News articles tagged with 'Spain'
2 new plants discovered in Spain
— 16 Feb 2011 05:14 | BiologyJust when everyone thought that almost every plant species on the Iberian Peninsula had been discovered, Spanish researchers have discovered Taraxacum decastroi and Taraxacum lacianense,…
Rain in Spain is on the decline
— 2 Feb 2011 16:40 | EnvironmentA study led by the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) has studied precipitation trends in Spain's 10 hydrological basins over the 1946 to 2005 period. The results show that precipitation…
WWF gives online glimpse into flight of rare Egyptian vultures
— 28 Sep 2010 13:33 | EnvironmentTo raise awareness of the plight of the endangered Egyptian vulture, WWF-Spain launched today a new project called El Viaje del Alimoche (The Journey of the Egyptian Vulture), which…
Goodbye to cold nights
— 1 Sep 2010 10:17 | EnvironmentGiven the impact of climatic extremes on agriculture and health in Spain, researchers at the University of Salamanca (USAL) have analysed the two factors most representative of these…
People with 'fused' identities are willing to die for their social group
— 18 Aug 2010 16:54 | HealthPeople who are 'fused' with a group - a bond even stronger than group identification - will take extreme actions to protect other group members, but not outsiders, conclude researchers…
CO2 reduction policies in Spain strengthen the services sector
— 24 Jul 2010 10:46 | EnvironmentA study by the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) has analysed the expected economic impact in Spain of the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) set by the Kyoto Protocol for the…
International experts believe bovine paratuberculosis close to being eradicated
— 1 Jul 2010 10:29 | BiologyA group of 85 international experts, amongst whom are two scientists from NEIKER-Tecnalia, believe that the illness known as bovine paratuberculosis or Johne's disease can be eradicated…
Polygala balansae, a new bush to Europe, at risk of extinction in Spain
— 5 May 2010 10:09 | BiologyResearchers at the University of Granada (UGR) have studied the natural history and conservation status in Spain of the only known population of Polygala balansae in Europe, a thorny…
HIV-positive women are less likely to find work than men affected by the virus
— 4 May 2010 15:05 | HealthJuan Oliva, a researcher at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) explores the relationship between the employment status of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-positive individuals…
It takes only 5 minutes to assess disability in patients with depression
— 16 Apr 2010 01:56 | HealthA research team has tested the utility of the short version of WHO-DAS II, a tool to assess within five minutes disability in patients with depression, 'which in the case of primary…