The complete skeleton of a Gorgosaurus, a dinosaur about 3 meters high and more than 6 long, which lived 77 million years ago, will be auctioned this month in New York by Sotheby’s, which hopes to raise between 5 and 8 million dollars per piece. The skeleton of this carnivore of the tyrannosaurid family that … Read more
The detachment of a part of the Marmolada glacier, in the Dolomites (Italian Alps) that has caused the death of 7 mountaineers and 13 missing, is an “unpredictable event” but due to climate change it will inevitably be more frequent, he explains to EFE the glaciology expert and director of the Institute of Polar Sciences … Read more
And so, like someone who does not want the thing, the years have gone by, and in this 2022 there are 40 that I fulfill writing without interruption in the Listín. It all started with a collaboration that Don Rafael Herrera, his iconic director, asked me for when I was working as Director of Public … Read more
The director of the US space agency, NASA, Bill Nelson, has warned in an interview with the German tabloid ‘Bild’ that China intends to build a lunar base in collaboration with Russia in what would be a first step to “seize” the satellite. “We should be very concerned about that China is going to land … Read more
An article published in Frontiers in Plant Science describes a new botanical discovery in the genus Victoria, the famous genus of giant water lilies named after Queen Victoria. Until now, only two species of giant water lilies are known, and the new species makes it three. Specimens of the new species, Bolivian victory, have been … Read more
The biologist and scientist Idelisa Bonnelly de Calventi, considered the mother of marine conservation in the Caribbean for her dedication to the protection of the ecosystem and environment, passed away this Sunday. Bonnelly, who was a deserving professor and researcher at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), he died at the age of 90. … Read more
With the aim of strengthening community-based structures and organizations interested in working on the prevention of adolescent pregnancy and early unions, the ‘Transforming Futures’ initiative is implemented. The progress of the project of the Ministry of Women and implemented by Plan International, through funds from the Center for the Development and Promotion of NPOs, was … Read more
Rocío didn’t show her face. She agreed to tell her story to LISTÍN DIARIO with the promise that she would respect her request. Her marks on her face and neck are the limitation that lead her to hide. She is not Dominican, but “it is as if she were. I feel a lot of love … Read more
Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the United States have found that exposure to cold temperatures resolved inflammation induced by obesity and improved the insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance in diet-induced obese mice. In their work, published in the scientific journal ‘Nature Metabolism’, they have also shown that the … Read more
Remove dust and mothballs from suitcases. Look for the inflatable neck pillows that are hidden “somewhere in the house”. Find the bottles of liquids and the toiletry bag (cosmetic bag) that we left in a place that we do not remember last year. Wash and iron the dirty clothes. Remove the grass or the sand … Read more
