A study published in the journal Astrobiology suggests that the ice sheet covering Jupiter’s moon could contain a significant amount of underwater “snow.” This could have important implications for NASA’s next Europa Clipper mission, scheduled to launch in 2024, whose objective is to use radar to study the ice cap and the ocean, reported Prensa … Read more
Music plays a role of change in people’s lives, as explained in an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open. A review of 26 studies conducted in countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States defined the impact of musical interventions on quality of life and health. … Read more
Three-dimensional ears are made from cartilage cells. These body parts were custom designed for a boy who was born with microtia, a birth defect that involves smaller ears. It is considered a biotechnological feat because it required years of research. In fact, it is not a very common practice. In Mexico, the first three-dimensional ear … Read more
The impostor syndrome is the unjustified feeling of not being worthy of achievements, work and academic. This term was first mentioned by American psychologists Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes in 1978. They studied this phenomenon by identifying that several of their students, especially those who obtained better grades, showed a feeling of insecurity about their … Read more
The Minister of People’s Power for Science and Technology Gabriela Jiménez-Ramírez presented awards for service merits to 80 science workers, this on the occasion of the celebration of the 23rd anniversary of the Ministry of People’s Power for Science and Technology (Mincyt). The activity led by the Minister was propitious to thank “the commitment, ethics … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) accepted the Venezuelan antiviral Carvativir as an effective oral medicine to fight COVID-19. This was reported by the Minister of Popular Power for National Trade, Dheliz Álvarez, on her Instagram account, @dhelizalvarez. The minister expressed: “With great satisfaction, we inform that according to some studies carried out by laboratories authorized … Read more
The President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, in a message broadcast on the social network Twitter, commemorated the 2 years since the physical departure of the revolutionary leader José “Chino” Khan, thus extolling his fight for justice and social equality. “Two years after his physical departure, we remember the popular struggles undertaken by our comrade, … Read more
The knees, hips and feet are fundamental parts for the human being. The knee supports most of the weight of the body when the person is standing, therefore they are made to withstand an enormous amount of pressure. These joints support 80% of the body weight when standing, while for every 4 kilos of fat … Read more