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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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Coastal ecosystems, particularly dunes and beaches, are facing up growing threats as a result of urbanization, climate change and restauration and management practices alien and unaware of the ecological needs of the species.

Megagenome of Araucaria araucana , an endangered Chilean species with food potential in temperate zones, sequenced An international team of researchers, led from Chile by the University of Concepción

Research on human-centered indoor climate for health centres UC3M participates in the HumanIC project The European scientific project HumanIC, in which Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is part

The European Union's (EU) RefMap scientific project, in which the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is participating, proposes solutions to reduce aviation's environmental footprint.

A UV team develops a pioneering solution for converting wood waste into electricity In a revolutionary advance towards energy sustainability, an international research team led by Mario Culebras, pro

In a revolutionary advance towards energy sustainability, an international research team led by Mario Culebras, professor in the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Universitat de València and re

Yolanda Picó is Full Professor of Nutrition and Bromatology at the University of Valencia and protagonist in «Science spaces» of Mètode.

Research by the University of Valencia (UV) concludes that the headwaters of the Segura, Guadiana, Guadalquivir and Júcar river basins receive less and less water from precipitation and, therefore, their recharge is less.

A team from the Desertification Research Centre (CIDE, CSIC-UV-GVA) has developed Bioclima, an easy citizen science mobile application - for Android and iOS - that seeks to collect data related to th

A study recently published in the International Journal of Microbial Systematics and Evolutionary Microbiology reveals entrenched inequality between men and women in the field of Microbiology, based on an analysis of prokaryotic nomenclature from a gender perspective.

UPF researchers participate with the UPC in the XPRIZE Rainforest competition to preserve the biodiversity of rainforests UPF researchers participate with the UPC in the XPRIZE Rainforest competition