The top map shows the historical record of “dangerously” hot days per year, with a heat index above 39.4°C. The left-hand column reflects the range of dangerously hot days in 2050, with more than 100 “dangerous” days in parts of South America,...
Response to a tactile stimulus in the brain of a mouse in which retinal waves have been blocked (left) and in a control mouse (right). IN, CSIC-UMH Can you imagine if every time you touched something -or something touched you- you had a visual experience? Well, that...
Apart from the disastrous impact of these temperatures on the marine ecosystem, we must ask ourselves whether this will mean an autumn of heavy rainfall and flooding. This summer we are surprised by how warm the Mediterranean Sea is, especially the central and western...
There are environmental conflicts that brew slowly and invisibly over decades and suddenly, when certain thresholds are reached, come to light. In the case of the Mar Menor (Region of Murcia, Spain), the first warning sign was in the early 2000s, with the invasion of...
We interviewed Pedro García, director of the Asociación de Naturalistas del Sureste (ANSE), for the Mediterranean Researchers’ Night in Los Alcáceres (Murcia), with the Mar Menor on his back. Pedro García is one of the leading experts on the problems facing the...
The recovery and restoration of degraded areas in forest ecosystems have as objectives, among others, the slowing down of the erosive processes that cause soil loss, as well as the regeneration of soil fertility and the diversity of plants and animals. Reforestations...