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Naomi Oreskes, Harvard professor: ‘Science is vulnerable when it discovers things that threaten authority’

The science historian speaks openly about the effects of Trump’s research cuts, the rise of pseudoscience, and how the global web of disinformation is spun

19/06/2025

The most powerful AI models emit up to 50 times more carbon dioxide than smaller ones

A study finds that chatbots trained with more parameters have a greater environmental impact than smaller versions, despite producing similar results on less complex tasks

19/06/2025

Enigmatic ‘dragon man’ was not a new human species, but a Denisovan

DNA and protein analysis of a 146,000-year-old skull shows for the first time what the face of this species, which occupied much of Asia and left its genes in modern humans, was like

18/06/2025

The unstoppable clone army of invasive Asian seaweed ravaging the Spanish coast

A single ‘Rugulopteryx okamurae’ can form up to 600 copies of itself, and its steady advance shows no signs of slowing, with devastating effects for local biodiversity

18/06/2025

Each person has a unique breathing pattern that’s as distinctive as fingerprints or voice

Algorithm or creativity? Fashion’s defining dilemma in the age of AI Trump’s impossible smartphone: Why no one believes it can be made in the US at that price Gilbert Cruz, cultural journalist: ‘You can question Philip Roth’s misogyny and still…

17/06/2025

Algorithm or creativity? Fashion’s defining dilemma in the age of AI

Artificial intelligence is emerging as the ultimate force transforming the fashion industry — both as a business tool and a vehicle for artistic expression

17/06/2025

Robert Zatorre, neuroscientist: ‘Music touches every cognitive function there is’

The Montreal-based researcher, a pioneer in the neuroscience of music, claims the role of this discipline as a tool with therapeutic potential for communication and expression of emotions

17/06/2025

The employment challenge for refugees in Spain: ‘I’m no longer afraid; this job has changed my life’

In the last year, 535 people have been hired through public-private partnership initiatives managed by the State Secretariat for Migration

17/06/2025

Testing free will: New experiments on the quantum property that baffled Einstein

A paper questions assumptions about ‘nonlocality,’ the instantaneous influence between particles at a distance, rekindling old questions about freedom of choice

17/06/2025

Bright city lights are bringing spring forward and pushing autumn back

Light pollution affects plants as if it were the Sun, accelerating the sprouting of leaves and postponing their fall

16/06/2025

Flashes of lucidity before death: The debate shaking up neuroscience

Flashes of lucidity before death: The debate shaking up neuroscience The Kiss: The group led by a Portuguese teen that instigated school massacres in Brazil George Clooney: The last great Hollywood heartthrob who only made one mistake in his career…

16/06/2025

Real feel of over 140ºF: Why it’s hotter in Rio’s favelas

Brazilian suburbs can experience temperatures up to 46°F higher than nearby neighborhoods. Climate change exacerbates inequalities and has a particularly strong impact on people of African descent

15/06/2025