Ciencia en los medios
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The foul reign of the biological clock
It seems like the concept of the biological clock has been with us forever. In fact, the metaphor was invented in the late 1970s. And it has been used to […]
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Scientists confirm existence of 1,284 more Milky Way planets, including 9 that could be Earth-like
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.
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El gran catálogo de los objetos matemáticos
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 […]
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Petrolioa desegiten duten hainbat bakterioren genomak deskodetu dituzte
2010ean Deepwater Horizon petrolio-plataformak izan zuen isuria degradatzen lagundu duten bakterioen genomak deskodetu dituzte.
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Lessons from ‘Living Cadavers’
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?
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¿Por qué los enfermos de alzhéimer dejan de reconocer a sus familiares?
Un estudio de la Universidad de Montreal muestra que este síntoma aparece en la fase temprana de la enfermedad
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How maggots made it back into mainstream medicine
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 […]
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Earth’s ancient atmosphere was half as thick as it is today
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 […]
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Lo que nos cuentan los 32.000 genes de la zanahoria
La publicación del genoma completo de la hortaliza arroja luz sobre su origen, su distintivo color naranja y su valor nutritivo.