I eat fish… Am I eating microplastics?! Biological cell damage of microplastic pollution on living organisms
Plastic pollution is a global concern. It is widely documented that mussels, fish and marine turtles eat microplastics from the environment, and these may reach human being final consumers of seafood. But which are the biological consequences of microplastic...
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF OUR CONSUMPTION CHOICES: DISCOVER THE LIFE CYCLE OF OLIVE OIL AND HOW THE WASTE PRODUCED IS MANAGED IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER
What are the environmental impacts of the products we consume? Analysing the different “life cycle phases” of an agri-food product, such as olive oil, and the different strategies for the management of waste and co-products obtained during the production...
The ‘sneezing’ of sponges for waste removal
Specimen of Aplysina archeri. / Benjamin Mueller This week’s #Cienciaalobestia features porifera, also known as sea sponges, which ‘sneeze’ to clean their internal filtering systems. This mucus expelled into the water is used by some animals living...
No more mussels?
Anthropological activities affect the balance of our planet. Air pollution is undergoing major changes, primarily global warming, but there is also another no less dangerous one that threatens the oceans and “our tables”. The carbon dioxide presents in the...
Sea life map
Knowing the marine environment and the interactions among the organisms that inhabit it is crucial to promote its protection, management, and conservation. The Mediterranean Sea is going through an unprecedented biodiversity loss crisis, and it is necessary to...Calendar
September 2025
Sep 26 2025
Bringing viewers closer to the biodiversity found in the ocean depths, using laboratory material, QR codes and surveys
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Sep 26 2025
Energy from the Sun… with an Artificial Leaf! How chemistry helps turn CO₂ and water into clean fuels by imitating nature
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Sep 26 2025
Heart under pressure: taking on stress!
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Sep 26 2025
Minors’ Access to the Internet and Electronic Communications Services
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Sep 26 2025
Well-being in contexts: Psychologists for health
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Sep 26 2025
PharmaGoose: the playful journey of medicines through the human body
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Sep 26 2025
Better Alone… but Well Accompanied by the Sun!
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Sep 26 2025
The Green Revolution of Plastic Materials
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Sep 26 2025
Building the Tissues of the Future: “In Search of the Missing Piece”
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Sep 26 2025
Inside the Decision: A Journey Through Perception
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Sep 26 2025
The sea that unites
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Sep 26 2025
Exploring the dialects of the Mediterranean through linguistic atlases
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