Technology/Science news & information for Spain

SCIENTISTS have come up with evidence of how at least 70% of the dinosaur population was wiped out in a study at Yale University, in which palaeontologist Dr Laia Alegret (pictured), took part.

A MOSTLY-SPANISH satellite was due to go up into orbit yesterday (Wednesday) – the first in history destined for monitoring planets outside our Solar System.

After many years of speculation and investigation, research scientists at the Bellvitge-IDIBELL Hospital and the University of Barcelona (UB) have finally demonstrated the involvement of glucose in the growth of tumour...

Paleontologists studying fossils in Las Casiones (Teruel) have discovered the presence of the species Indarctos, a relative of the giant panda found in China today.

A BRITISH woman with a rare condition that means a simple turn of her head could be fatal is hoping to travel to Barcelona for pioneering surgery.

A FREE national cyber-safety helpline number has been launched, which anyone who suffers a threat to their online security can ring.

SPANISH-MADE technology will be used for the next mission to Mars, planned for 2020, in what will be a huge year for national science – especially for researchers based in Valladolid (Castilla y León).

A GLOBAL study on anti-depressant use in which Spain took part has shown that these highly-prescribed drugs are, in fact, safe, even long-term.

AS WELL as being world-famous for possessing one of the top public health services on earth and perpetual number one globally for transplant operations per inhabitant, Spain is also home to – and the birthplace of –...

PATIENTS in Andalucía can now access a website allowing them to print or download their X-rays, CAT scans and MRIs, and reports interpreting these.

ONLY two in 10 Spaniards take a complete break from social media when they are on holiday, according to a recent study – in fact, many of the remaining eight in 10 are even more active on Facebook, Twitter and...

HUNDREDS of shoppers spent up to two nights camped outside the first-ever European branch of Chinese technology giant AliExpress before it opened yesterday (Sunday) morning in Madrid, in a bid to be first through the...