Histórico

A new computer simulator allows to design military strategies based on ants\’ movements A researcher of the University of Granada has designed a new system for the mobility of military troops within a battlefield based on the mechanisms used by...

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Scientists of the UGR obtain a bioinsecticide to control the Mediterranean fruit fly The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is a world plague which represents one of the most serious problems for agriculture. However, the control methods currently present in...

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Small rodents encourage the formation of scrubland in Spain After two years of research over five degraded landscapes in the National Park of Sierra Nevada (Granada), scientists have established for the first time that field mice base their diet on...

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Sexist jokes favour the mental mechanisms that justify violence against women Sexist jokes (and all the variants of this kind of humour) favour the mental mechanisms which urge to violence and battering against women in individuals with macho attitudes. Those...

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Anisakiasis risk varies depending on origin of fish The Anisakis parasite can still be found in one of the most emblematic Mediterranean dishes – anchovies in vinegar. Spanish researchers have shown the parasites are present at higher levels in anchovies...

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Development of an artificial simulator of the nervous system to do research into diseases Researchers of the University of Granada have developed a simulator, so-called EDLUT (\’Event driven look up table based simulator\’), which permits to reproduce any part of...

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Climate and habitat diversity affect variety of animal species in Spain The Iberian Peninsula is one of the richest regions of Europe in terms of animal biodiversity. In this context, Spanish researchers have shown that the variation in terrestrial vertebrate...

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A study proves that media can subtly induce society to justify violence against women The media can induce some people to justify, without noticing it, cases of violence against women which appear in press, as they often look for the...

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A research work on molluscs nacre opens new doors for its possible use in biomedicine Researchers from the University of Granada, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the University of Aveiro (Portugal) have studied for the first time nacre\’s...

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Simple method strengthens schools, other buildings against earthquakes Civil engineers using a specialised laboratory at Purdue University have demonstrated the effectiveness of a simple, inexpensive method to strengthen buildings that have a flaw making them dangerously vulnerable to earthquakes. The...

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