Quantum mechanics is the area of physics that deals with the behaviour of atoms and particles on microscopic scales. Since its inception, the many counter-intuitive aspects and results of quantum mechanics have provoked strong philosophical debates and many interpretations. Neil deGrasse Tyson explains quantum physics in a way that is understandable even for the lay […]
Is there a border we will never cross? Are there places we will never reach, no matter how hard we try? It turns out, there are. Even with sci-fi technology, we are trapped in a limited pocket of the Universe and the finite stuff within it. How much universe is there for us and how […]
Carl Safina takes us inside the lives and minds of animals around the world, witnessing their profound capacity for perception, thought and emotion, showing why the word «it» is often inappropriate as we discover «who» they really are. And yet, we are wiping out the very animals we should celebrate; we are the flood coming […]
Astrophysicist, cosmologist and Nobel Prize winner George Smoot studies the cosmic microwave background radiation — the afterglow of the Big Bang. His pioneering research into deep space and time is uncovering the structure of the universe itself. He has also made a cameo appearance (as himself) in an episode of the ‘Big Bang Theory.’ George […]
Agencia SINC La llamada robótica blanda trata de imitar las acciones de los organismos vivos, como moverse o percibir el medio ambiente, usando materiales flexibles y ajustables capaces de adaptarse al entorno de forma eficiente. Los científicos llevan años desarrollando robots biohíbridos o biobots, generalmente compuestos por tejido muscular (cardíaco o esquelético) y un esqueleto artificial, que pueden […]
Eva Rodríguez Para entender los orígenes de nuestro linaje es necesario reconstruir la morfología, el comportamiento y el entorno del último ancestro común entre los humanos modernos y otros simios. Sin embargo, no hay consenso científico sobre las posiciones filogenéticas de los diversos y ampliamente distribuidos simios del Mioceno. Estos simios fósiles suelen estar en el […]
Why is it that cheetahs can run so fast? How can humans get to be that fast? Cheetah biologist Adrienne Crosier and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Chris Raynor explain why cheetahs are so quick and why humans and limited comparatively.
MEC. Gisela Aguilar Martínez. La demencia no es una enfermedad concreta, se trata de una afección que abarca un conjunto de síntomas que pueden ir desde la perdida de las habilidades cognitivas o sociales, pasando por la dificultad para pensar o comunicarse, hasta la pérdida de recuerdos. El proceso del sueño involucra al sistema glifático, […]
Explore how wind turbines convert wind into electricity, and the challenges of powering the world entirely with wind energy.
Engineers have come up with a way of designing structures based on the ancient art of origami. The structures can be put up with by inflation, fold up flat for storage and transport, and can be made of strong, rigid materials. One hope is that these structures could be deployed in disaster zones for use […]
Bees, termites, and ants can teach us a lot about cooperation, communication, and the skills that keep societies together. But these so-called social insects may also hold secrets that could reshape our understanding of human aging. Many social insects exhibit surprising aging characteristics that cause their life spans to shift depending on their roles. Following […]
How does Fusion Energy work and is it a good idea?
MEC Gisela Aguilar Martínez La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha procedido al reconocimiento oficial del burnout o “síndrome de estar quemado” o de desgaste profesional como enfermedad tras la ratificación de la revisión número 11 de la Clasificación Estadística Internacional de Enfermedades y Problemas de Salud Conexos (CIE-11), aprobada el pasado año y […]
This week in SciShow News, hard science meets cryptozoology, as biologists reveal the results of their investigation into samples suspected to have come from such beasties as Sasquatch and yeti. The findings are pretty much what you’d expect — but not entirely.
