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Lying somewhere between laziness and nihilism, goblin mode celebrates our right to be slovenly in an increasingly goal-oriented world. The goblins of 2022 are not to be found in forests, but on couches, eating potato chips in a pair of pajamas

Greenland’s Kap København is known as a polar desert. For most of the year, it’s covered in ice that nourishes the lichens and mosses. But two million years ago it was a lush paradise where hundreds of species flourished among birch, poplar and pine forest

If the Supreme Court breaks with the tradition maintained throughout US constitutional history, the implications of Moore v. Harper could be staggering because it would open the way for more aggressive pro-party maneuvering by state legislatures

President Joe Biden confirmed the deal between Washington and Moscow: ‘She’s safe, she’s on her way home after months of being unjustly detained under intolerable circumstances’

Eight months after slapping comedian Chris Rock during the Oscars ceremony, Will Smith is back. The actor is preparing for a fresh start with his new film, ‘Emancipation.’ But have his fans forgiven him?

“A mere text message, a piece of camouflage clothing, or a record of previous military service could have fatal consequences” for Ukrainians, according to a UN report detailing possible war crimes against civilians

The suspects held in Germany for plotting a coup against the government are part of the Reichsbürger, a group that does not recognize the Federal Republic and uses its own “Reich” ID and license plates. Their views overlap with conspiracy theorists

VIDEO | In 1889, bison numbers fell to close to 1,000 due to rampant hunting. But today, they are bouncing back thanks to indigenous tribes who have 20,000 animals in 65 herds

Dina Boluarte has become the first female president of Peru, following the impeachment of Pedro Castillo. Just one year ago, she promised to stand by him. But today, she is his successor

Peruvians who rushed home on Wednesday after learning of their president's attempted self-coup ended the day making jokes about the latest of their national political disasters. But the situation is more similar to a drama than a comedy

Drugs feature heavily in today's mainstream music and TV. Is this a sign of the times? Or a misleading vision of society?

On Wednesday morning, Peruvian President Pedro Castillo announced several measures that he said were needed to preserve the rule of law. Hours later, he was arrested. What led to his downfall?

It took more than a century for science to recognize that brain asymmetry is a universal attribute in the animal kingdom. The definitive evidence came in 1979 thanks to a study on chickens

UPDATE: The president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, has been arrested after attempting to dissolve Congress

A new book is exploring the role of psychoactive substances in ancient civilizations: from Phoenicia and the Greco-Roman world to Egypt and the Orient

🔴 Vía @elpaisinenglish | The Peruvian leader also issued a nationwide curfew and called elections for a new legislative body that will draft a fresh Constitution

The president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, has announced the dissolution of Congress in a televised address to the nation. In the speech, the leader also decreed a “government of exception” and issued a national curfew from 10 pm to 4 am

San Francisco has backtracked on an initiative allowing police to use robots to deliver lethal force. After several days of protests, authorities banned law enforcement from employing the machines, which have already been deployed in some instances

Just 11 days after mass protests shook the streets of over 20 cities across China, Beijing has given unmistakable signs that its iron-clad zero-Covid policy is in its final throes

A new class of biomarkers can detect 14 types of cancer with a simple blood or urine test. According to a new study, this method increases the sensitivity of locating early-stage tumors from 10% to 62%

Renowned scholar @HelgaNowotny spoke with EP about co-evolution between humans and machines, the emergence of a digital time and the dangers of letting AI predict the future

What happened to Albert Einstein when he entered the operating room with an abdominal aortic aneurysm? And how was Houdini's appendicitis treated? These are some of the stories that figure in a new book by Dutch surgeon Arnold Van de Laar

“A Persian proverb says the rope breaks at its narrowest point. After 43 years of injustice, the regime has stretched that rope too tight.” Taghi Rahmani, Iran's most frequently jailed journalist according to @RSF_en, explains why there is no going back

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has announced she will not be running in the 2023 elections after being handed a six-year prison sentence for corruption: "I am not going to be a candidate for anything, for president or for senator"

Mexico City has mostly escaped the drug trafficking terror that has gripped the entire nation. But evidence is mounting that this relative peace is ending

"The neoliberal idea is that no one interferes with my rights because they will alter my freedom. They don’t know what they’re saying. You need others in order to fulfill your rights." So says philosopher José Antonio Marina in this interview with @el_pais

Utah has become an unlikely virtual Las Vegas where same-sex couples from all over the world come to get married. But instead of going to a wedding chapel, they stand in front of a camera in their homes

A Buckingham Palace source reportedly revealed the reaction of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla to the new Netflix docuseries about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, stating that the monarchs were “tired, frustrated and exhausted”

Latin Americans now have more options for requesting Spanish nationality after that country enacted what has come to be known as the "ley de nietos" or “grandchildren law,” open to descendants of exiles fleeing the Spanish Civil War and Franco regime

The atmosphere outside the US Supreme Court in DC on Monday was that of one of the big cases. Conservative groups and LGBTQI+ activists demonstrated outside while inside, the clash between religious beliefs and freedom of speech was being debated

By studying animal behavior, Bill Hansson of the @MPI_CE has come to understand the importance of a routinely underrated sense in humans: smell. From quality of life to alerting about dangers, scents are more important than we think, he tells @jongurutz

Since 2014, over 4,000 migrants have disappeared along the US-Mexico border, according to the UN. A prominent NGO from Argentina, @eaafoficial is working to identify the bodies, so their relatives can at least give them proper burial

The actress Kirstie Alley passed away on Monday at the age of 71, her family has confirmed. The star of 1980s TV sitcom 'Cheers' and movies like 'Look who’s talking' was undergoing treatment for a recently discovered cancer

Until recently, Mars was a dead planet. The last volcanic eruptions there took place billions of years ago and most experts believed that since then, no significant volcanic activity had taken place. A new study has changed this view

In a male-dominated space, the idea that two talented women who didn’t know each other would share a stage seemed dangerous to some. But that was not the case for Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks, who created an alliance that probably saved Fleetwood Mac

Had she lived in late 19th-century England, Sadie Sink could have been a Pre-Raphaelite muse. But she was born 20 years ago in Texas, and her early artistic interests have made her one of her generation’s most promising actresses

Amia Srinivasan, the first woman to be named Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at @UniofOxford, spoke with @el_pais about feminism and her collection of essays 'The Right to Sex'

Nick Bollettieri, who coached numerous world number ones with his “blood, sweat and tears" doctrine, will always be identified with Andre Agassi, who described the Bradenton academy as “a glorified prison camp […] a Lord of the Flies with forehands”

In interviews with @el_pais, Chinese citizens (using assumed names for fear of reprisals) explained why they are participating in the country's first major outburst of dissent “in 30 years”

As the good guy of the family adventure comedy, Dwayne Johnson is the perfect marketing product. But his role in 'Black Adam' has sown the seeds of doubt over his future career path

Simultaneous explosions rocked two Russian airfields located hundreds of miles from Ukraine’s borders on Monday morning, one of which led to at least three deaths while injuring six more people

The most infamous episode in the history of The Doors never happened. After a 1969 concert in Miami, 15 shows were canceled, the band lost $1m, their songs were banned and Jim Morrison was sentenced to prison, which he avoided by paying bail. Or did he?

The Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock classics have been displaced on the latest selection of the best movies in history published by the British Film Industry, which is topped by a female director for the first time

Mind-bending drugs and psychedelics are generally stigmatized and illegal in EU member states, but based on new research, scientists are starting to wake up to what shamans have been saying for years

French writer Dominique Lapierre achieved global fame with his books, some of them co-written with Larry Collins. He sold millions of copies and some titles were made into movies, like The City of Joy, which reflects his lifelong passion for India

“Why did Europe emerge as an expansionist power after 1500? I show that it has nothing to do with white people. It really depends on the details of the history of specific places.” So says Harvard professor @JoHenrich in this interview with @el_pais

With President Bukele's crackdown on gangs starting to yield results, many communities in El Salvador have become less afraid of Mara Salvatrucha-13. Now, they fear the police: "They have become like another gang"

“The Nazis’ dehumanization of the Jews was not a strategy to justify their extermination. Rather, it was the basis for their extermination,” says Psychologist David Livingstone as a new study quantifies the “mental state language” of Nazi propaganda

He was a misunderstood visionary who did not find success until the age of 45, when he designed his famous geodesic dome. A new biography explores the fascinating mind of Buckminster Fuller, whose ideas are now more relevant than ever

Prominent neuroscientist Javier de Felipe says that after decades of research, he is finally beginning to understand a few things about the brain. “And now they want me to retire...”