The Laboratory of Applied Bio-Acoustics of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia has developed a study showing that low-frequency noise produced by large-scale human activities at sea causes acoustic trauma to cephalopods, a class of mollusks, that leads to severe injuries to their auditory structures

STAFF | APRIL 11TH, 2011

In the sea, there are large extensions of corals, sea fans and sponges. They form true animal forests, rich in biodiversity, which have a structure similar to terrestrial woodlands. But these underwater forests are under threat, and it is worth remembering that this is the International Year of Forests

APRIL 6TH, 2011

The depths of the Mediterranean are the silent scene of a race against time between advances in their study and their never-ending destruction. While scientists work to determine the ecological role of the seabed, human activities continue to damage them

FEBRUARY 22ND, 2011

In Catalonia, human activity accounts for three times the number of eagle deaths than natural causes. Half of these deaths are due to impacts or electrocution with electric towers. A team from the University of Barcelona is working to find solutions

JORDI MONTANER | JANUARY 24th, 2011

Researchers have defined the key factors that determine whether a species will survive or not in a new ecosystem and indicate that the suitability of the climate, in many cases local microclimates created by human activity, is the main factor that determines its survival

STAFF | JANUARY 5TH, 2011

The Center for the Recovery of Marine Animals (CRAM) and Caja Madrid have launched on the beach of El Prat, a town near Barcelona, a pioneering project for the assisted reproduction of Mediterranean sea turtles in captivity

STAFF | NOVEMBER 25TH, 2010

The impact of climate change is increasingly apparent. New data recently published in Nature suggest that, contrary to forecasts, the metabolism of the flora and fauna of the tropics is suffering more changes than expected. Coinciding with this finding, scientists at the University of Leeds in the U.K. are calling for adaptation measures, especially in large agricultural areas.

XAVIER PUJOL GEBELLÍ | OCTOBER 28TH, 2010

The interactive video game is designed so that players discover different aspects of the biology, social life, hazards, needs and human interactions of wolves.

A team of Catalan scientists discovered a new species of sponge in the depths of Antarctica and because of it similarities with the famous Chupa Chups lollypop gave it the scientific name of 'Stylocordyla chupachups'.

ANNI MONREAL | SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2010

The Catalan Pyrenees are currently the only place in Europe home to the four large scavenging raptors of the continent thanks to the return of the ihttp://admin.globaltalentnews.com/articles/edarticle.aspx?idSec=30mpressive black vulture – excellent news for the International Year of Biodiversity.

AUGUST 9th, 2010

Barcelona’s Institute of Marine Sciences has succeeded for the first time ever in reproducing the most common species of jellyfish found in the Mediterranean in its laboratories.

Staff | June 22, 2010

A new species of small fossil primate was presented to the scientific community. These beings lived on the Iberian Peninsula around 39 million years ago, and were similar to modern lemurs, which nowadays are found only in the island of Madagascar. The new genus and species discovered belongs to the Family ‘Notharctidae’ (‘Infraorder Adapiformes’).

17 may 2010

Nobody knows for certain how much oil is pouring from the British Petroleum platform that exploded on April 20, claiming 11 lives in the process. What is worse is that no one can predict at this stage what the total volume of oil poured into the gulf will be by the time the leak is sealed off. However, we are able to foresee the environmental impacts the spill could inflict on the coast and the seabed and the local flora and fauna.

Xavier Pujol Gebellí | 6 may 2010

On the occasion of World Parks Day, the Natural Areas Department of the greater Barcelona area government has convoked the 3rd Annual Digital Nature Photography Contest of the Wildlife Parks Network. The deadline is June 30 and the awards will be announced on July 15.

3 may 2010

La Obra Social Caixa Sabadell and ADENC (Associació per la Defensa i l’Estudi de la Natura) present “IV Instants of Nature" at the Civic Center Creu Alta (Cal Balsach) of Sabadell (Prats de Lluçanès road, 2) until March 31, 2010. The exhibition brings together the 52 best pictures presented in the fourth edition of the contest "Instants of Nature", organized jointly by the two institutions. The subjects of the images chosen are threatened or protected nature, fauna, flora and inanimate nature.

22 March 2010