2013-02-18 – Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield shows us his «kitchen» in space and prepares a 0-g treat. Free-floating food-eating ensues, complete with a tumbling tortilla.
2013-04-29 – Commander Chris Hadfield shares an astronaut’s dessert with us. On the menu is floating chocolate pudding cake and coffee—served extra hot!
2019-06-07 – CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques talks about the importance of the water cycle on Earth and explains how this system is replicated on the International Space Station. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA)
Este estadounidense es el primer astronauta de la NASA que ha pasado un año navegando en el espacio. Lo hizo en 2015, a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional. La mayor parte del tiempo estuvo solo. Lacónico y reservado, ha escrito un libro en el que narra esa experiencia única. Asegura que solo iría a […]
There are many challenges associated with living on the International Space Station. Things that are easy to do on Earth where there is gravity can be difficult in space, for astronauts have been living for more than a decade aboard the space station and have developed a few tricks that make these everyday tasks easier. […]
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who marked day 300 of a historic year in space on Jan. 21, 2016, shows off another fascinating feature of life in microgravity. Kelly used two paddles with hydrophobic, or water repellant, features to pass a sphere of water back and forth. Scientists use the microgravity environment of the space station […]
Farmers keep us fed and our economies stable, but in the US they’re retiring faster than they’re being replaced. Take a crash course in agricultural policy with Eric Sannerud to see why this problem can’t be solved by simply buying from your local farmer’s market — and learn how you can use your vote to […]
Explore the history of IQ tests; how they measure a person’s intelligence and the ways they have been used to justify scientifically baseless ideologies.
Tim Sheahan and his research team at UNC Chapel Hill have developed an orally taken, antiviral drug to combat SARS-CoV-2. According to their paper, published in Science Translational Medicine this April, the drug has proven effective in animal trials. If all goes well, it could soon be testable in humans. Here, Sheahan delves into some […]
Enrique Sacristán El pasado 23 de enero China cerró la ciudad de Wuhan para evitar la expansión del nuevo coronavirus que estaba acabando con la vida de muchos de sus habitantes. Desde entonces la pandemia se ha expandido por todo el mundo y gobiernos nacionales y regionales se han visto obligados a implementar severas medidas […]
Verónica Fuentes Desde el comienzo del brote mundial de COVID-19, la sociedad se pregunta si el SARS-CoV-2 permanecerá en la población humana después de esta etapa pandémica inicial o podrá erradicarse como pasó con la epidemia de SARS de 2002. Sin tratamientos farmacéuticos disponibles, las intervenciones se han centrado en el rastreo de contactos, la cuarentena y el […]
