La ciencia en los medios

Bullying is the scourge of classrooms and workplaces across the world. However, a recent study claims that bullying is an inherited evolutionary advantage which builds social status and even sex appeal.

Six years might seem like a long time to spend piecing together the structure of a scrap of tissue vastly smaller than a bead of sweat. But that is how long it has taken a team led by cell biologist Jeff Lichtman from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to digitally reconstruct a tiny cube of…

We have this powerful sense that death is a transition, not an end. Why can’t we imagine a world without us?

Los científicos ya tienen todos los datos sobre el descenso del módulo aterrizador sobre el cometa, incluidas las imágenes de aproximación. Con la información recuperada han realizado una meticulosa reconstrucción de su trayectoria y han obtenido valiosos detalles de cómo es su superficie.

New research shows that conscious and non-conscious thought processes can both alleviate and enhance the experience of pain

Un equipo de informáticos, físicos y químicos de la Universidad del País Vasco ha participado en un proyecto que pretende realizar simulaciones de la molécula en la que sucede la fotosíntesis, basándose en la mecánica cuántica. Los investigadores han ejecutado el paquete de software Octopus en las supercomputadoras más rápidas de Europa. Tras introducir diversas…

Pet hamsters that enjoy habitats full of toys and fluffy bedding make more upbeat decisions than those in stark enclosures

When we think about cyberattacks against infrastructure, thanks to hyperbolic and unrealistic Hollywood flicks, we think of exploding nuclear plants or blacked out cities. But in reality, hackers could cause much more damage with subtler attacks, even without targeting critical infrastructure.

Test-tube babies, surrogates, single parents, gay fathers – the modern era is redefining what a family is. Linda Geddes finds out if the kids are alright.