La ciencia en los medios

After sifting through data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, scientists said Tuesday they’ve confirmed the existence of 1,284 planets orbiting other stars in our galaxy.

Los matemáticos exploran cada día nuevos mundos. Para facilitar su labor, un equipo de expertos de doce países ha creado una base de datos que reúne y relaciona entre sí más de 20 millones de elementos de esta ciencia. La colección permite a investigadores y aficionados colgar en la ‘nube’ sus avances. Para relacionar todos…

2010ean Deepwater Horizon petrolio-plataformak izan zuen isuria degradatzen lagundu duten bakterioen genomak deskodetu dituzte.

Can scientists actually bring brain-dead patients back to life? Has anyone tried it before? And what does it mean, exactly, to resurrect a brain dead person?

Un estudio de la Universidad de Montreal muestra que este síntoma aparece en la fase temprana de la enfermedad

A writhing mass of maggots in a wound might seem like a good reason to seek medical help. But sometimes it’s the doctors who have put them there, adopting an ancient treatment to help heal painful infected injuries.

Air pressure is crucial for life. Not only does it help the atmosphere retain water vapor and trap heat from the sun, but it also affects the very chemical reactions on which life depends. Yet very little is known about how thick Earth’s ancient atmosphere once was. Now, a new study suggests that Earth’s atmosphere…

La publicación del genoma completo de la hortaliza arroja luz sobre su origen, su distintivo color naranja y su valor nutritivo.

Silicone polymer mimics youthful elasticity of skin.