Events

Food neophobia is defined as the rejection of new foods. It is very frequent in children between 3 and 6 years of age. But, from that moment onwards, we may encounter neophobic adults if this […]

The conference on climate change, known as COP21, was held in Paris in december. The 195 countries came to an agreement which some analysts have dubbed as an historic success, given its importance when setting […]

Vespa vitulina or Asian hornet came to Europe in 2006. It then spread throughout France and the northwest Iberian Peninsula. The invasion of this hornet could have two consequences. Firstly an ecological one since, […]

Light is essential for life, human well-being and the development of science and technology. To highlight its importance, the United Nations declared 2015 as the International Year of Light and for this reason, we are […]

A century ago, Albert Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity, which radically changed our view of the universe and had a great influence on fields such as science, philosophy, art, politics and popular culture […]

We are becoming more and more informed about how our environment (diet, pollution, the sun and a huge variety of physical, chemical and biological compounds) determines our chances of developing cancer. What should we know […]

Our DNA is damaged on a daily basis: radiation, free radicals, and other carcinogenic substances… Even so, our body has the ability to repair this damage. Thanks to a discovery made in this field, Tomas […]

Black holes are the most amazing astrophysical objects we know. They cannot be seen by the naked eye; in fact, their gravitational force is so huge that not even light is capable of escaping them […]

Analysis and sequencing of DNA from prehistoric human remains allows us to reconstruct the evolutionary history of populations. This type of technology has been applied to the study of the origin of the Basque people, […]

Science and bertsolarismo will go hand-in-hand at the free session “Jakinduriek mundue erreko dau” (“Knowledge will burn the world”).
The Bizkaia Hall in Bilbao will welcome three bertsolaris and five scientists who will pick a […]