Science in the media
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The tree of life gets a makeover
The tree of life might seem like a stable design, appropriate for indelible ink. Plenty of people think so. An Internet search for “phylogenetic tattoos” turns up some showy skin […]
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La importancia de ser sarcástico
Investigadores de Harvard descubren que el sarcasmo potencia la creatividad tanto de quien lo realiza como de quien lo recibe. Y, aunque tiene ciertos riesgos, puede ser un elemento para […]
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This Lifeguard Sees a Drowning Child, Do You?
Can you spot the drowning child in the image here? An average of 10 people a day die from unintentional drowning according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, […]
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Bullies Have Higher Sex Appeal and Social Status, Says Study
Bullying is the scourge of classrooms and workplaces across the world. However, a recent study claims that bullying is an inherited evolutionary advantage which builds social status and even sex […]
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Crumb of mouse brain reconstructed in full detail
Six years might seem like a long time to spend piecing together the structure of a scrap of tissue vastly smaller than a bead of sweat. But that is how […]
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Inmortality instinct
We have this powerful sense that death is a transition, not an end. Why can’t we imagine a world without us?
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Lo que Philae nos enseñó al rebotar sobre el cometa 67P
Los científicos ya tienen todos los datos sobre el descenso del módulo aterrizador sobre el cometa, incluidas las imágenes de aproximación. Con la información recuperada han realizado una meticulosa reconstrucción […]
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Subliminal learning and conscious thought can reduce and enhance pain
New research shows that conscious and non-conscious thought processes can both alleviate and enhance the experience of pain
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Los superordenadores más rápidos de Europa tratan de simular la fotosíntesis
Un equipo de informáticos, físicos y químicos de la Universidad del País Vasco ha participado en un proyecto que pretende realizar simulaciones de la molécula en la que sucede la […]