Science in the media
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Con el cerebro en las tripas
Desde el nacimiento, millones de bacterias empiezan a colonizar nuestro intestino. Desempeñan un papel fundamental para mantener la salud física pero, además, podrían tener mucho que decir en la personalidad. […]
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El Niño arrives later and weaker than expected
Long-awaited shift in tropical Pacific will have little effect on weather patterns.
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Daylight saving time is one big experiment for scientists
To some people, the transition to daylight saving time means a few days of sleep deprivation, or the chance to leave work before the sky is completely dark. To others, it’s […]
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The EMBERS Project Can Predict the Future With Twitter
Virginia Tech (VT) offers a glimpse into just how much “big data” has changed the game by magnifying the U.S. intelligence community’s ability to forecast—with phenomenal accuracy—human behavior on a […]
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Killer Epidemic Is Invading Koala DNA
An infection sweeping through Australia’s koala population is revealing how retroviruses insert themselves into the genome
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Homo generoak uste baino sustrai sakonagoak ditu
Etiopian aurkitutako hominino baten fosilak 2,8 milioi urte inguru dituela kalkulatu dute. Inoiz aurkitu den Homo generoko fosilik zaharrena da, eta milioi-erdi urte atzeratzen du Homo generoaren jatorria. Hain zuzen […]
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Nasa finds evidence of a vast ancient ocean on Mars
A huge primitive ocean covered one-fifth of the red planet’s surface, making it warm, wet and ideal for alien life to gain a foothold, scientists say
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Menopausal killer whales are family leaders
Killer whales wouldn’t get far without their old ladies. A 9-year study of orcas summering off the southern tip of Vancouver Island in the Pacific Northwest finds that menopausal females […]
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Si hablas mandarín, tu cerebro es diferente
Un estudio con hablantes nativos en inglés y chino mandarín muestra diferencias en la conectividad cerebral no apreciadas hasta ahora. El resultado indica que las lenguas tonales (en las que […]