NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took its first direct image of an exoplanet, a star outside our Solar System. Exoplanet HIP 65425 b is a gas giant orbiting an A-type star: it is about nine times larger than Jupiter and about 355 light-years from Earth. NASA reported a new feat of the James Webb Space … Read more
The president of the Republic, Nicholas Maduro, announced this Wednesday the creation of the National Center for Regenerative Medicine, in order to benefit patients burned, fractured, among other cases. This was reported during the working day dedicated to Innovation and Research for Good Living and Sovereignty that was carried out with the participation of the … Read more
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