Rubén López Coto, Co-Coordinator of the “Science Working Group” of the CTAO Collaboration 2026-01-19

A team from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) has obtained images with unprecedented detail showing cross-sections of a young star’s jet, revealing its internal structure and how it interacts with its environment. The finding, published in Nature Astronomy, allows scientists to confirm for the first time a theoretical model proposed three decades ago […]

Dissociation and Regeneration of Charmonia within microscopic Langevin simulations 2026-01-19

Image Seminar Dissociation and Regeneration of Charmonia within microscopic Langevin simulations Date 21/01 Place Pere Pascual V5.07 Room and via Zoom Abstract: We present a microscopic model to study the formation, as well as dissociation and recombination processes of charmonium states in the quark gluon plasma. In this classical approach, heavy quarks are described as Brownian […]

Alicante brings together young researchers at the FENS-Hertie Winter School on advanced technologies for understanding brain diversity Alicante brings together young researchers at the FENS-Hertie Winter School on advanced technologies for understanding brain diversity 2026-01-19

Participants at the FENS-Hertie Winter School in Alicante, January 11–17. Photo credit: IN CSIC-UMH The Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), hosted the FENS-Hertie Winter School 2025–2026 in Alicante from January 11 to 17. This international advanced training event, titled […]

PsychoBeers  “El tiempo en la mente: Tiempo, cultura y religión”, PsychoBeers “El tiempo en la mente: Tiempo, cultura y religión”, 2026-01-17

Tras la pausa navideña, la iniciativa de divulgación científica PsychoBeers retoma su actividad. La primera sesión de 2026 tendrá lugar el miércoles 28 de enero, a las 20:30h en la Sala Planta Baja de Granada. Bajo el título “El tiempo en la mente: Tiempo, cultura y religión”, el evento contará con la participación de la investigadora Carmen Callizo […]

ICIQ joins the TERRA-MED doctoral programme to train researchers in sustainability and climate resilience 2026-01-16

ICIQ is one of the implementing partners in TERRA-MED, a new doctoral programme that will train 33 early-stage researchers to address major climate and environmental challenges in Mediterranean regions. ICIQ participation includes hosting two of the doctoral fellows and participate in the organisation of network-wide training actions.  The initiative is led by the Euroregion Pyrenees – Mediterranean (Euroregió), which brings together Occitania (France), Catalonia and the Balearic Islands (Spain), three territories that are particularly vulnerable to the […]

Researcher Victoria Reyes García receives the Rei Jaume I Award in Environmental Protection  2026-01-16

Victoria Reyes García, ICREA professor at ICTA-UAB, received the Rei Jaume I Award in the Environmental Protection category from King Felipe VI in a ceremony in which the seven awardees expressed their desire to work to transform reality through knowledge and to open paths where others only see limits. Go to Source

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in most Barcelona households is low or moderate 2026-01-16

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in urban households across Barcelona is low or moderate, despite its widely recognized benefits for cardiovascular, metabolic, and mental health. Go to Source

Dr. Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares at first author meeting of 2nd IPBES Global Assessment 2026-01-16

ICTA-UAB researcher Dr. Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares is among the 117 leading global scientists selected by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) who are meeting in Paris this week for the first author session of the 2nd Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.  Go to Source

First comprehensive investigation shows large support for core ideas of degrowth, but not the label 2026-01-16

The first major study into public attitudes toward degrowth – the notion that high-income economies should prioritise wellbeing over growing production – reveals significant public support for its key ideas across both the UK (74-84%) and the US (67-73%). Go to Source

Scientists call for urgent measures to protect underwater forests in a new global Marine Animal Forests Manifesto 2026-01-16

Scientists from around the world are calling for urgent action to protect, restore, and sustainably manage one of the ocean’s least known yet most important ecosystems: the Marine Animal Forests. Go to Source

Fossil fuel industry’s “false climate solutions” reinforce its power and aggravate environmental injustice 2026-01-16

Many so-called low-carbon projects promoted by major oil and gas companies — including hydrogen, biofuels, carbon capture and storage, and carbon offsetting — operate as false solutions that not only fail to effectively reduce emissions, but also prolong the lifespan of fossil fuel infrastructures, entrench environmental injustices, and reinforce the political and economic power of the […]

Bolivia at a crossroads: scientists warn of a possible environmental setback 2026-01-16

Bolivia, one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet, stands at a critical juncture. Go to Source