Ciencia en los medios

Pathogen related to polio and common cold could be the cause — but little is known for sure.

New micro-satellite technology is enabling satellite Internet services that could reach billions of new users.

In the golden glow of sunset, a herd of wild horses nibbles on tufts of needlegrass swaying in a chilly breeze. It’s late August, but here in Mongolia the air is already autumnal. Despite their short coats, however, the horses don’t seem to mind. The Przewalski’s horse, as they are called, are specially evolved to…

La creación de nanoceldas de silicio reduce la reflexión de luz solar en un alto porcentaje, al igual que hacen los ojos de las polillas. El sistema podría abaratar costes en la producción de energía solar.

El ascenso y el declive de la ciudad prehispánica de Cantona, en el centro de México, están ligados al clima, en particular a un periodo árido comprendido entre los años 500 y 1150 d. C. Los resultados del primer registro paleoclimático de la zona, comparados con los datos históricos, apuntan a este vínculo. Los autores…

Scientists at the University of California Irvine have developed a way to unboil egg whites by “untangling” their proteins, a development that has the potential to significantly reduce costs for any biotechnology process that requires the folding of proteins.

Videos of unlikely animal pairs romping or snuggling have become so common that they are piquing the interest of some scientists, who say they invite more systematic study. Among other things, researchers say, the alliances could add to an understanding of how species communicate, what propels certain animals to connect across species lines and the…

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The notion that our 21st-century world is one of accelerating advances is so dominant that it seems churlish to challenge it. Almost every week we read about ‘new hopes’ for cancer sufferers, developments in the lab that might lead to new cures, talk of a new era of space tourism and super-jets that can fly…