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Spanish invisible shield that saves satellites from irreparable failure

A CSIC team, working with spin-off Nanostine and backed by the European Space Agency, has developed a gold and silver nanoparticle coating that can stop the multipactor effect, which can cripple satellite communications systems.

Weddings, jealousy, children and breakups: The surprising bonds some users form with AI

Weddings, jealousy, children and breakups: The surprising bonds some users form with AI

The study, led by the CSIC and the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), finds that some users form emotional bonds with AI similar to those found in romantic relationships.

Interactive map predicts climate-driven farm decline by end of century

Interactive map predicts climate-driven farm decline by end of century

A CSIC team in Barcelona has developed CADI, a platform that forecasts, on a 10‑kilometre grid, how much farmland will lose productivity to climate change by 2100; Spain’s interior fares worse than the Cantabrian coast.

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Archaeologists uncover 2,500-year-old bronze chariot, shedding light on Tartessos

Archaeologists have found in Guareña, Badajoz, a bronze chariot like those of Etruria and imported Greek, oriental and Egyptian goods, proof of Tartessian trade 2,500 years ago.

Mediterranean diet may support pregnancy in women undergoing artificial insemination, study finds

A Spanish study finds that the Mediterranean diet favours a more stable and healthy environment in the micro-organisms of women with primary infertility who manage to become pregnant.

Striking souvenir from 2nd century AD Hadrian's Wall in UK found in Spain

Researchers from the CSIC and the National Archaeological Museum have published a study of the 'Berlanga cup', an exceptional Roman piece from the 2nd century AD made in Britain and found in Soria. It's the only one of its kind with data from the eastern flank of Hadrian's Wall.

How to reproduce with two fathers – and no biological mother

At the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing, held in March 2023 at the Francis Crick Institute in London, Japanese researcher Katsuhiko Hayashi stunned attendees when he explained how he had successfully reproduced mice from two male parents.

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Sunken mountain off Canary Islands coast might have inspired legend of Atlantis, scientists say

Sunken mountain off Canary Islands coast might have inspired legend of Atlantis, scientists say

Researchers found coral gardens, sponges, and areas covered with ‘bacterial tapestries’

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Bird flu reaches mainland Antarctica for first time, scientists say

Bird flu reaches mainland Antarctica for first time, scientists say

A deadly type of bird flu has been confirmed on the mainland of Antarctica for the first time, scientists said, a potential risk for the southern region’s huge penguin colonies.

Scientists find the last remnants of the human genome that were missing in the Y chromosome

Scientists find the last remnants of the human genome that were missing in the Y chromosome

More than 20 years ago, the human genome was first sequenced. While the first version was full of “holes” representing missing DNA sequences, the genome has been gradually improved in successive rounds. Each has increased the quality of the genome and, in so doing, resolved most of the blank spaces…

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The humble grub that could solve – and dissolve – our growing plastic problem

The humble grub that could solve – and dissolve – our growing plastic problem

A team of Spanish researchers say a small and unassuming insect could revolutionise the way we look at plastic recycling.

Over-consumption and drought reduce lake in vital Spanish wetland to puddle

Over-consumption and drought reduce lake in vital Spanish wetland to puddle

Experts and environmentalists say aquifer feeding Doñana national park, a Unesco heritage site, has been overexploited for tourism and to water fruit farms

The Guardian - UK

New Flash Of Deep Space Could Be Massive Star Explosion

Scientists have discovered an ultra-bright phenomenon in the distant universe that could have come from a star destroyed by a black hole.

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