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The site of Fonelas reveals transcendental keys to get to know prehistory of the south of the Iberian Peninsula

In the site of Fonelas, in the Guadix-Baza basin, there have appeared fossils of big mammals completely new in Europe. Such remains of organic origin have been found in the dry meander of a riverbed which was a feeding through for hyenas. “This kind of fossils can be usually found in places such as on… Seguir Leyendo The site of Fonelas reveals transcendental keys to get to know prehistory of the south of the Iberian Peninsula

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An expedition lead by the UGR sets off for the Antarctica to go deeply into the knowledge of the seas of Scotia and Weddell

Thirteen scientists commanded by Andrés Maldonado set off the next 25th of November for the Antarctica to continue in this exceptional laboratory their studies on the formation of continents and oceans and the global evolution of the Earth. It will be on board the ship Hespérides, in the seas of Scotia and Weddell. The works… Seguir Leyendo An expedition lead by the UGR sets off for the Antarctica to go deeply into the knowledge of the seas of Scotia and Weddell

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The UGR proposes new formulas to solve design problems in breakers areas

The thesis Reliability and optimization on marine engineering has been prepared by Carmen Castillo Sánchez, in the installations of the Andalusian Centre for the Environment and under the co-supervision of Miguel Ángel Losada Rodríguez. This work contributes important scientific novelties to optimize building design in breakers areas, with a double-control model that predicts possible faults… Seguir Leyendo The UGR proposes new formulas to solve design problems in breakers areas

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Scientists from Granada find out that cannabis consumption stimulates the retina and allows to see in the dark

This international project is coordinated from the Department of Botany of the University of Granada by lecturers Joaquín Molero Mesa and Abderrahmane Merzouki. As a result of a research work to get to know hemp in northern Marocco (biology, composition and etnobotany), this study was started, which has materialized in an article in the Journal… Seguir Leyendo Scientists from Granada find out that cannabis consumption stimulates the retina and allows to see in the dark

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A UGR study considers that seismic danger in the Granada depression is moderate

The study, supervised by lecturers José Miguel Azañón Hernández and Antonio Azor Pérez, of the Department of Geodynamics of the University of Granada, analyses fault seismic danger. One of the first conclusions is the existence of numerous faults in the north-east border of the depression of Granada, with a maximum length of 15 kilometres. It… Seguir Leyendo A UGR study considers that seismic danger in the Granada depression is moderate

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A UGR group prepares an information base to get to know the cultural and natural heritage of Sierra Bermeja, in Malaga, through the evolutive study of the landscape

José Gómez Zotano´s works, under the direction of lecturers Yolanda Jiménez Olivencia and Elena Martín-Vivaldi Caballero, of the Department of Regional Geographical Analysis and Physical Geography of the UGR, habe systematized the information of an area characterized by the historical configuration of rich ecocultural landscapes fruit of a peculiar natural base and a very diverse… Seguir Leyendo A UGR group prepares an information base to get to know the cultural and natural heritage of Sierra Bermeja, in Malaga, through the evolutive study of the landscape

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A doctoral thesis of the UGR studies the evolution of the coasts of Carchuna (Granada) and El Rompido (Huelva)

Miguel Ortega Sánchez, of the Department of Mechanics of Continuous Means and Theory of Structures of the UGR, expounds in his doctoral thesis “Hidrodynamic and sedimentary processes hidrodinámicos y sedimentar in littoral forms of a large scale” a series of data that allow to predict a need for changes in coast constructions. According to researchers,… Seguir Leyendo A doctoral thesis of the UGR studies the evolution of the coasts of Carchuna (Granada) and El Rompido (Huelva)

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UGR scientists contribute to regenerate contaminated soils after the catastrophe of Aznalcóllar´s mines

The break in a retaining wall of Aznalcóllar´s mines caused one of the most important ecological catastrophes in Spain in the last years. The dumping was calculated at 2 million cubic metres of toxic mud and 4 million acid water and put the Natural Reserve of Doñana in risk. A group of scientists of the… Seguir Leyendo UGR scientists contribute to regenerate contaminated soils after the catastrophe of Aznalcóllar´s mines

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UGR researchers propose a new tool to manage maritime traffic and port operation

In the last years traditional slope docks of the Mediterranean ports are being replaced by vertical reflector docks, but we did not know the influence of surge reflection in the effectiveness of access channels to ports up to know and in port efficiency. Elena Sánchez Badorrey, researcher of the Andalusian Environmental Centre, proposes a model… Seguir Leyendo UGR researchers propose a new tool to manage maritime traffic and port operation

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A UGR researcher develops a method for simulating beach line evolution

The objective of this research is to develop a simple and complete tool which allows professionals to deal with decision-making in an uncertainty context in relation to beach evolution; the study has been developed by Andrés Payo García, who states that “In the context of the tasks of Comprehensive Management of Coast Areas, uncertainty about… Seguir Leyendo A UGR researcher develops a method for simulating beach line evolution