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Vinton Cerf: ‘I refuse to take responsibility for those who abuse my beautiful internet’

The computer scientist is optimistic about the future of artificial intelligence. EL PAÍS spoke with him in Washington, D.C., on the 50th anniversary of the pioneering TCP/IP protocols that he co-invented

17/05/2026

Brussels, a city without garbage containers

In the European capital, a door-to-door collection model for sorted waste is the primary system of trash disposal, but the system is being questioned

16/05/2026

Takeshi Yoro, anatomist: ‘In Japan, we don’t see a robot as a threat: it’s simply another form of presence in the world’

The 88-year-old Japanese physician swapped autopsies for popular science writing. In his best-seller, he argues that we have vast amounts of information but fail to understand one another because of an ‘invisible wall’ made up of prejudice, bias,…

16/05/2026

Reyna Grande, author: ‘Trying to find the joy is an act of resistance’

In ‘Migrant Heart’, her latest book published this week, the writer debuts in the essay genre and reflects on the psychological wounds resulting from her family relationships and her experience as an undocumented migrant

16/05/2026

The flip side of New York’s skyline: Crumbling public housing

One in 20 New Yorkers, mostly African Americans and Latinos, live in aging buildings. Refurbishing them would be more expensive than tearing them down

16/05/2026

These are the workers who aren’t afraid of AI: ‘ChatGPT has little say here’

Traditional and craft‑based trades — where the technology has yet to gain real ground — are emerging as an opportunity at a moment of deep uncertainty for office jobs

15/05/2026

Carissa Véliz, philosopher: ‘AI presents predictions as facts, and that has profound ethical implications’

In her new book ‘Prophecy,’ the scholar explores how probabilistic thinking —the basic tool of artificial intelligence — has become a mechanism for exercising power

15/05/2026

PinkPantheress, Gen Z’s most unmistakably British star: Between classic tartan and a chess player’s mind

In under five years, the singer has gone from posting TikTok clips to commanding major stages with a balance of determination and agility that made her the first woman — and the youngest artist ever — to win the BRIT Award for Producer of the Year

14/05/2026

Immunotherapy rejuvenates the lungs and shows a new way to eliminate aged cells

A team led by Spaniard David Lagares is searching for a treatment for pulmonary fibrosis and other ailments associated with cellular senescence

14/05/2026

China expands its lithium dominance in Latin America at the expense of water-strained ecosystems

A report warns of the environmental and social impact of at least 28 mining-related projects that have deepened the relationship between the region and the Asian giant despite Trump’s efforts to sever those ties

14/05/2026

Protein reveals the oldest episode of sex and procreation among human species

Chinese scientists obtain the first molecular evidence of interbreeding between our ancestor ‘Homo erectus’ and the Denisovans, relatives of the Neanderthals

13/05/2026

The women who went where even punk failed to go

No Wave was a movement that emerged in New York in the late 1970s and shook up the underground scene. One of its leading figures recalls it in a book

12/05/2026