The New York Times

[:es]BASF calls itself “the largest chemical producer in the world.” The German company has acquired nearly half of the 13,000 patents derived from 862 marine organisms genetic sequences.[:]

[:es]Doctors and scientists say microwave strikes may have caused sonic delusions and very real brain damage among embassy staff and family members.[:]

[:es]Eugene N. Parker predicted the existence of solar wind in 1958. The NASA spacecraft is the first named for a living person.[:]

[:es]As a science journalist, I’ve written several articles to quell vaccine angst and encourage immunization. But lately, I’ve noticed that the cloud of fear surrounding vaccines is having another nefarious […]

[:es]Retracing the steps of a century-old wildlife survey, ecologists find that birds are making remarkable adaptations to climate change. [:]

[:es]More than a thousand variations in DNA were involved in how long people stayed in school, but the effect of each gene was weak, and the data did not predict […]

[:es]Among the many sub-disciplines of physics are quantum mechanics, cosmology and the physics of fruit.[:]

[:es]The mortality rate flattens among the oldest of the old, a study of elderly Italians concludes, suggesting that the oldest humans have not yet reached the limits of life span.[:]

[:es]Elephants have a keen nose. They have more smell receptors than any mammal – including dogs – and can sniff out food that is several miles away. A new study […]