"It"s horrible": Spain sweats through day 2 of heatwave
Spain issued "extreme" danger alerts over scorching temperatures in three regions Tuesday as firefighters said a blaze that had raged for days in the Canary Islands had almost burnt itself out......»»
Power cuts, forest fires in South Asia heatwave
Power outages compounded the misery of millions of people wilting in a heatwave across India and Pakistan on Friday, with experts blaming climate change for an early onset of roasting summer temperatures......»»
South Asia wilts in heat as Delhi rubbish dump burns
Millions sweltered in a dangerous early summer heatwave Thursday across India and Pakistan that has led to power and water shortages as annual furnace-like temperatures hit South Asia......»»
Nathusius" pipistrelle bat sets a new bat migration record with a 2,400 km flight
A small bat migrated at least 2,486 km from Russia to the French Alps, according to recently uncovered evidence published in De Gruyter's international journal Mammalia. This migration beats the previous record flight, from Latvia to Spain, by 260 km.....»»
Army of worm larvae hatch from man’s bum, visibly slither under his skin
Doctors watched the shifting rash blanket his body in rare hyperinfection. Enlarge / A Strongyloides filariform larva. (credit: Getty | BSIP) Doctors in Spain diagnosed a man with an unusual roundworm infection after watching.....»»
Pegasus targeted US iPhones indirectly; device infected in British prime minister’s office; Catalans targeted in Spain
NSO spyware Pegasus targeted US iPhones indirectly, despite the company forbidding customers from infecting phones with American SIMs. Devices belonging to Catalan politicians and others were also infected, with the Spanish government suspected to b.....»»
Pegasus used to infect iPhones owned by Catalonian officials
Pegasus, NSO Group's spyware used to hack iPhones, has been caught up in another spying scandal, with the surveillance tool used against devices owned by civil society and political figures in Catalonia, Spain.NSO Group, who made Pegasus and sold it.....»»
Injured dinosaur left behind unusual footprints
A set of dinosaur footprints in Spain has unusual features because the dinosaur that made the tracks had an injured foot, according to a study published April 6, 2022 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Carlos M. Herrera-Castillo of the Autonomous.....»»
Spain Plans To Invest $12.4 Billion in Chips, Semiconductors
Spain plans to invest 11 billion euros ($12.4 billion) to develop microchips and semiconductors in a bid to modernize its tourism-dependent economy. From a report: "We want our country to be at the vanguard of industrial and technological progress,".....»»
"Waste web" tracks movement of hazardous waste around the globe
A small team of researchers at the Institute of Interdisciplinary Physics and Complex Systems in Spain has created what they describe as a "worldwide waste web" and have used it to track the movement of hazardous waste around the globe. In their pape.....»»
Ford"s European output hit by Ukraine war
The automaker's plants in Germany and Spain are pausing or cutting output after Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted parts supplies......»»
Ancient handprints on cave walls in Spain found to include children"s hands
A trio of researchers from Universidad de Cantabria and the University of Cambridge has found evidence suggesting that up to a quarter of all ancient handprints found on cave walls in Spain were made using children's hands. In their paper published i.....»»
Sahara desert dust coats swathes of Spain
A mass of hot air from the Sahara desert dumped dust on large parts of Spain including Madrid on Tuesday, colouring the sky orange and coating cars and streets......»»
Analyzing the cost-free culture in the consumption of digital journalistic information in Spain
An investigation by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) analyzes the low willingness of citizens to pay for the consumption of journalistic information on the Internet and the industry's inability to monetize digital content......»»
Heatwave hotspots linked to urban agglomerations in Africa
Due to global warming, heatwave events will likely cause severe damage to natural ecosystems and human society. Urban areas are at higher risk owing to the significant economic activities carried out there and the populations residing in them. As suc.....»»
Yout.com Challenges Site Blocking in Peru, Strands in Spain
Popular stream-ripping site Yout.com continues to appeal various site blocking measures around the world. In Peru, the court agreed that ISPs are no longer required to block since the precautionary injunction expired. However, ISPs have yet to lift t.....»»
UN: Droughts, less water in Europe as warming wrecks crops
"Herders and farmers have their feet on the ground, but their eyes on the sky." The old saying is still popular in Spain's rural communities who, faced with recurrent droughts, have historically paraded sculptures of saints to pray for rain......»»
This 5,300-year-old skull shows evidence of the earliest known ear surgery
Archaeologists also found a flint blade that may have been used as a cauterizing tool. Enlarge / Lateral view of a skull found at the El Pendón site in Spain, showing signs of a primitive form of ear surgery. (credit: ÑFotógrafos Ph.....»»
Researchers gain insights into Rio Tinto microbial community
At the mouth of the Rio Tinto in southwestern Spain, acidic river water—polluted with heavy metals from ore mining and mineral weathering—mixes with the salt water of the Atlantic Ocean. Here, microorganisms that love such extreme conditions form.....»»
Earliest evidence of ear surgery 5,300 years ago
A team of several researchers from the University of Valladolid, in Spain and one from the Spanish National Research Council in Italy, has found evidence of the earliest ear surgery performed on a human being. In their paper published in the journal.....»»
Porsche completes its first LMDh track test in Spain
The still-unnamed car has now gained some headlights. Enlarge / The new Porsche LMDh car, about to leave its garage at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. (credit: Porsche) Porsche's next race car is so new that it still doesn'.....»»