In the two previous entries (1, 2) of this series I described the different diagnoses that Marina Garcés and Steven Pinker make of humanity’s current predicament, without concealing my sympathies for the latter’s: with up and downs, with unequal division of the benefits, without bringing us a literal paradise, with lots of problems still to […]
Researchers devise method to join two single, specific atoms into new molecule Chemists used laser tweezers to grab a sodium atom and a cesium atom to create a new molecule in a highly controlled chemical reaction. Science News How cancer might progress by studying cells’ evolution Researchers charting the genetic evolution of seemingly similar cancer […]
Graphene is a two-dimensional allotrope of carbon made of hexagons. It is a zero-gap semimetal with a tiny overlap between valence and conductance bands. Since the isolation of graphene in 2004, considerable interest has been paid to exploring its applications in a variety of fields such as electronics, composites, sensors, catalysis and energy related systems […]
Doñana National Park, at the South-western coast of Spain, is known to host several species of wading birds. These piscivorous birds nest in colonies in the neighboring woodlands, formed by cork oaks, close to the marshals where they feed. Ever since the park was opened, the population and nesting of birds, most of them endangered […]
Estrogens are steroid hormones affecting several organs including mammary glands. More precisely, these glands exert their action by means of estrogens through the e strogen receptor (ER), a transcription factor belonging to the family of nuclear receptors. So far, two types of ERs have been identified: alpha and beta. ER-beta is expressed in all mammary […]
Drones and satellites to find ancient geoglyphs in Peru More than 50 new geoglyphs have been found in the Peruvian desert by archaeologists using drones and satellites. Some of the geoglyphs appear to be Nasca lines, while others could have been etched by the Paracas and Topara cultures, which existed earlier, between 500 B.C. and […]
We usually think of nature as existing completely independently of us and possessing a definite reality and behaviour even when we are not observing it. For instance, you assume that the world outside of the place where you are now sitting still exists pretty much as it was when you last observed it. Certainly this […]
Two of the hot topics in science an technology nowadays are related to Computer Science. They are Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Quantum Computing (QC). AI is a really old field, as humanity has dreamed of having autonomous machines for decades. Quantum Computing is not as old as AI. It is considered that the idea of […]
A language is a communication system that is based on the development, acquisition, maintenance and use of a series of vocal tools that allow the exchange of information between different people. All healthy human beings, with a normal development, learn how to use a language. Children learn the language or languages that are around them […]
Earth-sized metal-heavy exoplanet found An exoplanet about the size of Earth, but metal-heavy like Mercury has been discovered about 339 light-years away. Scientists think K2-229 b’s similarities to Mercury could help explain why Mercury’s composition is so different from other planets in our solar system. Space.com MRSA in mice destroyed by new class of antibiotics […]