorio Europeo de Física de Partículas (CERN) ha presentado la imagen más nítida de esta nueva partícula. Según la institución, las mediciones combinadas de los equipos de los detectores ATLAS y CMS del Gran Colisionador de Hadrones (LHC) han permitido desvelar nuevos detalles…

As astronomers continue finding new rocky planets around distant stars, high-pressure physicists are considering what the interiors of those planets might be like and how their chemistry could differ from that found on Earth. New work from a team including three Carnegie scientists demonstrates that different magnesium compounds could be abundant inside other planets as…

The man hasn’t recalled any dreams for 26 years, but his sleep is unquiet. Sometimes he speaks in French and Spanish or starts swearing; he has also been known to point and kick and punch. Once, his movements propelled him right out of bed. Though the fall woke him and he needed stitches, the man…

Wellcome Trust, Medical Research Council and others call for debate on potential of altering DNA to prevent diseases – and risk of ‘designer babies’

Los laberintos suelen generar una fantasía. Al colocar el primer pie en uno de sus indescifrables pasillos, uno sabe que comienza un viaje de emociones. Tu cerebro activa desde miedos archivados durante tu infancia hasta aventuras cultivadas en secreto.

Hezurren Osineko fosilak aztertuta, giza gorputzaren anatomiaren eboluzioa azaltzeko eredu bat proposatu dute Atapuercako ikertzaileek. Hain zuzen, lau fasetan bereiz daitekeela esan dute.

A new method of risk assessment finds even areas that haven’t been historical hurricane hotspots may have cause for concern. The technique—a model that takes into account the physics of a storm as well as the shape of a region’s sea floor and coastline—offers city managers a better way to anticipate, and prepare for, disaster,…

Telling cancer from non-cancer is tough for brain surgeons. Scorpions, Amazon.com and the legacy of a dying girl might change that.