Science in the media
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Un mapa geomorfológico ilustra cómo se formó la Sierra de Atapuerca
Valles, terrenos al aire libre y llanos, y sobre todo las cuevas hacen de la Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos) un lugar único, en el que habitaron al menos cuatro especies […]
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Buckyballs Solve Interstellar Mystery
The term “diffuse interstellar bands” may not run chills down your back, but it’s code for a spectral mystery has haunted astronomers for almost a century. First discovered in 1922, […]
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A DNA Search for the First Americans Links Amazon Groups to Indigenous Australians
The prevailing theory is that the first Americans arrived in a single wave, and all Native American populations today descend from this one group of adventurous founders. But now there’s […]
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Antarctic Offers Insights Into Life on Mars
The cold permafrost of Antarctica houses bacteria that thrive at temperatures below freezing, where water is icy and nutrients are few and far between. Oligotrophs, slow-growing organisms that prefer environments […]
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At the limit of Moore’s law: scientists develop molecule-sized transistors
Researchers find transistors can be produced consisting of atoms 600,000 times thinner than a human hair – paving way for atom-scale chips
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A Machine in the Co-Pilot’s Seat
Today the majority of American military aircraft are drones, and commercial aircraft now fly most of their routes on autopilot. The new program’s goal is to use robots to augment, […]
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El grafeno, en datos: ¿revolución o humo?
El revuelo que generó este material milagro a principios de siglo se quedó básicamente en eso. Aunque la inversión se ha incrementado año tras año, la revolución industrial que muchos […]
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New advances with immuno-oncology train the immune system to fight cancer
While traditional chemotherapy acts as a poison to kill cancer cells directly, the new drug being tested aimed to use the patient’s own immune system to fight the cancer. Tumors […]
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El lado oscuro del genio Isaac Newton
Fue venerado durante su vida, descubrió las leyes de la gravedad y del movimiento, inventó el cálculo infinitesimal y ayudó a moldear nuestra visión racional del mundo. Pero su vida […]