“The Swat Project” is a Mountain Wilderness International (MWI) project that aims to promote the creation of a national park in the valleys of the Swat River (Pakistani Hindu Kush). The project is supported by Mountain Wilderness Pakistan and local governments. Mountain Wilderness...
A recent scientific study reveals the impressive adaptability of honeybees to climate challenges. Bee colonies quickly adjust their internal roles and increase communication within the colony during extreme weather events, ensuring a...
A team of researchers has analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of translating and subtitling audiovisual products into a third language via English - the most common pivot language in subtitling- for professionals in the sector and...
A new study from reveals that the evolution of the universe is more mysterious than previously thought. Using the second law of thermodynamics and observational data, researchers from the Department of Physics have explored the spatial curvature of the...
A publication led by ICREA researcher Jordi Vallverdú from UAB and a global team of collaborators, presents a new frontier in the world of what has been called artificial hormonal intelligence. This research,...
A research team from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont and the American Museum of Natural History has reconstructed the face of the Miocene great ape Pierolapithecus and, on its basis,...
On 9 October 1963, two thousand people were swallowed up by a colossal wave of water and mud unleashed by a gigantic landslide that sank the dam in the Vajont basin, Italy. A tragedy that the UNESCO would...
Biogas has become a promising option as a renewable resource, but its composition includes some impurities, such as carbon dioxide. UAB researchers have used catalysts based on copper nanoparticles...
One of the major health challenges nowadays is the fight against bacterial resistance to antibiotics. The use of bacteriophages (virus that only infect bacteria) is one of the most...
Due to the economic crisis of 2008-2014, many Spaniards emigrated to search for work in Iceland. There, the number of Spaniards has increased fivefold between 2008 and 2021, and many of these new migrants are highly qualified young...
