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Anthropologist Susana Narotzky publishes an article in which she shows how the global economy increasingly relies on precarious, unrecognized and invisible forms of labour that fragment the working class and call into question traditional categories of labour and class.

The media, with the Internet at the forefront, has been expanding its area of influence and drastically homogenising the narratives through which we give meaning to the world, even beyond the media context.

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with Arizona State University (ASU) and Universidad de Salamanca, has carried out scientific research that indicates that family businesses show more environmentally responsible behaviour than non-family businesses.

Waste generated by human activities has now reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean: the 5,112-metre-deep Calypso Deep in the Ionian Sea.

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is coordinator on MultiX, a European scientific project involving seventeen research centres and technology companies from seven countries, which aims to revolutionize future 6G communication networks by transforming their design and operation.

The study, validated in an immersive virtual reality environment, could have potential applications in sports training, aerospace sectors and robotics.

UB researchers travel to Easter Island to study the conservation state of the Moai statues after the fire of 2022 A group of experts led by Jorge Otero, a researcher at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the

Microplastic and fibre pollution is a global threat that also affects marine ecosystems in the Antarctic.

Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes.

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a new soft joint model for robots with an asymmetrical triangular structure and an extremely thin central column.

The Desertification Research Center (CIDE, UV-CSIC-GVA) has developed a study showing that orienting vine vegetation towards the west, through an innovative adaptation of the traditional vertical trellis, improves grape and wine composition.

Gaia, the European Space Agency (ESA) satellite that maps the Milky Way, has completed the sky-scanning phase of its mission, in which it has accumulated more than three trillion observations of some

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) are carrying out a pioneering study that aims to analyse how morphological differences between men and women can influence the effectiveness of road safety systems, specifically seat belts, in order to develop more inclusive safety systems.

The Oxyrhynchus Archaeological Mission, led by the Institute of Ancient Near East Studies of the University of Barcelona (IPOA), under the direction of Ignasi-Xavier Adiego, has concluded its latest campaign with findings of exceptional historical and archaeological relevance.

Antarctica is one of the most vulnerable ecosystems on the planet. Climate change, invasive species and the impact of human activities are threats to a delicate balance of biodiversity and natural systems on this continent.

Some patients with diabetes develop a serious condition known as diabetic cardiomyopathy , which is slow and cannot be directly attributed to hypertension or other cardiovascular disorders.

According to research involving UC3M A scientific team from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with University College London (England) and the University of California, Davis (USA), has found that smart TVs send viewing data to their servers.

A study published in Quaternary Science Reviews examines the evolution of glaciers on the Hurd Peninsula over 30,000 years.

A study led by the University of Barcelona and the Spanish National Research Council-s Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC - CSIC) presents a new therapeutic tool capable of inhibiting the proliferation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

On 29 October 2024, an episode of torrential rains shook the Valencian Community, leaving behind a trail of devastation and numerous flooded municipalities.