Durante la pandemia, la vista también se ve afectada
MEC. Gisela Aguilar Martínez La actual situación por la cual la sociedad está atravesando por el covid-19 ha aumentado el uso de dispositivos electrónicos, por ejemplo computadoras, tablets, televisores y teléfonos celulares, por ende los problemas de la vista han venido a mas, tal es el caso de la miopía. El hecho de que los […]
Moral behavior in animals | Frans de Waal
Empathy, cooperation, fairness and reciprocity — caring about the well-being of others seems like a very human trait. But Frans de Waal shares some surprising videos of behavioral tests, on primates and other mammals, that show how many of these moral traits all of us share.
La luna Europa puede brillar en la oscuridad
José Luis Zafra La luna Europa, una de las 79 que tiene Júpiter, es uno de los objetos candidatos para albergar vida en el sistema solar, aparte de la Tierra. Este satélite contiene potencialmente un ambiente favorable para ello: un océano de agua líquida y salada debajo de su gélida corteza. Mientras simulaban en el laboratorio las condiciones de […]
Which type of milk is best for you? – Jonathan J. O’Sullivan & Grace E. Cunningham
Dive into the most popular milks— dairy, almond, soy and oat— to find out which is healthiest for you and for the planet.
El hallazgo de un anfibio fósil en ámbar revela el primer vertebrado con lengua extensible
Agencia SINC A pesar de tener garras, escamas y colas parecidas a las de las lagartijas, los albanerpetóntidos –a menudo llamados “albis” para abreviar– eran anfibios y no reptiles. Pertenecieron a un linaje distinto al de las ranas, salamandras y cecilias actuales (sin patas y con forma de lombriz) y aparecieron hace al menos 165 millones de […]
How tall can a tree grow? – Valentin Hammoudi
What makes a tree grow tall? And do trees ever stop growing? Explore how photosynthesis and gravity can affect and limit the height of trees.
The secret language of trees – Camille Defrenne and Suzanne Simard
Learn how trees are able to communicate with each other through a vast root system and symbiotic fungi, called mycorrhizae.
What if there were 1 trillion more trees? – Jean-François Bastin
How can trees help in the fight against climate change? Dig into the efforts to rebuild damaged ecosystems and reduce carbon emissions.
The carbon cycle is key to understanding climate change | The Economist
Until a few hundred years ago there was a perfect balance of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere. Human activity has disrupted that balance. What can be done to restore it?
Crean un reloj epigenético que predice la evolución de pacientes con cáncer
Investigación y Desarrollo Un equipo internacional de investigadores ha desarrollado un reloj epigenético que mide cuánto se han multiplicado las células tumorales y predice la evolución clínica de los pacientes con cáncer, lo que ayuda a definir estrategias de tratamiento más acordes con el riesgo biológico del tumor. El estudio, que publica la revista Nature […]
Public Debt: how much is too much? | The Economist
The covid-19 pandemic is set to increase public debt to levels last seen after the second world war. But is rising public debt a cause for concern? New economic thinking suggests perhaps not, at least for now.
Snippet: For aging male chimps, friendships are a calming force
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Three ways the universe could end – Venus Keus
Our universe started with the Big Bang, but how will it end? Explore cosmologists’ three possible scenarios: the Big Crunch, the Big Freeze and the Big Rip.
The Multiverse with Joe Rogan
After Neil’s interview on The Joe Rogan Experience (@PowerfulJRE), the microphones kept recording. Joe gets the chance to ask Neil deGrasse Tyson any question that’s been brewing in his brain about our place in the cosmos. This leads our pair on an epic journey of cosmic curiosity that explores the concept of the multiverse and […]