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These images allow scientists to search for wandering planets, study dark matter using lensed galaxies and explore the evolution of the universe.

Most of the deepfakes (videos with fake hyper-realistic recreations) generated by artificial intelligence (AI) that spread through social media feature political representatives and artists and are often linked to current news cycles. This is one of the conclusions of research by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) that analyses the formal and content characteristics of viral misinformation in Spain arising from the use of AI tools for illicit purposes.

Members of the Enviroplanet plastics research network, formed by several Spanish research groups specialized in plastic pollution and thanks to an agreement signed by the Autonomous University of Madrid in collaboration with the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU), have published a study in the journal Scientific Reports on the presence of microplastics in bottled water.

According to two published papers led by UV's Professor Gemma García-Soriano, the esTOCma app "has proved useful in raising awareness of OCD in society, dispelling false myths about it and encouraging people to seek help as soon as possible." The results of these studies show that after using the app for a few minutes for 4-5 days, the users have a better understanding of the disorder.

A team of researchers from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) has developed hybrid membranes based on a functional porous nanomaterial and a polymer, capable of effectively degrading emerging contaminants present in water. The work, published in the journal Nanoscale , promises to significantly improve water quality and contribute to the development of sustainable treatment methods.

A study by the Autonomous University of Madrid and CSIC demonstrates the role of cell proliferation and an intercellular communication mechanism in the formation of organisms. The research team validated the results with a mathematical model that predicts epithelial shape and cell behavior. A research group at the Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBM-CSIC-UAM), a joint center of the CSIC and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), has described the cellular mechanisms that contribute to the folding of tissues to give our organs their characteristic shape.

A study by the Institute for Research in Human Resources Psychology, Organisational Development and Quality of Working Life (IDOCAL) of the University of València (UV) concludes that both salary and type of contract (permanent or temporary) influence the occupational health of individuals through different explanatory mechanisms, while the type of work schedule (full-time or part-time) does not affect the health of employees.

The Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) just funded a new project in the Institute of Corpuscular Physics (IFIC).

Sergi Morales, researcher at the Department of Constitutional Law, Political and Administrative Sciences of the University of Valencia. A study by Sergi Morales, a researcher at the University of Valencia, provides a detailed definition of linguistic domination, for the first time from the perspectives of political theory and political science.

The results not only improve the efficiency and scalability of cryptographic proof systems, but also open up new possibilities for ensuring the integrity, fairness and privacy of data processing tasks in various applications of AI and image processing.

The UV, INCLIVA and the Arnau de Vilanova Hospital in Valencia are participating in an international research project that studies gene expression and epigenetics in skeletal muscle cells at different ages to produce the most complete single-cell atlas of aged human skeletal muscle to date. This study, involving scientific teams from China, the United States and Spain, is published today in the journal Nature and identifies skeletal muscle cells amenable to medical, pharmacological and lifestyle interventions.

Researchers from eleven centres in Spain, the United States and Germany, including the University of Valencia (UV), INCLIVA and Carlos III Health Institute, have analysed the effect on the human brain of erythropoietin (EPO), a hormone secreted mainly by the kidneys, as well as its potential as therapy for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric diseases.

Mara Segovia, Erasmus+ researcher at the Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology (ICBiBe) of the University of Valencia, has participated in a study that reveals the response capacity of seaweed to the effects of climate change. Over the last 60 years, diatoms - the subject of this study - have increased their optimal temperature by 1°C to adapt to global warming.