Science in the media

The young man was there because just three years earlier he had had his penis amputated in order to save his life after a local circumcision had gone badly wrong. The […]

Small satellites are becoming increasingly popular tools for Earth-imaging, communications, and other applications. But they have major control issues: Once in space, they can’t accurately point cameras or change orbit, […]

“Eta argiak, benetan, denbora bat beharko balu Jupiterretik hona iristeko?” pentsatu zuten.  Cassini eta Rømer azalpen baten bila zebiltzan; ezin baitzuten ulertu zergatik Ioren eklipseak batzuetan espero baino lehenago gertatzen […]

An asteroid smashing into a planet can dramatically alter the planet’s habitability by setting back evolution or even encouraging biodiversity. In order to understand how cosmic impacts influence life and […]

Even Neanderthals liked a little bling. A fresh examination of prehistoric eagle talons discovered more than 100 years ago reveals that our ancient relatives made and wore their own jewelry.

Científicos australianos reúnen las pruebas sobre la ruta electroquímica que los ácidos grasos ponen en marcha entre nuestra lengua y nuestro cerebro. De confirmarse, habría que cambiar los libros de […]

Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the “new world” in 1492 marked the start of an epoch of mass death. An estimated 50 million inhabitants of North, Central, and South America died […]

The world’s largest science experiment, the Large Hadron Collider, has potentially delivered one of physics’ “Holy Grails” in the form of the Higgs boson. Much of the science came down […]

Arsenic can poison people today through exposure to pesticides and pollution. But arsenic is also naturally present in the water and soil in some parts of the world. The Atacama […]