Cosmos

Cosmos

[:es]A winter’s tale (in the Kuiper belt)[:]

As Pluto’s orbit takes it further from the Sun, scientists get an opportunity to study how the dwarf planet stores heat.
Cosmos

[:es]Incredible ancient footprints are oldest trace of people in North America[:]

The footprints were embedded in what was once a muddy lakeshore up to 23,000 years ago.
Cosmos

[:es]Changing the shape of water molecules[:]

Zeolites can dramatically alter the shape of water.
Cosmos

[:es]Bruce the beakless kea uses tools to spruce himself up[:]

Scientists have observed a disabled kea using tools to help look after himself.
Cosmos

[:es]Game-changing GM crop finally planted in Nigeria[:]

After decades of research, Nigeria’s farmers are growing a GM version of their staple legume that will help millions combat hunger and poverty.
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[:es]Alice Hamilton hates heavy metal[:]

This medical pioneer deplored the devastating effects of leaded petrol when it was first introduced – but her dire predictions were ignored for decades.
Cosmos

[:es]How a 310-million-year-old brain works[:]

Well-preserved horseshoe-crab brain fills gaps in evolutionary knowledge.
Cosmos

[:es]Spyware unplugged[:]

New software attacks cast a light on cybersecurity.
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[:es]Super-strength spider silk made by bacteria[:]

New bacteria engineered to produce fibre as tough as steel.