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Los «garabatos» de los matemáticos griegos: el hallazgo de cuadernos de escribas que revelan cómo calculaban en el Egipto romano

Durante siglos, la historia de las matemáticas griegas ha estado dominada por figuras como Euclides, Arquímedes o Apolonio de Perga. Sin embargo, junto a esa tradición teórica y deductiva, existió otra mucho más terrenal y pragmática que rara vez aparece en los manuales: la matemática práctica. Un nuevo estudio de Thomas Kelly, investigador de la […]

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The “Doodles” of Greek Mathematicians: Scribe’s Notebooks Reveal How They Calculated in Roman Egypt

When we think of Greek mathematics, we think of Euclid, Archimedes and Apollonius of Perga: elegant proofs and general rules. Alongside that tradition ran a humbler one, which rarely makes it into textbooks. It was maths for getting a job done, and a new study argues that the people who practised it leaned heavily on […]

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Hittite Royal Archive Found in Turkey Records A Baby Princess, a Spreading Fever and a Call for Troops 3,400 Years Ago

The Hittite generals posted in western Anatolia (the Asian part of modern Turkey) did not mince words. They told their king that the territory was surrounded by enemies. They asked for soldiers, horses and war chariots, and warned that without help the army could be destroyed. They also made it clear that they would not […]

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Neanderthal Wood Tools Almost Never Survive — A Spanish Cliff Has Preserved Spears, Bowls and a Club With No Known Match

When people talk about Neanderthal technology, they almost always mean stone: points, scrapers, flakes chipped from flint. There is a good reason for that. Stone can last hundreds of thousands of years, while a wooden stick buried in the ground rots away quickly. For decades, a large part of Neanderthal equipment has simply been missing […]

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Hallan 184 tablillas del archivo del Imperio Hitita: hablan de fiebres que mataban niños y de augures que viajaban

Los generales hititas destinados en el oeste de Anatolia no se andan con rodeos. Cuentan al rey que el territorio está rodeado de enemigos, piden soldados, caballos y carros de guerra y advierten de que, si la ayuda no llega, el ejército puede ser destruido. Añaden además que no asumirán la responsabilidad de lo que […]

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El onubense Juan Manuel Acosta, campeón nacional de doma clásica en Murcia

El jinete de Lepe firma un campeonato excepcional con tres victorias y se alza con el primer puesto en el Campeonato de España de Caballos Jóvenes 2026 en la categoría de 5 años, montando a Zampuzo TR

El onubense Juan Manuel Acosta, montando a Zampuzo TR, se proclama campeón de España de doma clásica de Caballos Jóvenes 2026 en la categoría de 5 años.
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WHO offers technical support to Russia over suspected plague case in Siberia: ‘We need more information’

International health authorities are on alert over a possible case of plague that may not even exist. The death of a laboratory worker at a plague research facility in Russia’s Irkutsk region on October 2 sparked concerns, and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday offered technical assistance to the Russian government while requesting additional information needed to assess any potential risk.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization.
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