El misterioso campo magnético de las plantas carnívoras

Las venus atrapamoscas (Dionaea muscipula), unas plantas carnívoras nativas del sureste de Estados Unidos, cuentan con un mecanismo de captura tan especializado que son capaces de distinguir si en su trampa ha caído una gota de agua o uno de los insectos o arácnidos que forman parte de su dieta.

Intersexualidad, plural por naturaleza

Como escribió Gregorio Marañón, “lo masculino y lo femenino no son dos valores opuestos, sino grados sucesivos”. Se puede tener una sexualidad sana aun cuando nuestra fisiología sexual no encaje en las definiciones binarias típicas.

Alzhéimer: de la paciente cero hasta nuestros días

No lograr reconocer a tus familiares, ser incapaz de realizar una simple suma o incluso olvidar el paso del tiempo o dónde estás y cómo llegaste allí. El alzhéimer, el tipo de demencia más común en todo el planeta, aísla dentro de su propio cuerpo a quien la sufre. Aunque es cierto que todavía no tiene cura, sí es posible retrasar su avance e intentar vaticinar si la sufriremos en un futuro.

The Battle For Earth's Rare Metals

We’ve come a long way since our ancestors discovered copper and fashioned the first rudimentary metal objects. In recent decades, we have put the rarest metallic chemical elements to use in the most exotic applications, from smartphones to fighter jets. These abundant but highly dispersed, difficult-to-extract metals – the rare-earth elements – have become one of Asia-Pacific’s most important strategic resources.

Drogas psicodélicas y misticismo, una pareja muy bien avenida

Tomar drogas psicodélicas altera la cognición y las percepciones, al igual que pasa con las vivencias místicas.

What If...(We Mined The Moon?)

The moon is abundant in natural resources. But what would happen if we went there and extracted them?

La verdad sobre el Coronavirus

Está sembrando el pánico, infectando a decenas de miles de personas, paralizando países y golpeando con dureza a la economía. Es el SARS-CoV-2, el coronavirus surgido en diciembre de 2019 en un mercado de animales vivos de Wuhan (China). ¿Qué tiene de especial? ¿Por qué es tan contagioso? ¿Lograremos frenarlo? ¿Cuándo habrá vacuna?

How Biohacking Is Helping People To Live Longer And Better

We’re so used to unusual health trends popping up. Here’s the latest on what people are doing to live longer and better.

9 Inventions That Range From Ultra Nifty To Seriously Cool

Robb Report picks out nine inventions that range from ultra nifty to seriously cool.

Explaining Life With Physics

In the demon in the machine, Physicist Paul Davies explores an emerging area of research that aims to merge Physics and Biology, to explain how life began

New Secrets Of The Supermassive Blackhole

Last month, scientists unveiled a photograph of a cosmic phenomenon that defies the laws of physics, making headlines worldwide. So how did they do it, and what does this landmark achievement actually teach us?

Look Up At Particle Detectors

Whether deep underground or perched on a volcano, particle detectors help scientists to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos

Chemicals : Catalysing Industry

Think about the battery in your smartphone. The petrol in your car. The table you are reading this on. Or even that apple you ate this morning.

Cosmic Beauty

Montblanc captures the moving grandeur of our planet from the vastness of space with its reimagined StarWalker collection

To Mars And Beyond

Life on Mars? Elon Musk is more concerned about living there.

Scientist Breaks New Ground

With an armful of accolades, Dawn Tan blazes a trail inengineering for women to follow.

Phyto-Remediation: Cleaning Up Naturally

In many cases the industrious processes of man have left behind contaminants in the soil. These contaminants pose a significant threat to the health of not just humans but to all natural life in the surrounding environment.

To The Moon And Back

Fifty years on, the Omega Speedmaster – the first and only timepiece to be worn on the moon – celebrates the achievement of humankind’s first lunar steps.

The Hunt For The Oldest Galaxies In The Universe

The deeper we look into the vastness of space, the further back in time we are able to see. Now, NASA’s RELICS project is pushing this phenomenon as far as it can in an attempt to observe galaxies that formed at the very beginning of the Universe

Our Drowning Planet

You’ve heard it before: ocean levels are rising. It’s easy to shrug it off and think, “That’s somebody else’s problem; it doesn’t affect me.” But that’s where you’re wrong. We’re all at risk, especially those of us living in Asia – Singapore included.

A Search for the Unsearchable

Laurent Ballesta’s Gombessa Project uncovers the deepest secrets of our oceans.

How Do We Get To Mars?

Mention the word ‘nuclear’ and most of us immediately think of a mushroom-shaped cloud. But this form of energy could be our best bet to saving ourselves.

The Space Between Spaces

The future of AI will come from clothes we wear in the heavens.

Earth's Hidden Ocean

Exotic diamonds blasted from deep within the Earth’s mantle are transforming our understanding of our planet

What's On The Dark Side Of The Moon?

No, we’re not talking about the Pink Floyd song.

The Most mysterious Objects In The Universe

The discovery in October 2017 of a bizarre, cigar-shaped object hurtling through our Solar System set imaginations racing. Was it an asteroid? A comet? Or an alien spaceship, sent here on a reconnaissance mission? Named ‘Oumuamua, it joined a select group of cosmic enigmas and celestial oddities that have astronomers scratching their heads…

Power Up Your Brain

Athletes, musicians, and air force elite think that a jolt of current to the brain can give them a performance edge. Is this approach high-tech bs or maybe really worth it?

6 Technologies From Science Fiction You Didn't Know Are Already Here

From science fiction to science reality, some of these technologies will arrive sooner than you think.

7 Radical Ideas To Expand Your Mind

After an overindulgent festive season of trashy television and second helpings of trifle, your brain may have turned to mush. Give it something substantial to get its teeth into with these incredible ideas at the forefront of science.

What Is Going On Deep Within Mars?

The Red Planet has been an object of intrigue for centuries, and an armada of orbiters and rovers have explored Mars up close. Yet for all our exploration efforts there remains a perplexing mystery: just what is going on deep within Mars?