Health

Pay attention to the following comparison. Back in the sixth century, in the medieval city of Istria (Romania), men and women received such profoundly unequal treatment that they suffered the higher percentages of injuries and malnutrition of the whole of society. Fifteen centuries later, in exactly that same place, inequalities between men and women persist strongly and are reflected, for example, in a less access of women to the labor market already the positions of power. Is there a link between these two discrimination scenarios or is it just coincidence? According to a study from Washington University in St. Louis,…

Until now, these bacteria were only known to grow in low-oxygen environments, but genetic sequences have also been detected on occasion in hydrothermal plumes. New research has shown that certain bacteria live in the depths of the oceanat the limits of the tectonic plates, where hot fluids arise from the so-called hydrothermal vents, which lack oxygen and contain large amounts of metals such as iron, manganese or copper, and even sulphides, methane and hydrogen. When hot water mixes with intermittently cold, oxygenated seawater, so-called hydrothermal plumes are formed, which contain smoke-like metal sulfide particles. These plumes rise hundreds of meters…

In the week of 8M there has been a lot of talk about gender inequality in all areas, including science. There have been many scientists who have denounced the obstacles they have suffered in the academy due to the fact that they are women. Does it match your diagnosis? Indeed. Therefore, first of all, you have to be very clear and say that gender inequality exists and it is scientific evidence. To deny it is to deny science itself. In addition, it must be taken into account that social inequalities undermine meritocracy. We cannot measure the real merit of people…

One of the great projects of the new science law is the takeoff of the Spanish Space Agency. What kind of projects can we expect from this organization? The Spanish Space Agency was born as an ambitious project focused on promoting the aerospace industry. On the one hand, it will inherit projects already underway and, on the other, it will promote new ones. Spain is already a leading country in space. Right now, for example, we have the capacity to design, manufacture and market aircraft. In the space field, the last part was missing. For this reason, with this new…