The Washington Post
-
[:es]Yes, Pluto is a planet[:]
Three years ago, NASA’s New Horizons, the fastest spaceship ever launched, raced past Pluto, spectacularly revealing the wonders of that newly seen world. This coming New Year’s Eve — if […]
-
[:eu]Learning to read and write alters brain wiring within months, even for adults[:]
Let’s hear it for the written word. Learning to read can have profound effects on the wiring of the adult brain, even in regions that aren’t usually associated with reading […]
-
[:eu]Biologists breed life form with lab-made DNA. Don’t call it ‘Jurassic Park’.[:]
Scientists led by the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., have added two extra, artificial letters to the ancient alphabet of A, C, G and T. And the E. […]
-
[:es]Scientists may have solved a key riddle about Antarctica — and you’re not going to like the answer[:]
In 1984, a team of Ohio State University researchers reported a surprising fossil find: More than a mile above sea level, in Antarctica’s freezing Transantarctic mountain range, fossilized deposits of […]
-
[:es]A nose by any other name: Biology may affect the way we invent words[:]
You could go to more than 1,400 places around the world, question speakers of more than 1,400 different languages, and hear 1,400 words that contain the sound “n.” But all […]
-
107 Nobel laureates sign letter blasting Greenpeace over GMOs
“We urge Greenpeace and its supporters to re-examine the experience of farmers and consumers worldwide with crops and foods improved through biotechnology, recognize the findings of authoritative scientific bodies and […]
-
There’s a mathematical reason you’re less popular than your friends
Do you ever get the feeling that the people you follow on social media are more popular and active than you are?Unfortunately, this is probably not your imagination. Due to […]
-
No food is healthy. Not even kale.
I submit to you that our beloved kale salads are not “healthy.” And we are confusing ourselves by believing that they are. They are not healthy; they are nutritious.