¿De qué sirve que Google nos avise de un terremoto segundos antes de que ocurra?

Los sistemas de alerta sísmica pueden ganar segundos antes de las sacudidas más intensas. Sin embargo, ¿cuánto tardamos en ...

Kemofobia bikin kita terkecoh produk chemical‑free meski faktanya mustahil, mengapa?

Label ‘chemical-free’ itu mustahil secara sains. Kemofobia lahir dari bias otak yang mengagungkan bahan alami, padahal dosis ...

Los jóvenes marroquíes: la generación olvidada de Mohamed VI

La Constitución de 2011 fue el fin de la historia marroquí. Lo que vino después es un sistema que excluye a su juventud, ...

One of the most common brain disorders is one of the most misunderstood – how functional neurological disorder is both ‘all in your head’ and beyond it

Millions of people suffer from debilitating symptoms their doctors don’t quite believe. But advances in neuroscience and ...

Radio telescopes help scientists map molecules in space and uncover where and how stars form

Interstellar maps can help scientists find patterns that tell them about fundamental chemical processes in the cosmos.
The Conversation

Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice

For some, abstaining from alcohol can subsequently increase compulsive drinking. Our research team found that, in abstaining mice, this urge to drink is preceded by changes in the activity of a ...
The Conversation

What happens when someone’s chromosomes, sex hormones and body don’t align?

I teach a university course called Hormones and Behaviour. What surprises students is that biological sex is not produced by a single switch. What surprises me is that many students have never been ...

How healthier farm animals can cut greenhouse gas emissions

When a dairy cow miscarries, a farmer loses far more than an unborn calf. Feed has been grown, land and water used, and ...

Britain’s quarter century: experts in sex, mental health, nutrition and addiction assess the nation’s changing wellbeing

In contrast, obesity has become the top lifestyle danger, with the proportion of adults classified as obese in England rising ...

À la tête de l’ONU, l’heure d’une femme a‑t‑elle enfin sonné ?

ONU cherche patron… ou patronne. Cette fois, une femme latino-américaine pourrait prendre la tête de l’institution. Réponse ...

Demain, une IRM cardiaque plus rapide, précise, confortable et en couleurs pour mieux visualiser les cicatrices du cœur

Incontournable pour diagnostiquer l’infarctus aigu du myocarde, l’IRM cardiaque est complexe à mettre en œuvre. Une équipe de ...

Le naturisme, laboratoire des tensions touristiques : comment cohabiter entre vacanciers ?

À Euronat, dans le Médoc, le plus grand centre naturiste d’Europe, il arrive que l’on croise des gens habillés, que l’on ...