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Indoor air in homes pollutes city air

 

        César Martín-Gómez and Arturo H. Ariño    

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Mites, ants, silverfish and bedbugs: the biodiversity of our homes

ENRIQUE BAQUERO

We generally use the term biodiversity to refer to the wealth of organisms that inhabit wild ecosystems, such as forests or reefs...

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The myth of -18ºC in food freezing

ENRIQUE BAQUERO AND ARTURO H. ARIÑO

We have all heard at some point that spinach has much more iron than other vegetables....

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Natural affinity

RAÚL BERMEJO ORDUNA

Some time ago I read in the press a story of hope, one of those that from time to time give us a breath of fresh air in the face of so much current affairs. 

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A look into the future of air quality in Navarre

JESÚS MIGUEL SANTAMARÍA

Air pollution is a global threat for human health and ecosystems. According to WHO, in 2020 more than 4.2 million people lost their lives prematurely worldwide due to poor air quality. 

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COP28: Paris under review

ARTURO ARIÑO

If the signatory countries of the 2015 Paris Agreements were students, they would be anxiously watching this November 30. At the lecture of the Parties (COP) 28 of theUNFCCC they will have to show the results of the assessment to which they have been subjected.

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How we adapt schools and schoolyards to heat waves

AURORA MONGE BARRIO

The heat wave that affected the Canary Islands during the first fortnight of October led the agents responsible for schools to order their closure for two days. This fact made the news because of its impact on Canary Island children.

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For a sustainable use of water

CAROLINA SANTAMARÍA ELOLA

World Water Week, an event organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), is being held these days and this year's theme is "Seeds of change: innovative solutions for a water-wise world".

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Citizen responsibility for the environment

ENRIQUE BAQUERO

The Environmental Responsibility can be defined as the "imputability of a positive or negative evaluation for the ecological impact of a decision"generally for harm caused to other species, to nature as a whole or to future generations, by the actions - or non-actions - of another individual or group.

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Why forest and shrubland expansion is not good news

RICARDO IBÁÑEZ

If you are used to frequenting the bush, you may have noticed an increase in native woodland and scrub, and a reduction in herbaceous communities such as grasses and herbs.

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Towards a new paradigm in crop mineral fertilization

JOSÉ MARÍA GARCÍA-MINA

The annual growth of the world's population also demands the growing production of food and basic necessities.

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What do we do with the plastic?

ITZIAR VÉLAZ RIVAS

There is no doubt that plastic has become indispensable in our daily lives; we are surrounded by objects made of some thermoplastic polymer subject or mixture of them and with other compounds and additives added.

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Three reasons not to throw cigarette butts on the ground

ENRIQUE BAQUERO

Health, Environment and Education. And not necessarily in that order. The lives of smokers, or their quality of life, are no longer the only problem. The harmful effect of tobacco has long since reached non-smokers and the global environment.

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Celebrating the talent of women scientists

UJUÉ MORENO

My aunt and my tata, who together have more than 180 years of experience, commented a few days ago that how lucky I am, that in their times, even if they were "worthy", women did not usually have the opportunity to study, much less "science" careers.

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Rethinking the daily mobility

JUAN JOSÉ PONS

At the end of the summer a new academic year begins and with it the mobility in the cities reaches its peak. The reason for this is the so-called compulsory commuting.

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Social innovation: an opportunity for business sustainability

MARIA EUGENIA CLOUET AND JOSÉ ANTONIO ALFARO

The pandemic represents an unusual opportunity to reflexamine, reimagine and reboot our world." With this phrase Klaus Schwab opened the Great Reboot initiative at the last World Economic Forum.

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Health baths: why you need to get out in the countryside

ANA VILLARROYA

Regardless of whether we know much or little about them, there is one thing that everyone who has ever walked through a forest will agree on: that time, long or short, changes something in me.

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Protection of areas to conserve biodiversity

LUIS HERRERA MESA

An aspect of core topic to mitigate species extinction and conserve ecosystem biodiversity is the declaration of protected areas, especially for the most vulnerable species and habitats.

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Mycorrhizal fungi and climate change

NIEVES GOICOECHEA

Are you passionate about social networks? If the answer is yes, you may be interested to know that beneath our feet, just a few centimeters from the surface, lies the largest and oldest social network on Earth.

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Building with wood. Past? No, future

JOSÉ MANUEL CABRERO

Imagine a material that is efficient, sustainable and renewable. Imagine a material designed with such precision that it can withstand loads of up to 7,000 times its own weight. Just don't look for it among those invented by man. It is the work of nature. It's wood.

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Witnessing the biodiversity crisis

DAVID GALICIA

Let me tell you a story based on facts published some years ago. Specifically on new findings on the biology of plesiosaurs, on calculations on fees of species extinction.

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Ecosystem services of vegetation in cities

ENRIQUE BAQUERO

Ecosystem Services are "benefits that nature brings to society". Ecological systems - and the natural capital on which they depend - are fundamental to the functioning of the Earth's life support system. 

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By law: no to plastic straws

JUANA FERNÁNDEZ RODRÍGUEZ

The use of plastics has spread worldwide due to the inherent characteristics of the material such as lightness, durability and low cost, among others.

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New criteria for promote the design and development sustainable new products

RICARDO MATEO

Creativity and innovation are enhanced when there is a strong motivation to promote them and sufficient resources. In this sense, the capitalist model enhances the economic development and the attention to the needs of society, relying on the motivation for wealth.

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Climate change and business: risk or opportunity?

KEPA SOLAUN

Climate change is a challenge for the international community and therefore also for businesses.

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No per diem expenses is perfect, but we can make it more sustainable and healthier.

ENRIQUE BAQUERO MARTÍN

In the Anthropocene, food systems are the main reason for changes in the Earth's ecosystems, including climatic changes. 

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Adapting production to Economics Circular

J.SANTOS, E.VILES AND C.JACA

The Economics Circular represents a paradigm shift in the way society is interrelated with nature.

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Volcanism and climate change

ESTHER LASHERAS

Beyond the obvious risk to the population posed by a volcanic eruption, the release of magma to the earth's surface has implications for biodiversity that go far beyond the geological risk itself. 

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How will we want to get around in 2050?

ARTURO H. ARIÑO

It has been five years since Spain ratified the agreement of Paris on climate, but it is now when the project of Law on climate change and energy transition has just been C after an urgent procedure.

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How volcanic eruptions affect water quality

CAROLINA SANTAMARÍA ELOLA

Volcanic eruptions are one of the most spectacular natural phenomena and, at the same time, the most polluting and damaging to the environment.

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Safe decarbonization of private electric vehicles

MARTA BLANCO / CÉSAR MARTÍN-GÓMEZ

Toyota announced some time ago that it would stop manufacturing vehicle models equipped only with internal combustion engines by 2025, focusing its production on hybrid or electric vehicles exclusively.

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Effects of tobacco on the environment

JESÚS MIGUEL SANTAMARÍA

More than 6 trillion cigarettes are consumed worldwide each year, which are responsible for the deaths of some 8 million people in the same period, three times the number of deaths produced to date by COVID-19. 

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Why do we celebrate Women in Science Day?

ANA VILLARROYA BALLARÍN

Perhaps it is professional deformation (as a researcher), the almost unconscious habit of asking myself why things happen. An important date like this is no exception.

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Are we facing the sixth mass extinction of species?

DAVID GALICIA

It is not easy to determine the speed at which species are currently disappearing from our planet. Believe it or not, we still have a lot to learn about the Earth's biodiversity.

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What is the most important challenge facing the environment?

JESÚS MIGUEL SANTAMARÍA

For the first time in history, the World Economic Forum's report Global Risks Davos (2020) features the environment.

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One Health: human, animal and environmental health

IGNACIO LÓPEZ-GOÑI

The One Health concept was introduced in the early 2000s, encompassing a notion known for more than a century: that human and animal health are interdependent and linked to the ecosystems in which they coexist.

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What role does politics play in the environmental crisis?

JORDI PUIG I BAGUER

From entrance, it can be difficult to agree what is politics. This uncertainty is not raised here for the sake of discussion or academic detail, but with the intention of clarifying as much as possible and sufficiently what we are going to deal with.