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UPF is leading a European project to improve energy efficiency and savings by the media and audiovisual sector through artificial intelligence
UPF is leading a European project to improve energy efficiency and savings by the media and audiovisual sector through artificial intelligence
Life Sciences - Mar 29
The dissemination program AmgenTransferCičncia brings biotechnology and genetics to Valencian institutes
The dissemination program AmgenTransferCičncia brings biotechnology and genetics to Valencian institutes
Event - Mar 24
The University of Valencia's Experimenta fair arrives with 66 science and technology projects
The University of Valencia's Experimenta fair arrives with 66 science and technology projects
Law - Mar 20
UPF to aid with the training of EU legal practitioners in the application of fundamental rights
UPF to aid with the training of EU legal practitioners in the application of fundamental rights
Innovation - Mar 17
New European research project, involving UPF, to investigate the effects of music on sleep
New European research project, involving UPF, to investigate the effects of music on sleep
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Environment - Astronomy / Space Science - 07.03.2023 
Statistics and data science to measure the vital signs of the Earth from satellite
An international research team led by the University of Valencia manages to automatically identify the most relevant changes that have occurred on planet Earth in the last 10 years and determine whether their causes are natural or anthropogenic. The results of the work, published in National Science Review, are obtained by combining a new statistical method with data from ESA-s SMOS satellite, which regularly provides global maps of soil and vegetation water content.
Paleontology - Environment - 01.03.2023
Environment - 23.02.2023 
Carbon sequestration is at risk of destabilisation in large regions of the planet
Recerca The Mediterranean region, the eastern part of East Africa, the western coasts of North and Central America, India, Pakistan and Southeast Asia are the regions of the planet where the carbon sequestration process is most at risk of destabilisation, according to a study published in the journal Nature .
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 21.02.2023 
A study establishes the appropriate level of irrigation for a more profitable and sustainable almond crop
Scientists from the Desertification Research centre (UV-CSIC-GVA) have analysed the irrigation strategies of the almond tree, in order to determine the optimum water levels for this crop. The analysis serves to establish sustainable irrigation protocols under semi-arid conditions such as those found in Spain, the world's second largest producer of almonds.
Environment - Life Sciences - 21.02.2023 
Detecting the impact of drought on plants with user-friendly and inexpensive techniques
Recerca Climate change is aggravating the impact of droughts —one of the factors that only affect plant physiology— on all plant ecosystems worldwide. Although new tools have been developed to detect and assess drought stress in plants —transcriptomic or metabolomic technologies, etc.— they are still difficult to apply in natural ecosystems, especially in remote areas and developing countries.
Environment - 14.02.2023 
Project Challenge: studying human impact and natural hazards threatening Antarctic marine ecosystems
The Antarctic Peninsula —from Adelaide Island to Hope Bay, the South Shetland Islands and Elephant Island— is the marine study region of the second Challenge scientific campaign, which be
Environment - Earth Sciences - 08.02.2023 
Marine reserves unlikely to restore marine ecosystems
Recerca Protected marine areas are one of the essential tools for the conservation of natural resources affected by human impact —mainly fishing—, but, are they enough to recover the functioning of these systems? A study published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science , led by researchers from the Biodiversity Research Institute ( IRBio ) of the University of Barcelona, in collaboration with researchers from the Group of Ecosystem Oc
Environment - History / Archeology - 02.02.2023 
Evolution of wheat spikes since the Neolithic revolution
Recerca Around 12,000 years ago, the Neolithic revolution radically changed the economy, diet and structure of the first human societies in the Fertile Crescent of the Near East. With the beginning of the cultivation of cereals —such as wheat and barley— and the domestication of animals, the first cities emerged in a new social context marked by a productive economy.
Life Sciences - Environment - 23.01.2023
Environment - 19.01.2023 
Fire advances the sexual reproduction of pine trees, according to a CIDE study
Un equipo del Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificación (CIDE, UV-CSIC-GVA) ha comprobado que, en lugares con incendios frecuentes, los pinos comienzan a reproducirse a edades más tempranas.
Computer Science - Environment - 12.01.2023 
Novel system to predict severe hurricanes using Artificial Intelligence
A team from the University of Valencia develops a novel system to predict severe hurricanes using Artificial Intelligence A research team from the Image Processing Laboratory (IPL) of the University of Valencia has developed a system that allows to optimally analyse and combinie certain structural parameters of the hurricane clouds from GOES satellite images.
Life Sciences - Environment - 21.12.2022 
Sharpsnout seabream’s mortality during early life stages has a genetic base
The high mortality in the early stages of life is a common phenomenon in fish and other species, but it is little studied due to its complexity. A study by the University of Barcelona and the Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) has analysed whether this mortality in the sharpsnout seabream ( Diplodus puntazzo ), a species of the Mediterranean with an important commercial interest, occurs by chance or whether it is genetically determined.
Environment - Agronomy / Food Science - 20.12.2022 
Perception and knowledge of food sustainability
Every year, about a third of all food produced in the world —about 1.3 billion tonnes— is wasted in consumers' homes and retail businesses, according to the United Nations (UN). The food sector also accounts for around 30% of the world's total energy consumption and 22% of greenhouse gas emissions.
Environment - 30.11.2022
Life Sciences - Environment - 30.11.2022 
Large terrestrial mammals are more vulnerable to the acoustic impact of drones than to the visual impact
Large terrestrial mammals are vulnerable to the acoustic sounds of drones, technological systems which are increasingly used to study the wildlife in open habitats such as the savanna and marshes.
Environment - Life Sciences - 28.11.2022 
Heatwaves could reduce the survival of coral larvae and the connectivity of coral populations in the Mediterranean Sea
Global climate change and, in particular, the warming of the oceans has caused the frequency and severity of marine heatwaves to increase every year, with serious consequences for the stability and resilience of coral populations. Researchers at the Biodiversity Research Institute ( IRBio ) of the University of Barcelona have analysed the impact of the sudden increase in temperatures on the early life stages of two key species in the Mediterranean: the red coral ( Corallium rubrum ) and the white gorgonian ( Eunicella singularis ).
Transport - Environment - 24.11.2022 
A prototype system which warns of natural phenomena dangerous for aviation developed
The ALARM research team, a European scientific project coordinated by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), has developed a new prototype early warning system to monitor natural phenomena that threaten the safety and efficiency of aviation. This system, currently capable of predicting the dispersion of volcanic ash or the progress of certain thunderstorms, also identifies the areas where the passage of aircraft has the greatest impact on climate change.
Environment - Life Sciences - 11.11.2022 
New approach to assess the health status of intermittent rivers
More than 50% of the world's river network is made of temporary or intermittent rivers: those which, during a certain time of the year, mainly summer, present dry riverbeds or some isolated ponds. These rivers show high variability, both spatially and temporally, which makes it impossible for the same tools used to gauge the state of health of permanent rivers to be applied to them.
Environment - Earth Sciences - 07.11.2022 
Microplastic pollution threats the world’s coastal lagoons
Globally, the coastal lagoons of Lagos (Nigeria), Sakumo (Ghana) and Bizerte (Tunisia) —close to large urban centres and without waste and sewage treatment systems— are among the most affected water ecosystems of this nature by microplastic pollution. However, the highest concentrations of microplastics have been detected in Barnes Sound and other small lagoons in a protected area in the north of Florida Bay (USA), a particular case that can be explained by the transport of microplastics carried by hurricanes from polluted areas.
Environment - 28.10.2022 
Finding the unknown processes of the evolutionary history of green lizards in the Mediterranean
The evolutionary clade and biodiversity of green lizards of the genera Lacerta and Timon —reptiles common in the Mediterranean basin and surrounding areas of the European continent, North Africa and Asia— have never been studied in detail from the perspective of historical biogeography. Now, a paper published in the Journal of Biogeography presents a new scenario for deciphering the potential evolutionary processes that have acted —separately or together— to give rise to the biodiversity of species in this group in Mediterranean ecosystems.
Environment
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An international research team led by the University of Valencia manages to automatically identify the most relevant changes that have occurred on planet Earth in the last 10 years and determine whether their causes are natural or anthropogenic. The results of the work, published in National Science Review, are obtained by combining a new statistical method with data from ESA-s SMOS satellite, which regularly provides global maps of soil and vegetation water content.
A study reconstructs the habitats and lifestyles of the first sharks capable of emitting light
Sharks acquired bioluminescence in a unique event during the Jurassic Period, after colonising the deep sea.
Sharks acquired bioluminescence in a unique event during the Jurassic Period, after colonising the deep sea.
Recerca The Mediterranean region, the eastern part of East Africa, the western coasts of North and Central America, India, Pakistan and Southeast Asia are the regions of the planet where the carbon sequestration process is most at risk of destabilisation, according to a study published in the journal Nature .
Scientists from the Desertification Research centre (UV-CSIC-GVA) have analysed the irrigation strategies of the almond tree, in order to determine the optimum water levels for this crop. The analysis serves to establish sustainable irrigation protocols under semi-arid conditions such as those found in Spain, the world's second largest producer of almonds.
Recerca Climate change is aggravating the impact of droughts —one of the factors that only affect plant physiology— on all plant ecosystems worldwide. Although new tools have been developed to detect and assess drought stress in plants —transcriptomic or metabolomic technologies, etc.— they are still difficult to apply in natural ecosystems, especially in remote areas and developing countries.
The Antarctic Peninsula —from Adelaide Island to Hope Bay, the South Shetland Islands and Elephant Island— is the marine study region of the second Challenge scientific campaign, which be
Recerca Protected marine areas are one of the essential tools for the conservation of natural resources affected by human impact —mainly fishing—, but, are they enough to recover the functioning of these systems? A study published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science , led by researchers from the Biodiversity Research Institute ( IRBio ) of the University of Barcelona, in collaboration with researchers from the Group of Ecosystem Oc
Recerca Around 12,000 years ago, the Neolithic revolution radically changed the economy, diet and structure of the first human societies in the Fertile Crescent of the Near East. With the beginning of the cultivation of cereals —such as wheat and barley— and the domestication of animals, the first cities emerged in a new social context marked by a productive economy.
The Emerging Science project shows young research from the Cavanilles, López Pińero and BIOTECMED institutes
Emerging Science, a science dissemination project where the youngest researchers at the University of Valencia explain their work through short videos, has published a new series.
Emerging Science, a science dissemination project where the youngest researchers at the University of Valencia explain their work through short videos, has published a new series.
Un equipo del Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificación (CIDE, UV-CSIC-GVA) ha comprobado que, en lugares con incendios frecuentes, los pinos comienzan a reproducirse a edades más tempranas.
A team from the University of Valencia develops a novel system to predict severe hurricanes using Artificial Intelligence A research team from the Image Processing Laboratory (IPL) of the University of Valencia has developed a system that allows to optimally analyse and combinie certain structural parameters of the hurricane clouds from GOES satellite images.
The high mortality in the early stages of life is a common phenomenon in fish and other species, but it is little studied due to its complexity. A study by the University of Barcelona and the Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) has analysed whether this mortality in the sharpsnout seabream ( Diplodus puntazzo ), a species of the Mediterranean with an important commercial interest, occurs by chance or whether it is genetically determined.
Every year, about a third of all food produced in the world —about 1.3 billion tonnes— is wasted in consumers' homes and retail businesses, according to the United Nations (UN). The food sector also accounts for around 30% of the world's total energy consumption and 22% of greenhouse gas emissions.
A collaborative global network is established for the study of ecological interactions between plants
Researchers from 23 countries on 5 continents, coordinated by the Center for Research on Desertification (CIDE, UV/CSIC/GVA), collaborate and provide open data related to the processes of association between plants.
Researchers from 23 countries on 5 continents, coordinated by the Center for Research on Desertification (CIDE, UV/CSIC/GVA), collaborate and provide open data related to the processes of association between plants.
Large terrestrial mammals are vulnerable to the acoustic sounds of drones, technological systems which are increasingly used to study the wildlife in open habitats such as the savanna and marshes.
Global climate change and, in particular, the warming of the oceans has caused the frequency and severity of marine heatwaves to increase every year, with serious consequences for the stability and resilience of coral populations. Researchers at the Biodiversity Research Institute ( IRBio ) of the University of Barcelona have analysed the impact of the sudden increase in temperatures on the early life stages of two key species in the Mediterranean: the red coral ( Corallium rubrum ) and the white gorgonian ( Eunicella singularis ).
The ALARM research team, a European scientific project coordinated by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), has developed a new prototype early warning system to monitor natural phenomena that threaten the safety and efficiency of aviation. This system, currently capable of predicting the dispersion of volcanic ash or the progress of certain thunderstorms, also identifies the areas where the passage of aircraft has the greatest impact on climate change.
More than 50% of the world's river network is made of temporary or intermittent rivers: those which, during a certain time of the year, mainly summer, present dry riverbeds or some isolated ponds. These rivers show high variability, both spatially and temporally, which makes it impossible for the same tools used to gauge the state of health of permanent rivers to be applied to them.
Globally, the coastal lagoons of Lagos (Nigeria), Sakumo (Ghana) and Bizerte (Tunisia) —close to large urban centres and without waste and sewage treatment systems— are among the most affected water ecosystems of this nature by microplastic pollution. However, the highest concentrations of microplastics have been detected in Barnes Sound and other small lagoons in a protected area in the north of Florida Bay (USA), a particular case that can be explained by the transport of microplastics carried by hurricanes from polluted areas.
The evolutionary clade and biodiversity of green lizards of the genera Lacerta and Timon —reptiles common in the Mediterranean basin and surrounding areas of the European continent, North Africa and Asia— have never been studied in detail from the perspective of historical biogeography. Now, a paper published in the Journal of Biogeography presents a new scenario for deciphering the potential evolutionary processes that have acted —separately or together— to give rise to the biodiversity of species in this group in Mediterranean ecosystems.
Computer Science - Today
UPF is leading a European project to improve energy efficiency and savings by the media and audiovisual sector through artificial intelligence
UPF is leading a European project to improve energy efficiency and savings by the media and audiovisual sector through artificial intelligence
Life Sciences - Mar 29
The dissemination program AmgenTransferCičncia brings biotechnology and genetics to Valencian institutes
The dissemination program AmgenTransferCičncia brings biotechnology and genetics to Valencian institutes
Event - Mar 24
The University of Valencia's Experimenta fair arrives with 66 science and technology projects
The University of Valencia's Experimenta fair arrives with 66 science and technology projects
Law - Mar 20
UPF to aid with the training of EU legal practitioners in the application of fundamental rights
UPF to aid with the training of EU legal practitioners in the application of fundamental rights
Innovation - Mar 17
New European research project, involving UPF, to investigate the effects of music on sleep
New European research project, involving UPF, to investigate the effects of music on sleep