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Topo-Iberia: Spanish scientists will create the largest seismic station and GPS network in Spain

To investigate the recent changes in the relief of the Iberian Peninsula and their causes is an unfinished challenge of the Spanish scientific community. The great social significance of this work involves climatic change, assessment of natural resources, and future risks which could be avoided. The ambitious project ‘Geosciences in Iberia: Integrated studies of topography… Seguir Leyendo Topo-Iberia: Spanish scientists will create the largest seismic station and GPS network in Spain

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Scientists from the UGR participate in the discovery of the last Neanderthal settlement in southern Spain

Francisca Martínez and Francisco J. Jiménez Espejo, who are researchers of the Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra and the research group ‘Mineralogía y Geoquímica de los ambientes sedimentario y metamórfico’ of the Universidad de Granada, headed by the teacher Miguel Ortega Huertas, have participated in a new work published in the science journal… Seguir Leyendo Scientists from the UGR participate in the discovery of the last Neanderthal settlement in southern Spain

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Researchers from the UGR suggest groundwater as an alternative water supply during droughts in Spain

Every summer, we face the same problem. The levels of reservoirs fall alarmingly and experts try to find solutions, such as awareness campaigns, saving measures, or the use of less common water resources, as for example desalination, treated sewage, transfers, etc.. But, what is the role of groundwater? The American hydrology expert R. Nace coined… Seguir Leyendo Researchers from the UGR suggest groundwater as an alternative water supply during droughts in Spain

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The Universidad de Granada has been entrusted the dynamic calculation of the Third Millennium Bridge, a symbol of Zaragoza’s World’s Fair, in the Wind Tunnel

In 2008, Zaragoza will become the world capital city of scientific knowledge thanks to the Universal Exhibition that will be held there from the 14th of June to the 14th of September with the motto: “Water and sustainable development”. The Universidad de Granada (UGR) will participate in this historical event thanks to the Civil and… Seguir Leyendo The Universidad de Granada has been entrusted the dynamic calculation of the Third Millennium Bridge, a symbol of Zaragoza’s World’s Fair, in the Wind Tunnel

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Scientists of the UGR warn that the last five years have been the warmest of the period between 1901 and 2005

Far from being an isolated case, the high temperatures experienced in our country in the last days respond without doubt to the growing global warming, and man is directly responsible for it due to the high emissions of carbon dioxide. According to the data of different international organizations provided and analysed by professors Yolanda Castro… Seguir Leyendo Scientists of the UGR warn that the last five years have been the warmest of the period between 1901 and 2005

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A correct soil cleaning after an ecological disaster like that in Aznalcóllar (Spain) allows to recover its properties to a great extent

The loss of soil after an ecological disaster like that in Doñana (Seville), due to the burst of a supporting wall of the reservoir containing the toxic wastes of the Aznalcollar mine (25th April 1998), can have serious repercussions for human life. Therefore, a research group of the Universidad de Granada is studying the effects… Seguir Leyendo A correct soil cleaning after an ecological disaster like that in Aznalcóllar (Spain) allows to recover its properties to a great extent

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The study of rodent fossils allows to determine the climate of the south of the Iberian Peninsula six million years ago

How did the rodents which inhabited the south of the Iberian Peninsula live six million years ago? The researcher of the UGR Raef Minwer-Barakat has attempted to answer this question through his doctoral thesis «Rodents and insectivorous of Upper Turoliense and the Pliocene of the central section of the Guadix basin», supervised by doctors Elvira… Seguir Leyendo The study of rodent fossils allows to determine the climate of the south of the Iberian Peninsula six million years ago

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UGR studies predict the impact of the Rules dam on the aquifer of the coast of Granada

According to María Luisa Calvache Quesada, researcher in charge of project and professor of the Department of Geodynamics of the UGR, the dam, approximately located 14 kilometres upstream of the aquifer, will produce an alteration in river Guadalfeo´s volume of water and in the alluvial flow. To determine such effects in a quantitative way, the… Seguir Leyendo UGR studies predict the impact of the Rules dam on the aquifer of the coast of Granada

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UGR researchers determine the causes for birds´ hormonal imbalance

Certain ecosystems have been affected by the continuous exposure to environmental pollution. The effects of certain pollutants on organisms are not always obvious, and they are often disguised. To isolate the effects and quantify damage, scientists of the Universidad de Granada have analysed mineralized tissue samples of organisms using them as markers of the level… Seguir Leyendo UGR researchers determine the causes for birds´ hormonal imbalance

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UGR scientists study criteria to distinguish the origin of natural samples applicable to life searching in Mars

With this project, financed by the Ministry of Education and Science, the scientists hope to contribute to explain the great incognita of the possibility of life in Mars. The meteorite, called ALH84001, was found in the region of Allen Hills in the Antarctica in 1984. However, it was in 1996 when a group of scientists… Seguir Leyendo UGR scientists study criteria to distinguish the origin of natural samples applicable to life searching in Mars