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Collaboration and values to save the Mar Menor
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 HAVE TO DECREASE IN ORDER TO RECOVER THE NATURE OF THE MAR MENOR”, PEDRO GARCÍA (ANSE)
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 Mar...
Innovating in reforestation: objective to improve the resilience of plantations
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...
The diet that could make us live up to ten years longer
“Who wants to live forever?” wondered the legendary band Queen in their famous 80s song. And surely, even if we are not aiming for eternal life, we are all concerned about living as long as possible. The typical tips for a healthier life often ring in our heads:...
Adapting to the new reality of fires
Forty million years ago, Antarctica was covered with huge forests. And 25 000 years ago, half of Europe was covered in ice and the other half in cold steppes. Thanks to palaeontology, we now know that vegetation around the world has changed as the climate has changed....
TALES DEADLINE EXTENSION UNTIL AUGUST 15
We are glad with the response that is getting the II literary contest Tales from The MEDNIGHT. As August is a propitious month for creative activities, we announce a new extension of the deadline, until Monday, August 15, with which some great stories of scientific...
The flag.
Belonging is a difficult thing to understand. Land generates egoisms that many struggle to jettison from their routine. On the other hand, on sea one does not distinguish borders. It is as if the Mediterranean were the homeland and utopia untested to gulls, fish and...
Pre-events and warming up the local community on Lesvos
As a precursor to what will take place on the 30th of September, a series of actions made by SciCo, Greece, with the participation of the Aegean University and the support of Lesvos Chamber, was scheduled in the final days of July. The activities have taken place in a...
Sea breeze: This is how the sigh of the sea that refresh beaches and coastal cities is formed
If you are on the beach (or somewhere near the coast) you may have noticed that around midday a gentle wind starts to blow from the sea where there was none before. This is most likely sea-breeze, a (pleasant) phenomenon that occurs due to the temperature difference...
LAST DAYS FOR BEING PART OF THE TALES FROM THE MEDNIGHT
There are few days left, you are in time to be part of the II Tales from the MEDNIGHT. Works from different Mediterranean countries have already arrived to form an unforgettable edition. This initiative will bring science stories closer to hospitalized children,...
A Fisabio study, carried out in the Hospital General in Elche, finds microplastics in respiratory tracts
The study, led by Fisabio's pulmonologist Carlos Baeza, correlates the presence of these microfibers to worse lung function and pathogenic germs The results have been published in a prestigious international journal and awarded by the Spanish Society of Pneumology The...
A Fisabio project allows hospital gowns to be converted into new plastic and textile products
• This project by Fisabio, the Gandia Health Department, Aupa Hogar and Plastics Casaravi has obtained funding from the AVI • A waste management circuit will be implemented that can be extended to the rest of the hospitals in the Valencian Community The ZERO project...