Science in the media
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The Great Depression
Depression causes a greater burden of disability than any other condition, yet it is widely undiagnosed and untreated. In this special collection of articles, Nature asks why that burden is […]
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Fearing Bombs That Can Pick Whom to Kill
Weapons that rely on artificial intelligence to decide what to target could become increasingly difficult to control, critics warn.
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The Quest for Everlasting Agriculture
It’s a cycle nearly as old as human history. Plow, plant, harvest, and repeat. It worked for our ancestors, and it’s working for us now, though with ever more problems, […]
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El manto de la litosfera bajo los márgenes continentales es más delgado de lo que se pensaba
Al estudiar la configuración de la litosfera en el sur de la península ibérica, un equipo internacional con participación del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) ha descubierto que el […]
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El propio semen protege al VIH de los antivirales
Hasta ahora, los geles (vaginales o anales) con antivirales no funcionan en humanos como en el laboratorio. De hecho, 30 años después de la aparición del sida, no hay ni […]
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Gene turns mosquito into vampire
Out of the millions of species of insects, only about a hundred suck human blood. Now, scientists say they’ve figured out how one mosquito became a vampire: a gene that […]
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Philaeren kometaratzea, emozioz betetako operazioa
Egun handia izan da ESArentzat, eta baita zientzialari eta zientziazaleentzat ere. Goizeko 9:35tan hasi dira une zirraragarrienak, orduan baieztatu baita Philae ibilgailuak 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko kometara joateko bideahasi duela, Rosett aespazio-ontzitik askatuta. […]
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Bone Fragments Found in Greek Tomb from Era of Alexander the Great
Skeletal remains have been discovered inside a lavish burial complex in Greece that dates back to the era of Alexander the Great. The tomb is thought to be the largest of […]
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Dark Matter Black Holes Could Be Destroying Stars at the Milky Way’s Center
If dark matter comes in both matter and antimatter varieties, it might accumulate inside dense stars to create black holes