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24/04/2026Origami: from art to space engineering
The principles of Japanese folding are used in satellite solar panels, medical stents and airbags.
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23/04/2026Classical music conquers TikTok
Jóvenes músicos llevan a Beethoven y Mozart a nuevas generaciones. La Quinta Sinfonía se volvió viral.
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22/04/2026Alebrijes: the art born from a nightmare
The colourful carved wood creatures are one of Mexico's most iconic artistic expressions. Their origin: a feverish dream in 1936.
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19/04/2026The largest country without a single river
Saudi Arabia has no permanent rivers. All its water comes from aquifers, desalination plants and artificial reservoirs.
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18/04/2026The loudest sound ever recorded
The 1883 Krakatoa eruption was heard 3,000 km away. It reached 310 decibels, enough to rupture eardrums hundreds of kilometres away.
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18/04/2026The island where cats outnumber people
On Aoshima, Japan, more than 120 cats and barely a dozen people live together. They originally arrived to control mice.
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17/04/2026Nikkei cuisine conquers the world
The Peruvian-Japanese fusion, born from Japanese immigration to Peru, is one of the most innovative gastronomic currents of our time.
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16/04/2026The new Latin American digital boom
Latin American writers are publishing digitally and reaching global audiences without going through traditional publishers.
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12/04/2026Kabuki: intangible cultural heritage
La UNESCO reconoció este teatro japonés de 400 años que combina drama, música y danza en un espectáculo único.
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11/04/2026Street art enters the museum
Works that were once vandalism now sell at auction for millions. Banksy opened the doors for an entire generation of urban artists.
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11/04/2026The fish that changes sex multiple times
El pez payaso puede cambiar de sexo según las necesidades del grupo. Es un mecanismo evolutivo fascinante.
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11/04/2026The oldest tree is 9,500 years old
A spruce in Sweden called 'Old Tjikko' has living roots dating to the last ice age. The visible trunk is much younger.
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10/04/2026The mystery of fairy circles in Namibia
Scientists have been trying to explain the circles that appear in the Namibian desert for decades. The theory points to termites and vegetation.
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09/04/2026The renaissance of silent cinema
A new generation of filmmakers is reclaiming cinema without dialogue. Silent films are winning awards for their pure visual storytelling.
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09/04/2026Why ancient maps had sea monsters
Medieval cartographers included sea creatures as warnings about real navigation hazards and unexplored zones.
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09/04/2026Why the sky is blue and not violet
Sunlight scatters in the atmosphere. Violet scatters more, but our eyes are less sensitive to it. The result: blue sky.
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08/04/2026The digital Library of Alexandria
A global project is digitising books and artworks from endangered cultures. It already has 10 million accessible documents.
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08/04/2026The language spoken by only two people
Mexico's Ayapaneco language is critically endangered. Only two fluent speakers remain, and for years they refused to speak to each other over a personal dispute.
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08/04/2026Why flamingos are pink
El color rosa de los flamencos no es innato. Viene de los pigmentos en su alimentación de algas y crustáceos. Sin esa dieta, perderían el color.
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07/04/2026The origin of Day of the Dead
The Mexican tradition recognised by UNESCO has Aztec and Maya roots. Its fusion with Catholicism is unique in the world.
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