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SCI & TECHJul 28Critically endangered newts released into wild at secret location in SpainCritically endangered Montseny brook newts have been released into the wild in Catalonia as part of an international conservation effort.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHJul 27France, Spain wildfires: Climate change increasing frequency, intensity of extreme weather eventsThe fires tearing through forests in southwest France, around the region of Bordeaux, and in central Spain around the capital Madrid have been some of the worst in decades. Climate change which has brought successive heatwaves and a lack of rain has added fuel to the fires that are raging across parched grass and woodlands. With huge amounts of CO2 released and land left blackened the question is what to do now, once these wildfires are extinguished. To get more insight, FRANCE 24’s Eve Irvine is joined by Alexander Held, Senior expert at the World Fire and Climate Resilience Initiative at theFrance 24 [en]
SCI & TECHJul 24Spain's Galicia region bets big on AI and satellites to prevent summer 'megafires'Galicia is rolling out AI-powered cameras and satellites to detect wildfires within minutes, hoping to avoid a repeat of last August's devastating wildfire destruction.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHJul 23Spain's solar eclipse trilogy: Spectacle starting August 12From August 2026 to January 2028, amateur and pro skywatchers are in for a series of rare solar spectacles over Spain and North Africa. Astronomers expect the events to attract millions from around the world.DW News [en]
SCI & TECHJul 18Iberian rabbit: species hidden by Spain and Portugal for 2 million yearsA CSIC team and universities in Spain, Portugal and the UK say the European rabbit is in fact two species split 2 million years ago, one now in decline.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHJun 24Scientists find human DNA over 2,000 years old in caves in Spain and PortugalA research team based in Cáceres has found human DNA more than 2,000 years old on cave walls in Spain and Portugal, a discovery that could transform the study of prehistory.EuroNews [en]