Europe has experienced a significant number of large fires this summer. The main reasons for turning ignitions, both anthropogenic and lightning, into large fires have been the high density and continuity of vegetation (a product of rural abandonment and poorly...
Using microwave technology, a waste material such as orange peels can be converted into a green source of carbon-based materials like activated carbon, carbon quantum dots and graphene. Graphene in particular, in its various forms, is a major player in the...
A modern scientific analysis of ancient stone tools is challenging long-held beliefs about what caused radical change on the island of Crete, where the first European state flourished during the Bronze Age: the ‘Minoan civilization.’ About 3,500 years ago, Crete...
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...
For two and a half years, the INCLIVA Biomedical Research Institute of the Hospital Clínico de València has led the HUTER project (Human Uterus Cell Atlas), funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme with the aim of creating a...