Zientzia hedabideetan
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Madness and creativity: Is genetic vulnerability to one a source of strength in the other?
From the earliest Western philosophers to the most technologically-equipped neuroscientists, the apparent connection between creative genius and mental illness has been a source of fascination and study. In the end, […]
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Black Hole Hunters
Known as the Event Horizon Telescope, named after the point of no return in a black hole, its job was to see what has been until now unseeable: an exquisitely […]
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Nikolas Atxukarro: ezagutu, sendatzeko
Estatu Batuetako gobernutik gonbidapen bat iritsi zitzaion Alzheimerri. Washingtongo Eroetxe Federaleko Anatomia Patologikoaren departamentuko zuzendari izatea eskaini zioten. “Nik ezin dut joan —erantzun zuen Alzheimerrek—, baina gazte bat bidaliko dizuet, […]
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La historia de amor truncada entre dos ‘bots’ artistas
Él reordena los píxeles de las imágenes que le tuitean, ella distorsiona las fotos empleando un algoritmo defectuoso de compresión PNG. En una interacción, saltó la chispa.
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Controversial molecular-analysis tool tries for a comeback
The best molecular-structure data — such as those that revealed the architecture of DNA — are often obtained by analysing how molecules diffract X-rays. But to obtain them, the molecules […]
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A Private View of Quantum Reality
Quantum theorist Christopher Fuchs explains how to solve the paradoxes of quantum mechanics. His price: physics gets personal.
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The Coal That’s Good for the Climate
Biochar is a type of charcoal made from plant and animal waste that has been heated intensely in an environment with little or no air, a process known as pyrolysis. […]
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El hombre que dispara meteoritos
Jens Ormö realiza simulaciones de impacto de meteorito en las instalaciones del Centro de Astrobiología, en Madrid. El disparo de proyectiles a más de 500 m/s sobre diferentes superficies sirve […]
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Reviving ancient shells’ colours
The pigment molecules that give living things their dazzling colours are delicate things that degrade over time, which is why the palaeontological specimens in museums often look dull.