Human beings are not the only animal that suffers from cancer. What's more, there are some rare types that do not affect us. This is the case of two types of cancer that occur among cockles, which have been affecting this mollusk for hundreds, possibly thousands of...
Astronomers, up in arms against satellite constellations: “The sky is also the heritage of humanity”
Since Elon Musk's aerospace company, SpaceX, began to put its Starlink satellite constellation into orbit, astronomers have raised their voices on multiple occasions to warn of their danger of 'polluting' our vision of the heavens...
More than 150 million years ago, in the middle of the Jurassic period and at the same time that dinosaurs dominated the Earth, a meteorite fell from the sky, crashed into a mountain almost 1,500 meters high in what is now northwest China and the…
What at first glance seems like a simple pair of galaxies, several billion light years away, could actually be something whose existence scientists consider possible, but that no one has been able to see until now: a 'fold' in...
A solar eclipse will occur on October 14 and, if you are in the right place, you will be able to enjoy one of the most impressive astronomical events. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth and, depending on…
One of the least desired atmospheric phenomena is the wind, which has a double peculiarity: it is not seen, but it can be heard. And, if we get bombastic, we can say that the wind is capable of generating a mysterious melody that surrounds our…
The wait for astronomy lovers has come to an end. After weeks of absence of astronomical events, the last days of September will bring about a new phenomenon that fans of lunar observation have been waiting for for a long time. It is about…
Was it really an asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs from the face of the Earth? Or was its sudden extinction, 66 million years ago, more due to a sharp increase in volcanic activity at the end of the Cretaceous? It is one…
The wait for astronomy lovers has come to an end. After weeks of absence of astronomical events, the last days of September will bring about a new phenomenon that fans of lunar observation have been waiting for for a long time. It is about…
A million years ago in the Iberian Peninsula, saber-toothed tigers and jaguars reigned among the carnivores. They hunted large prey: deer, cattle and horses, whose remains abandoned on the ground would not go unnoticed by us...