La ciencia en los medios
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Damage to Pea-Size Gland May Cause PTSD-Like Symptoms
Soldiers’ with traumatic brain injury might suffer from undiagnosed but treatable hormonal disorders
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The Otherworldly Polka Dots of Spotted Lake
Over the summer, as the sun beats down on the dry Okanagan and Similkameen valleys in British Columbia, anyone passing by on the highway can witness a lake’s extraordinary transformation. As water evaporates from the lake, it appears to don a seasonal leopard print — not made of fur, but of minerals, which materialize in…
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Leonardo Torres Quevedo. Oinak lurrean, burua airean
Donostian, 1907ko irailaren 30eko euri zaparradek ez zuten Ulian bildutako jendearen ikusmina zapuztu. Hirurehun bat metroko distantziara zeuden bi tontorren artean, ongi tenkaturik ikusten ziren sei kable; eta, haietatik zintzilik, 18 pertsonentzat omen zen burdinazko ontzi bat. Gailu ikusgarria, egun hartan inauguratzera zihoazen hura. Pertsonentzako munduko lehen aireko transbordadorea.
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Shell shock
Tiny fossils used to date rocks may not be the accurate clocks once believed
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Las cifras del sida se estancan: menos muertes, mismas infecciones
En 2015 se produjeron alrededor de 2,5 millones de nuevas infecciones por VIH en el mundo, un valor que permanece sin grandes cambios desde los últimos diez años. Sin embargo, los fallecimientos por esta enfermedad han disminuido de 1,8 millones en 2005 a 1,2 millones en 2015. Estos son algunos de los datos presentados en la reunión…
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Beber alcohol activa las neuronas que impulsan a seguir bebiendo
Las bebidas alcohólicas potencian continuar el consumo mientras adormece las neuronas que nos instan a parar.
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The bicycle problem that nearly broke mathematics
Jim Papadopoulos has spent a lifetime pondering the maths of bikes in motion. Now his work has found fresh momentum.
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Attempt to explain away ‘dark energy’ takes a hit
For nearly 20 years, physicists have known that the expansion of the universe has begun to speed up. This bizarre acceleration could arise because some form of mysterious dark energyis stretching space. Or, it could signal that physicists’ understanding of gravity isn’t quite right. But a new study puts the screws on a broad class…
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How a False Belief Hinders Kids’ Academic Achievement
The belief one’s intelligence is fixed and stable is harmful, and widely shared among lower-income youngsters.
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