El tesoro de una
Friday, February 28 2020
Fuente: Centro de Periodismo InvestigativoAna Roqué de Duprey, luchadora por el derecho al voto de las mujeres que sabían leer y escribir, se encontraba enferma en cama en su casa de Río Piedras. La...
February 2020
Beyond quarantine: a
Friday, February 28 2020
by Julie H. Levison ABSTRACTFrom biblical times to the modern period, leprosy has been a disease associated with stigma. This mark of disgrace, physically present in the sufferers' sores and...
History of
Friday, February 28 2020
J. Justin CastroAbstractThis essay focuses on recent trends in the history of technology in nineteenth and twentieth century Latin America. It emphasizes the English‐language historiography,...
Arturo Massol relata
Friday, February 28 2020
Fuente: Voces del SurLa lucha contra el gasoducto propuesto por la administración del exgobernador Luis Fortuño se dio en múltiples frentes: el sector ambientalista, las comunidades y la diáspora...
Scientists Warn That
Thursday, February 27 2020
Source: The RisingOvershooting an Amazon rainforest-to-savanna tipping point would be “catastrophic” to Brazil’s economic powerhouses, experts have said — with especially far-reaching impacts for the...
Drones para mejorar
Thursday, February 27 2020
Fuente: CIO La revisión del estado del parque solar usando drones crece al ritmo de una industria floreciente, la de la energía solar. Las inversiones en energía solar durante la última década sumaron...
Latin American
Thursday, February 27 2020
Source: Times Higher Education Researchers have warned of a growing crisis in science in Latin America as new analysis lays bare how low salaries, underfunding and excessive bureaucracy are fuelling a...
These are the
Thursday, February 27 2020
Source: Science MagazineNearly three-quarters of people worldwide solidly trust scientists: That’s one of the main findings of the Wellcome Global Monitor, a new survey that asked 140,000-plus people...
La defensa de la
Wednesday, February 26 2020
Fuente: AnónimoFavor ver adjunto una carta escrita por varios ingenieros eléctricos a favor de la energía renovable. (La carta es una reacción al artículo publicado en este foro hace unos días atrás:...
File lessons the
Saturday, February 22 2020
Source: MacWorldAs someone who travels with an iPad Pro rather than a MacBook, I complained for years about iOS’s inability to perform basic file management, including mounting networked file servers...
‘No one is allowed
Saturday, February 22 2020
Source: NatureThe outbreak of a new coronavirus is wreaking havoc worldwide. In China, the epicentre of the epidemic, the virus has infected tens of thousands of people and killed more than 2,100....
Mirada al País: La
Saturday, February 22 2020
Fuente: CLARIDADHace poco más de seis meses el pueblo obtuvo una resonante victoria con la renuncia de ahora exgobernador, Ricardo Roselló Nevárez. Dado el hecho de que poco antes había renunciado el...
Powerful antibiotics
Friday, February 21 2020
Source: NatureA pioneering machine-learning approach has identified powerful new types of antibiotic from a pool of more than 100 million molecules — including one that works against a wide range of...
“Los gobiernos deben
Friday, February 21 2020
Fuente: El PaisLos usuarios de Facebook publican 100.000 millones de posts diarios en todo el mundo. Hay ahí de todo lo imaginable: felicitaciones sinceras, insultos de cuentas falsas, anuncios...
China again changes
Friday, February 21 2020
Source: MercoPress It is the second time in eight days that the country has revised its criteria - a move that could muddle statistics and complicate efforts to track the spread of the illness.It is...
‘The spark has
Friday, February 21 2020
Source: Science MagazineBy Lindzi Wessel, Rodrigo Pérez Ortega Feb. 20, 2020 , 10:45 AMFor decades, from his base at the University of Los Andes (Uniandes) in Bogotá, Colombia, biologist Adolfo...
Lagartijas y conejos
Friday, February 21 2020
Fuente: SciDev Un estudio reveló que una gran población de conejos silvestres y de lagartijas aumentaría la cantidad de vinchucas —el insecto que transmite el Mal de Chagas—, y por ende incrementa...
Collision of Worlds:
Thursday, February 20 2020
by David CarballoMexico of five centuries ago was witness to one of the most momentous encounters between human societies, when a group of Spaniards led by Hernando Cortés joined forces with tens of...
Scientists question
Thursday, February 20 2020
Source: NatureResearchers are concerned that China’s official reports on the number of coronavirus infections have not been including people who have tested positive for the virus but who have no...
Swiss Court Finds
Thursday, February 20 2020
Source: GizmodoMashing the Facebook share or like buttons on defamatory content as well as anti-Semitic propaganda or other far-right drivel could amount to a crime in Switzerland as a result of a...
Imputan a Evelyn
Tuesday, February 18 2020
Fuente: NoticelMás que meramente participar en la distribución de alimentos del programa de la Administración de Desarrollo Socioeconómico de la Familia (Adsef) para damnificados de los terremotos, la...
Seeds of Power:
Tuesday, February 18 2020
Author: Amalia LeguizamónIn 1996 Argentina adopted genetically modified (GM) soybeans as a central part of its national development strategy. Today, Argentina is the third largest global grower and...
Training scientists
Tuesday, February 18 2020
Source: Latin American ScienceLatin America is home to 10% of the world's population but contributes only 5% to global scientific knowledge, as measured by scientific publications and patents. On the...
How drones are
Tuesday, February 18 2020
Source: Latin American ScienceDrones have become an influential part of scientific research, including studies on marine ecosystems. In fact, researchers around the world working in marine...
La
Friday, February 14 2020
por Rodrigo FernósHe notado un patrón que, a prima facie, es extraño: hay muchos ingenieros eléctricos que se oponen al uso de sistemas solares y/o paneles solares. Uno presumiría que, debido al...
Dinero que le
Thursday, February 13 2020
Fuente: NoticelLos $2.6 millones que la Compañía de Fomento Industrial (PRIDCO) envió a un correo electrónico fraudulento en el extranjero pertenecían a una cuenta de reserva que esa entidad había...
La Asamblea
Thursday, February 13 2020
Fuente: El Nuevo Dia El presidente de la Comisión de Seguridad Pública de la Cámara de Representantes, Félix Lassalle Toro, radicó hoy una resolución para investigar el alegado fraude electrónico...
Ataque cibernético
Thursday, February 13 2020
Fuente: NoticelEl ataque cibernético a diversas cuentas de agencias de gobierno comenzó con un "hackeo" a una cuenta de la Administración de Sistemas de Retiro de donde sacaron la...
NASA soars and
Wednesday, February 12 2020
Source: NatureUS research on artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing would see dramatic boosts in funding for 2021, under a proposed budget released by the White House on 10 February. The...
Los organizadores
Wednesday, February 12 2020
Source: El PaisEl consejo de la GSMA, organizadores del Mobile World Congress (MWC) de Barcelona, se reúne este miércoles por la tarde con carácter de urgencia y ha decidido de momento mantener el...
Coronavirus,
Wednesday, February 12 2020
Source: MercoPressChina's coronavirus outbreak poses a “very grave threat for the rest of the world” and should be viewed as “Public Enemy Number 1”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Los organizadores
Tuesday, February 11 2020
Fuente: El PaisEl Mobile World de Barcelona se tambalea por el coronavirusEl consejo de la GSMA, la asociación de operadores y fabricantes que organiza el Mobile World Congress de Barcelona, se...
Germany reports
Tuesday, February 11 2020
Source: MercoPressGermany has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus in a backyard in the southwestern part of the country, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)...
Hallan metales
Tuesday, February 11 2020
Fuente: SciDev Metales pesados como el mercurio y el cadmio superan entre 100 y 1000 veces los límites máximos permitidos en 14 afluentes del río Napo en la Amazonía ecuatoriana, revela un nuevo...
Editorial:La
Tuesday, February 11 2020
Fuente: CLARIDADQuien juega con fuego, se quema. Eso parece ser lo que está ocurriéndole a Natalie Jaresko, directora ejecutiva de la Junta de Control Fiscal (JCF) que gobierna “de facto” nuestro país...
The scientists
Wednesday, February 5 2020
Source: NatureLa Pampa, Peru“Holy shit!” Miles Silman gasped as his motorized rickshaw rattled out of the forest and onto a desolate beach. All traces of the trees, vines and swamps that once covered...
La coreana LG no irá
Wednesday, February 5 2020
Fuente: El PaisEl coronavirus de Wuhan ha causado la primera baja en el Mobile World Congress 2020 (MWC). La compañía coreana LG ha anunciado este martes en un comunicado que no acudirá al congreso...
Colombia’s first
Wednesday, February 5 2020
Source: Science MagazineIn December 2019, when Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez appointed molecular biologist Mabel Gisela Torres Torres to be the first head of the newly created Ministry of...
Editorial: Por un
Wednesday, February 5 2020
Fuente: ClaridadMientras el pueblo de Puerto Rico está en vilo por la actividad sísmica que sigue sacudiendo la región suroeste desde finales del pasado mes de diciembre, y se desborda la solidaridad...
Bhatia denuncia
Tuesday, February 4 2020
Fuente: Eduardo BhatiaInforme de prestigiosa firma internacional confirma sus señalamientos Eduardo Bhatia denunció hoy que un informe que el gobierno intentó no se hiciera público confirma sus...