Maritime transport will reduce emissions by 30% in 2030 but the NGOs see it...
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in maritime transport by the year 2030 compared to 2008....
The Aemet weather forecast after the heat wave: "It will reach up to 40...
The heat will (finally) take a break this weekend. According to the forecast of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), on Saturday, with the exception...
Homosexual behavior among macaques is widespread and hereditary
Homosexual behavior in macaque monkeys may be the result of evolution and a common feature of primate reproduction, according to a study from Imperial...
First global study on plastics in lakes and reservoirs: pollution is everywhere
The pollution caused by the dumping of plastics, as well as the accumulation of small particles of these products manufactured by humans, has been...
The Nature Restoration Law overcomes a very tough vote in the European Parliament
The Nature Restoration Law managed to overcome a critical vote in the European Parliament this Wednesday, by a narrow margin, so that this transcendental...
"Swings" of high temperatures will continue in Spain after the heat wave
The heat wave, which subsides this Wednesday, reached its maximum values ??last Monday, with temperatures close to 45ºC in Loja (Granada) and 44ºC in...
The heat wave subsides without breaking records
The heat wave begins to subside today and will concentrate the situations of greatest risk in the south and southeast of the peninsula, specifically...
The heat wave that is roasting Spain will end on Thursday, but temperatures will...
The heat wave does not let up in Spain. Up to 13 autonomous communities this Tuesday will be at extreme risk (red alert), significant...
The eruption of the volcano in Iceland continues: can it affect international flights?
Iceland is witnessing this week a volcanic eruption, for the moment officially considered "minor", which is being monitored with special attention because it occurs...
A fish that has been sold in aquariums for 20 years is actually a...
In the aquariums of various Asian countries and also on the internet it is known as the red-tailed claw fish (from English, Redtail Claw)....
The Aemet alerts in which provinces the heat wave will scorch Spain this week:...
Spain is facing the second heat wave of this summer, an event that will leave "significantly high" temperatures in a good part of the...
Ships forced to prevent collision with whales in the northwestern Mediterranean
With the aim of reducing ship collisions with whales, and at the proposal of Spain, France, Italy and Monaco, the Northwestern Mediterranean region has...
The Aemet warns of strong storms before the second heat wave of the summer
Up to six communities continue this Thursday on alert for heavy rains and storms, with special incidence in areas of the Pyrenees and the...
Seawing, a technology that can drag cargo ships with kites to reduce emissions
Japan's K-Line shipping company, together with Airseas, an aerospace company spun out of Airbus, have obtained approval in principle (AIP) from the ClassNK Classification...
First images captured by the European Space Agency's 'ray hunter'
A continuum of flashes, flashes that seen up close scare the bravest but, detected from space, do not even seem like family fireworks. Such...
UK experiences hottest June on record
The United Kingdom has suffered its hottest June since temperature records began in 1884. These are data shared by the British Meteorological Service (Met...
New historical record of melting in the Antarctic Ocean in a month of June
Dozens of scientists constantly analyze data on melting ice in Antarctica and surrounding waters. One of the teams with the greatest dedication and resources...
Mortality from urban pollution is due to traffic, housing and the agricultural sector
Air pollution is the main environmental cause of death and traffic, housing and the agricultural sector turn out to be the main contributors to...
Less heat and some rain: this is the Aemet weather forecast for the weekend
Spain breathes with relief after the first heat wave of the summer, which has left temperatures close to 45 degrees in some points in...
Discover in 20 seconds how much you can save on electricity with solar energy...
In the last year, we have witnessed a significant increase in electricity bills, reaching historic levels in electricity prices. Both homes and businesses have...
They discover a new family of insects from a fossil preserved in amber
An international scientific team in which the Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC) participates has discovered a species of a completely new insect family, belonging to...
The sudden explosion that started life on Earth 574 million years ago
When did animals first appear on Earth? The question has been troubling naturalists since Charles Darwin, and a team from Oxford University appears to...
The emotional video of a monkey seeing the sky for the first time after...
It is very difficult not to be moved when seeing Vanilla the monkey seeing the sky for the first time after spending her entire...
The only species of palm tree in the world that flourishes and bears fruit...
An international team led by experts from the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew (United Kingdom) has described, studied in depth and awarded a scientific...
The Aemet sets a date for the end of the heat wave: drop in...
The heat wave does not let up. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) maintains this Tuesday five communities in orange alert (significant risk) for maximum...
Two new skin turtle nests located in the Ebro Delta and Malgrat de Mar
Two new caretaker sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nests have been located on the beaches of the Ebro Delta (Tarragona) and in Malgrat de Mar...
The heat wave does not let up: temperatures of up to 44º and storms...
The first heat wave of summer does not let up. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) keeps eight communities on alert this Monday (Aragon, both...
They describe a new species of primitive toothed whale, ancestor of current dolphins
Scientists have described a new species of primitive toothed whale, or toothed whale, the Olympicetus thalassodon. As published in the journal PeerJ Life and...
A Louis Tomlinson concert in Colorado almost ended in tragedy due to a tremendous...
About a hundred people attending a Louis Tomlinson concert at the iconic Red Rocks amphitheater near Denver, Colorado, have been injured after being hit...
First killer whale attack on a ship in the North Sea: Is Gladis' behavior...
Norah, a 10.3-meter-long Koopmans 34 cruise ship, piloted solo by Wim Rutten, is the first vessel to be attacked by an orca in North...
Iceland suspends whaling because it breaches current animal welfare law
The Icelandic Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, has ordered the suspension of the whaling season until August 31, pending new reports...
The reappearance of giant snails forces to quarantine several areas of Florida
Florida maintains a relentless fight against giant African land snails (Lissachatina fulica), an invasive species that was first detected in the state in 1969...
Sventenius, the Swedish botanist who saved the botanical garden of Blanes and discovered the...
The history of science is full of examples in which a set of more or less random events shape a great discovery, a new...
Catalonia is facing one of the hottest and rainiest summers in recent years
The summer, which begins this June 21, is expected to be very hot again and with "more abundant" storms than other years, after the...
Scientists extol ethics at the Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
Various interventions by scientists have extolled the importance of ethics as a pillar that must accompany social progress, innovation and knowledge. And what was...
19 dogs that were going to be slaughtered for the Yuilin festival are rescued...
June 21 is the main day of celebration of the Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in Yulin (China), a meeting that lasts for 10...
Overfishing pushes reef sharks toward extinction
As much as the cinema has spent years obonating the fear of bathers towards sharks, the truth is that the greatest predator is always...
They discover that ants have a brain communication center for danger signals
The ants' brain has a kind of communications control center specialized in receiving and interpreting alarm signals (dangers) that are transmitted between individuals through...
The heat is here: first warnings for high temperatures, which can reach 39 degrees
The heat continues to tighten in Spain. The warm episode that began this Wednesday after a month of storms in large areas of the...
The first turtle nest of the season in Catalonia is located in the Ebro...
A nest with 94 caretta caretta eggs (Caretta caretta) discovered this week in the coastal zone of the Ebro Delta Natural Park is the...