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An ancient manuscript from more than 800 years ago records a stellar explosion that will repeat itself in 2024

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In 1217, exactly 806 years ago, a German monk raised his eyes to the sky and noticed a normally faint star that shone with unusual intensity. The star continued to burn in this way for several days and Abbott Burchard, who by...

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25/09/2023
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¿Cómo de sostenibles son las carnes falsas?

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Los productores de hamburguesas de carne vegetal sostienen que saben como las de verdad y dejan una huella mucho menor en el medio ambiente. Varios estudios ponen a prueba esas afirmaciones

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25/09/2023
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Why do we find it difficult to recognize our voice when it is recorded?

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We don't write the same as we speak. Through sound language we take care of many details and adapt intonation to repeat key ideas, avoid misunderstandings, confusion or double meanings, or to do just the opposite. And the human voice is...

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25/09/2023
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The Jesuit astronomer from the Vatican who helps NASA: "I have taken a vow of poverty, I do not do science for money"

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Few know that the Vatican jealously guards about 150 kilos of extraterrestrial material. These are more than 1,200 meteorite fragments that are kept in the collection of the Vatican Astronomical Observatory, next to the former summer residence…

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25/09/2023
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Samples from Bennu, the asteroid that could collide with our planet, are already on Earth

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Successful return of samples rescued by NASA's Osiris-Rex mission, the first of the American space agency to collect remains from an asteroid. The maneuvers began as planned: around 1 in the afternoon (time is…

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24/09/2023
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The capsule with samples from the asteroid Bennu successfully lands in the Utah desert

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With the 250 grams of regolith taken from that 500-meter space rock, there are now six samples from extraterrestrial worlds brought back to Earth.

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24/09/2023
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The return of the ibis: these biologists are teaching a flock to migrate towards Cádiz

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El equipo de Johannes Fritz lleva 20 años liderando migraciones de ibis eremitas, una especie que llegó a extinguirse en Europa. Ahora, el cambio climático les ha obligado a buscar nuevas rutas en España

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24/09/2023
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Why does coffee keep us awake?

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As the day goes by we spend energy and ATP – the energy currency of living beings – breaks down, releasing adenosine as a byproduct, a neurotransmitter that transmits information between cells. The longer we have been...

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24/09/2023
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The Osiris-Rex ship returns to Earth this Sunday with an important gift: extraterrestrial material

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Seven years have passed since the Osiris-Rex spacecraft took flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida (USA). NASA's goal was to collect samples from Bennu, a rare primitive asteroid the size of the Empire State Building in New York, so…

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23/09/2023
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