Science in the media

Vulnerable grapes require regular pesticide sprays for protection. But a new genetic tool called CRISPR may eventually offer an alternative: a chardonnay genetically edited to resist downy mildew.

La teoría establecida sobre la ruta por la que los pueblos de la Edad del Hielo alcanzaron el continente americano ha sido refutada por los científicos. Un estudio genético sin […]

Most horses can walk, trot, canter and gallop, but only certain breeds can amble. In a study published on Monday in Current Biology, scientists have proposed a hypothesis for how […]

Los datos de un observatorio en la Antártida descartan casi por completo la posibilidad de que exista un neutrino que podría ayudar a explicar la materia oscura

String wars among physicists have highlighted just how much science needs philosophy – and not just the amateur version

Cada día, los girasoles se despiertan y se mueven hacia el Sol, siguiendo al astro en su ruta de este a oeste, como agujas de un reloj. A la noche […]

Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia have developed a technique for enabling liquid metals to move and arrange themselves autonomously in response to varying external conditions. The resulting electronics […]

Against a backdrop of increasing tensions and Cold War nuclear threats, an act of war was detected. But the culprit wasn’t from Earth.

In cases of false imprisonment or wrongful death, is there a good way to calculate the worth of a human life?