Science in the media

Atapuercako Hezurren Osineko garezur bati esker, aztarnategiko gorpu-metaketaren jatorria argitzeko aukera izan dute ikertzaileek. Hain zuzen ere, duela 430.000 urteko 28 gorpuen aztarnak aurkitu zituzten arkeologoek Hezurren Osinean, eta ez zekiten metaketa hori nahita edo halabeharrez gertatu ote zen. Orain, hango garezur bat ikertuta, ikusi dute banako hori nahita hil zutela, eta gero bota zutela…

For scientists who study human evolution, the last few months have been a whirlwind. Every couple of weeks, it seems, another team pulls back the curtain on newly discovered bones or stone tools, prompting researchers to rethink what we know about early human history.

By revealing that fish cooperate, cheat and punish, Redouan Bshary has challenged ideas about brain evolution.

THERE is a popular misconception about Moore’s law (that the number of transistors on a chip doubles every two years) which has led many to conclude that the 50-year-old prognostication is due to end shortly.

Public-health officials make plans for how to speed up responses to tropical-disease outbreaks.

Gizaki modernoa adimentsuago bilakatu izanaren albo-ondorio bat izan liteke alhzeimerra.

Observations of nearby super-Earth 55 Cancri e reveal huge, as-yet unexplained changes in the exoplanet’s infrared emission. Volcanoes are one possible cause.

John Ochsendorf wants to tear down Rome’s iconic Pantheon. He wants to pull apart its 2,000-year-old walls until its gorgeous dome collapses. Destroying it, he believes, is the best way to preserve it.

One nerve connects your vital organs, sensing and shaping your health. If we learn to control it, the future of medicine will be electric.