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Google and an innovative project: releasing millions of mosquitoes to protect health and reduce diseases

An ambitious scientific project driven by a company linked...

Due to climate change, Spain’s beaches will lose up to 80 meters of sand due to erosion

Spain's beaches face the loss of up to 80...

Reappearance of the giant anteater in Brazil after 130 years of absence due to conservation efforts

An unexpected discovery has filled the scientific community with...

Spain: 44% of rivers and wetlands at environmental risk, warns SEO/BirdLife

Spain faces a crucial challenge for the recovery of...

Mercury levels in rivers have doubled: why and what could it cause

A recent study reveals a concerning fact regarding the planet's water. From 1850 until now, the levels of mercury in rivers have doubled. The research...

Amazonian trees as natural sensors of mercury pollution

A recent study has revealed that certain Amazonian trees can function as natural sensors to track mercury contamination derived from illegal gold mining. The Ficus...

Illegal Gold Mining in the Amazon: A Growing Environmental and Social Issue

Illegal gold mining has devastated more than 4,000 hectares of the Amazon between 2023 and 2024, disproportionately affecting indigenous communities and contributing to biodiversity...

Colombia: Several shark species are contaminated with mercury.

A recent study by the Malpelo Foundation revealed that about seven species of sharks off the Colombian Pacific coast are contaminated with mercury. This...

The control of mercury trade for a more sustainable future

In an effort to reduce the environmental and health impacts of mercury, Latin America launched a key initiative to improve the regulation of the...

Reappearance of the giant anteater in Brazil after 130 years of absence due to conservation efforts

An unexpected discovery has filled the scientific community with...

Spain: 44% of rivers and wetlands at environmental risk, warns SEO/BirdLife

Spain faces a crucial challenge for the recovery of...

Successful return to the sea of a rehabilitated elephant seal in San Clemente del Tuyú

A juvenile specimen of Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina)...