Looking back, I still remember a famous series of cartoons called “Once upon a time: Life “. There, they tried…
Everybody ages
It is Life´s law. But, why do we age? What is ageing? Aging is a heterogeneous, complex and multifactorial process,…
Do you know where your DNA is? “I think I have lost it”…
This is the answer I got in a science festival after asking an 8-year-old kid if he knew where his…
Where does our food come from?
What is a market? What feelings does it stimulate? What is your definition about it? The Oxford dictionary defines it…
Creativity needs to retake science
“Everyone is a genious, but if you judge a fish on its capacity to climb a tree it will live…
What happens when the brain carers fall ill?
Let me guide you through the inside of the brain. The best-known brain cells are the neurones. A typical neurone…
SRUK# Climate Change and Sustainability
Earth Day, a day dedicated to protecting the planet we live in, is celebrated every 22nd of April since 1970….
The dating game. How do we know the age of Palaeolithic cave art?
Cave art is one of the first expressions of human symbolic behaviour. It has been described as one of our…
Biorefineries: turning biomass into the future oil
Despite President Trump’s denial, climate change is real and we need to act. Decarbonizing our productive model (i.e., minimizing our…
Using maths to predict and prevent urban pollution
For the last six decades, humans and human activities have been moving from rural settlements to cities in a process…