MEMBERS OF THE JURY OF THE TALES FROM THE MEDNIGHT LITERAY CONTEST
María del Carmen Perea Rosa Martínez Natalia Pérez-Galdós Mila Martínez Gabriel Estañ Javier Ordóñez the decission of the jury will be public next week
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 atmosphere...
Mind and Food: how to educate to healthy eating
The food psycho-education laboratory will be an opportunity for all the children who participate, to learn through games, videos and many activities that food is experience, communication and even creativity!! We will know many good and healthy foods and how to use...
Carbon-based materials from orange peels via microwave irradiation
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...
Cheese-making with vegetable rennet as an element of product and process innovation
The most important step in cheese production is undoubtedly the coagulation of milk, a process that occurs primarily by acidification and enzymatic action. Coagulating enzymes, known as rennet, can be of animal, microbial and plant origin. Vegetable rennet, little...
Microplastic in food of animal origin
The presence of microplastics in aquatic organisms is well known, but, perhaps, not everyone knows that they have also been detected in numerous terrestrial organisms, both animal and vegetable. In this regard, it is even more worrying that microplastics have been...
“No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference” (G. Thunberg)
The quiz game, characterized by an entertaining and educational experience, wishes to educate all the little participants about the importance of each daily action for the realization of a green future. Taking the first steps towards a sustainable education is the...
“Mediterraneo” Tradition, Changes, Perspective
Showing pictures and images all around the space available, the Phd students in political sciences want to present the results of their student conference on the Mediterranean question. The event intends to privilege the approach between different methodologies to...
Smart innovation strategies for controlled environment breeding of Haliotis tuberculata
The gastropod mollusc Haliotis tuberculata, an endemic species of the Mediterranean Sea, today represents an innovative species of great interest for the aquaculture sector. The abalone is considered an important marine resource that, could quickly become depleted if...
Analysis of everyday tools challenges long-held ideas about what drove major changes in ancient Greek society
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...
Mathematics itineraries in Messina
Looking at the city of Messina with mathematical eyes allows you to discover unsuspected similarities between different buildings and at the same time to learn in a simple way some element of mathematics that has fascinated young and old in centuries of Mediterranean...
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...
Benefits of not felling trees after a wildfire
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...
Entrepreneurship and new ventures in the Mediterranean area
The economic and social development of a region is largely dependent on entrepreneurship. What is the state of the art of entrepreneurship in Sicily and Calabria? What are the characteristics that distinguish these new ventures? The event aims to critically discuss...
Reaction to study claiming that the frequency of heatwaves will increase this century
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, Africa, India and...