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Se Descubre La Fisión Nuclear

El Hallazgo De Que Los Átomos Pueden Romperse Y Que Ello Genera Gran Cantidad De Energía Propiciaría El Desarrollo De Las Centrales Nucleares Y Las Armas Atómicas.

Versius: Un Robot Para Cirugias Incruentas

Las ventajas de la cirugía laparoscópica son muchas: permite que las incisiones en el cuerpo del paciente sean muy pequeñas, lo que se traduce en recuperaciones más cortas y menos dolorosas, un riesgo reducido de infección y cicatrices nada aparatosas.

El Rompetuberías

El Agua Que Llena Una Tubería Cerrada Se Congela Por Efecto Del Nitrógeno Líquido, Crece En Volumen Y Revienta El Metal. Este Fenómeno Nos Sirve Para Conocer Un Proceso Básico De La Física.

El Big Data De La Naturaleza

Aunque llevamos siglos recopilando y procesando datos, la revolución digital ha marcado un antes y un después en ese campo. Los dispositivos electrónicos y sus aplicaciones, interconectados a través de internet, han aumentado más que exponencialmente la producción, la captura y el almacenamiento de datos. Y en este océano de información se encuentra el big data medioambiental: un mar de oportunidades y respuestas a los principales desafíos que nos plantea el entorno, como la contaminación, el cambio climático y la pérdida de biodiversidad.

¿Quién Le Pone El Cascabel A Los Politibots?

En Las Redes, Cada Vez Es Más Perceptible El Uso De Programas Informáticos Que Imitan El Comportamiento De Colectivos Sociales Y Grupos De Opinión, Unas Herramientas De Intoxicación Que Ponen En Peligro El Debate Político.

Cómo Se Construye Nuestra Forma De Ser No Es Nada Personal...

¿Te consideras impulsivo o reflexivo? ¿Neurótico o estable? ¿Extrovertido o introvertido? ¿O, dependiendo de la situación, a veces eres de una forma y en otras lo contrario? Hay muchas teorías respecto a las variables que definen la personalidad, como que vienen marcadas por una base neurobiológica, por factores genéticos e incluso por condicionantes sociales. O una mezcla de todo esto.

Coleccionistas De Muertos

En el siglo XIX, los ladrones de cadáveres proporcionaban a las escuelas de medicina los despojos necesarios para que en ellas se llevaran a cabo estudios anatómicos. No obstante, el robo de cuerpos o de partes de los mismos, por coleccionismo, con fines lucrativos o puro morbo, es una práctica inmemorial que aún perdura. Es más, de ella han sido víctimas algunos ilustres personajes.

BED BUGS VS THE WORLD

When bloodthirsty bed bugs made headlines for infesting Paris Fashion Week in 2023, it shone a spotlight on a problem that's been making experts itch for decades: the arms race going on between bed bugs and humans

Kids are the key to understanding obesity. But we need more of their genes...

We can unravel the role that bodyweight plays in disease, but we need a bigger, more diverse, sample of genetic material to do so

Physics, AI and music share a common thread. You just have to know where to look

Studying science can lead you in many directions and open doors to unexpected possibilities along the way

TAKE IT SLOW

Slow running is a fitness trend with some hard and fast science behind it

Declining cookies could be worse for your privacy than accepting them

Choosing whether to accept or reject cookies is a catch-22

AI analysis shows your fingerprints aren't unique

The findings could lead to the reopening of many criminal cases

COME OUT OF YOUR SHELL

Social anxiety is more than just being shy. It's a phobia born out of our evolutionary past. But that raises a puzzling question: why do so many of us fear human interaction when we're supposed to be the most sociable species on the planet?

SPACE ODDITIES

Take a tour of the weirdest spots in the universe, where the 'normal' rules don't apply. Places that squeeze time, blow bubbles and even rain glass... sideways

Genius dogs know tens of toys by name, but truly gifted canines know over 100

If your pooch can retrieve its toys by name rather than chewing them to pieces, you may have a genius on your hands

WHEN MIND AND MACHINE COLLIDE

First, Elon Musk wanted to make electric cars ubiquitous, then he wanted to make space exploration a private enterprise. Now, with Neuralink, his newest venture, Musk hopes to merge humans and artificial intelligence. Turns out, it might not be such a crazy idea...

COVID inquiry: What did we learn and what can we do better in future pandemics?

Masks, social distancing, lockdowns... how effective was the UK's response to the COVID-19 pandemic?

One hormone could be the key that unlocks a cure for morning sickness

The nausea and vomiting that, in extreme cases, can endanger mothers and babies might soon be just a memory

THE WORLD'S WEIRDEST CREATURES

Under the sea and upon the land, some animals look - to us - pretty strange...

SAD CLOWN PARADOX: WHY TEARS OFTEN LIE BEHIND THE LAUGHS

Mental health issues are common among comedians and performing is just one way they can self-medicate

Going back to the moon

ARTEMIS AND A NEW DAWN OF LUNAR EXPLORATION

FARM OF THE FUTURE

Join the BBC's Planet Earth III film crew and go behind the scenes in the city farm that's transforming fields into towers and running almost everything with robots

SCROLL REVERSAL

Losing days by endlessly scrolling on your smartphone? You're not alone. Perhaps neuroscience can help us beat the urge

HOW TO MASTER YOUR METABOLISM

Ready to welcome a leaner, healthier you? It's time for a metabolic makeover. With a few simple, research-backed changes, you can supercharge your body's calorie-burning

A BLUEPRINT FOR ANTI AGEING

Science says it's time to rethink - and take control - of our body's age. Here's how to slow, halt and potentially turn back your biological clock

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION: HOW COOKING CAN DAMAGE YOUR DNA

From roast dinners to scented candles, there are potentially harmful pollutants lurking in every home

THE BROKEN MIRROR

Body dysmorphia - the all-consuming obsession with perceived flaws in our looks - is sweeping the globe. One in five young people is thought to be affected. What can be done and how is tech changing the way we see ourselves?

Daily multivitamin can delay age-related memory loss

Study finds that a multivitamin pill a day keeps memory decline at bay

The T. rex was actually a coward...sometimes

According to palaeontologists behind Apple TV+'s Prehistoric Planet 2, the Tyrannosaurus rex was more than willing to run from a fight