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El hallazgo de dos langostas azules en EEUU sorprende a la comunidad científica

La costa atlántica de Massachusetts se convirtió este verano en escenario de un fenómeno poco común. En cuestión de semanas aparecieron dos langostas americanas con caparazón azul intenso, ejemplares que sorprenden por su color fuera de lo habitual y por la escasa probabilidad de que se den en la naturaleza. Los investigadores estiman que solo una de cada dos millones de langostas presenta esta mutación, lo que explica la atención que despertó tanto en la comunidad científica como en el público.
La primera de estas capturas se produjo en julio, cuando el pescador Brad Myslinski, al mando del barco Sophia & Emma en Salem, encontró en sus trampas un ejemplar inusual. De inmediato reconoció que no se trataba de una langosta común y decidió donar el animal al Centro de Ciencias Marinas de la Universidad de Northeastern. Allí fue recibido como una rareza biológica y bautizado por estudiantes con el nombre de Neptune, en honor al dios romano del mar.
Según informó la Universidad de Northeastern en un comunicado, Neptune es una langosta americana típica en comportamiento y fisiología. Pesa aproximadamente un kilo, tiene unos siete años de vida y mantiene hábitos semejantes a los de su especie: esconderse bajo rocas y alimentarse de moluscos. Lo único que la diferencia es el caparazón azul eléctrico, un rasgo que la convierte en pieza única dentro del acuario de contacto destinado a programas de educación y divulgación científica.
El origen de esta coloración fue explicado por especialistas de la universidad. De acuerdo con declaraciones recogidas por Northeastern Global News, la bióloga Sierra Muñoz indicó que el tono proviene de una anomalía genética que produce un exceso de crustacianina, una proteína asociada a la pigmentación. En condiciones normales, las langostas presentan una mezcla de pigmentos que se combinan para dar el tono marrón moteado, ideal para el camuflaje en fondos rocosos. En los ejemplares como Neptune, la mutación altera ese equilibrio y el azul predomina en todo el caparazón.
El medio Daily Item entrevistó a Jay Krithivas, instructor de divulgación del centro marino, quien detalló que “la mutación anula la expresión de los demás colores” y permite que aflore el azul, que ya estaba presente de forma latente. El especialista recordó que existen otras variantes raras, como las langostas amarillas, calicó, albinas y las llamadas “algodón de azúcar”, que combinan azul claro y rosa. Aunque cada una responde a procesos genéticos distintos, todas comparten la característica de ser extremadamente infrecuentes en la naturaleza.
La segunda captura ocurrió pocas semanas después y fue informada por el diario Standard-Times. Otro pescador de Massachusetts atrapó una langosta azul de unos ocho o nueve años de edad y poco más de medio kilo de peso. En este caso, el ejemplar fue entregado al Departamento de Pesca Marina estatal, que gestionó su donación a la Escuela de Ciencias Marinas y Tecnología Este de la Universidad de Massachusetts Dartmouth. Allí, el animal se exhibe en un acuario educativo abierto a estudiantes y público general.
El gerente del laboratorio, Forrest Kennedy, señaló al mismo medio que se trata de un ejemplar “de un azul brillante y precioso”, destacando la oportunidad de mostrarlo como recurso pedagógico. Su destino, al igual que el de Neptune, estará ligado a la enseñanza y a la divulgación científica, lejos del consumo gastronómico al que se destina la mayoría de las capturas de langosta.
Ambos casos remarcan no solo el atractivo visual de estas anomalías genéticas, sino también su importancia para la investigación. Las universidades subrayan que la supervivencia de estas langostas hasta la edad adulta resulta poco habitual. El color azul intenso las hace más visibles para depredadores naturales, como peces grandes y, en el caso de Nueva Inglaterra, cangrejos azules, cuya presencia aumentó en la región debido al calentamiento de las aguas. Documentar ejemplares vivos brinda a los científicos una oportunidad única para estudiar cómo influyen estas mutaciones en la ecología marina.
Según la ecóloga Neida Villanueva, citada en un comunicado de Northeastern, Neptune se adaptó con rapidez a su nuevo entorno en el acuario. Para proteger su bienestar, el equipo diseñó una cabaña de refugio y limitó la interacción con visitantes, respetando la naturaleza solitaria de la especie. El animal comparte espacio con erizos verdes, peces cunner, peces esculpinos y cangrejos Jonás, aunque se mantiene aislado de depredadores potenciales.
La rareza de estas capturas también abre interrogantes sobre la longevidad de las langostas. De acuerdo con la información proporcionada por el centro de Northeastern, estos crustáceos pueden superar los cien años de vida si evitan depredadores, enfermedades o problemas durante la muda. Se registraron ejemplares de hasta nueve kilos, lo que refuerza el interés en estudiar cómo la genética y el ambiente influyen en su desarrollo.
El valor educativo de Neptune y de la langosta azul de Dartmouth no se limita a la observación del público. También sirve para explicar fenómenos biológicos más amplios, como las mutaciones genéticas, la adaptación de las especies y la diversidad de la vida marina. Los programas de divulgación permiten que estudiantes de diferentes niveles se acerquen a la biología marina con ejemplos concretos y llamativos.
Los especialistas remarcan que estos hallazgos, aunque anecdóticos en términos de frecuencia, resultan significativos para comprender los procesos naturales. Las dos langostas azules capturadas en Massachusetts se transformaron en símbolos de una biodiversidad sorprendente y, al mismo tiempo, en recursos que contribuyen a la formación científica de nuevas generaciones.
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New terror group with reported Iran ties claims 4 attacks across Europe

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A new terrorist group with suspected links to the Iranian regime emerged in Europe last week. Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya (The Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right) has claimed responsibility for four attacks on Jewish targets across the continent.
A synagogue in Liège, Belgium, was the first target of an explosive attack on Monday. An arson attack on a Rotterdam synagogue followed overnight on Friday and an explosive device was set off at a Jewish school in Amsterdam the next evening.
Several sources have linked an additional attack at a Jewish site in Greece on Wednesday with the group, though no specifics were given about the target or method of attack.
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The scene of an explosion at the synagogue in the rue Leon Fredericq, in Liege on March 9, 2026. The synagogue was hit at around 4am by a blast. A previously unknown terrorist group, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya, claimed responsibility.
Joe Truzman, senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and editor of the FDD’s Long War Journal, told Fox News Digital that when he saw the statement from the organization following their Monday attack, he «thought it was a little bit amateurish.» Truzman said that after videos from the group became to emerge, he «realized that there’s probably something more here to this organization.»
He said that the war in Iran has likely «compelled the group, for whoever is behind this, to start launching these attacks.» Truzman said he «suspect[s] this organization is being directed» and that there is «an entity behind it.»
Truzman says he suspects the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) itself, which he says «has been active in Europe» and has «attempted to eliminate or assassinate dissidents.» Though he does not discount them being entity of an Iraqi militia group.

A pedestrian walks past a synagogue on ABN Davidsplein in Rotterdam, western Netherlands on March 13, 2026 after an arson attack. A formerly unknown terrorist group, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya, claimed responsibility. (Media TV via ANP / AFP via Getty Images)
In addition to anticipating further attacks from Ashab al-Yamin, Truzman said that he is concerned that «the dissemination of [terror] videos online may compel other people to commit antisemitic attacks» in Europe. According to Truzman, Ashab al-Yamin’s videos are «starting to gain traction. They’re starting to get the views, and people are seeing it. And maybe the ones that are radicalized already or are going to be radicalized, may be influenced by these videos, and may commit an antisemitic attack or an attack on a Jewish site.»
He said that the attacks «have been mostly unsophisticated, but things may change, and they may start targeting people, too, during the day, when it’s busy.» So far all attacks have come at night.
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Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on X that the group was tied to the regime in Tehran. «A jihadi group tied to an Iranian proxy» was responsible for the string of attacks. They noted that «the IRGC continues to sponsor and export terror across the globe.»
Onlookers are increasingly tying the attacks back to the war in Iran. The World Jewish Congress raised alarm bells about Ashab al-Yamin on X, stating that «security analysts believe the group may be part of Iran’s expanding network of proxy actors operating far beyond the Middle East.» The Congress called on governments to «treat this threat with the seriousness it deserves, dismantle the networks behind these attacks, and ensure Jewish communities can live and worship in safety.»
Amichai Chikli, Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister, called the attacks «part of a troubling pattern.» He explained that «terror networks linked to the Iranian axis are trying to expand their arena of activity into European cities and Jewish communities.»

Military members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in western Tehran, Iran (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The State Department did not respond to questions about whether it had previously been tracking Ashab al-Yamin, or if it planned to issue a warning to Americans traveling abroad to avoid Jewish institutions, but an alert from the U.S. embassy in the Netherlands on Monday warned, «Following recent targeted explosive incidents in the Netherlands and in other major European cities, the U.S. Mission to the Netherlands reminds U.S. citizens to maintain good personal security practices and exercise heightened situational awareness, consistent with the Department of State’s recent Worldwide Caution alert.»
The alert added, «As noted in the Travel Advisory for the Netherlands, terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in the Netherlands. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, local government facilities, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, parks, major sporting and cultural events, educational institutions, airports, and other public areas.»
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Israel’s National Security Council recently warned its citizens traveling abroad to conceal items that might identify them as Israeli or Jewish and to «avoid visiting sites identified as Jewish or Israeli» following the first of three shootings at Toronto synagogues in early March.
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Far-left House Dem pushes land reparations for descendants of American slaves

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There’s a new push to give federal reparations to descendants of slaves among congressional Democrats, this time being led by progressive Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich.
Thanedar introduced a bill late last week that would set up a federal commission to «study and distribute land reparations» for the descendants of slaves in the U.S. The legislation has no formal backers and faces steep obstacles to advancing in the Republican-controlled House.
«The history of historical injustices against Black Americans by our federal government is nothing short of shameful,» Thanedar told Fox News Digital in a statement. «Formerly enslaved families were promised land as a means of securing freedom and self-sufficiency, but these promises were broken, and the devastating economic effects of this broken promise is still felt today.»
Thanedar’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding how the legislation would work in practice.
Protesters in San Francisco march in support of slavery reparations. (Getty Images)
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Reparations refer to financial compensation for Black Americans intended to address economic harms their ancestors experienced during slavery and the Jim Crow era. Republicans oppose the idea over eligibility concerns and their belief that present-day Americans should not be responsible for harms committed generations ago.
The reparations push comes as Thanedar, a two-term lawmaker, is facing a serious challenge from the left ahead of Michigan’s August 2026 primary. State Rep. Donavan McKinney, D-Mich., is vying to unseat Thanedar in the deep-blue district with the backing of Sen. Bernie Sanders I-Vt., and the progressive group, Justice Democrats — despite Thanedar’s own progressive credentials.
But Thanedar’s support for Israel has served to alienate him from the furthest-left flank of his party, including Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., a fellow member of his state’s delegation. He left the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), of which Tlaib is a member, after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel in 2023.
Tlaib is also supporting McKinney’s campaign.
Thanedar, an Indian American, has supported slavery reparations since before his congressional tenure.
«Every other community has — Japanese Americans got their [reparations], American Indians got their reparations,» the Michigan Democrat said in 2022 while running for Congress. «This is something that needs to be handled in a fair way.»

Rep. Shri Thanedar argues reparations are necessary to correct a «broken promise» to descendants of slaves. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
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Thanedar is an original cosponsor of H.R. 40, also known as the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act, which aims to kickstart the reparations process for descendants of slaves. The Michigan Democrat is also a proud supporter of more expansive legislation that aims to transfer $14 trillion in estimated losses to reparations recipients.
The legislation was originally introduced by Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., in 2023, when it was similarly dead on arrival in the GOP-controlled House.
Progressive Democrats have long advocated for the passage of reparations legislation but have encountered resistance from members of the party’s moderate flank who view the idea as politically toxic.
Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md., vetoed legislation in 2025 that would have enacted a reparations commission at the state level. Moore is notably one of the only Black Democratic governors in the country and is rumored to have presidential ambitions.

Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md., broke with progressive members of the Democratic Party in 2025 over slavery reparations. (Shannon Finney/NBC via Getty Images)
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Thanedar has also introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and other Trump administration figures, despite opposition from House Democratic leadership.
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