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Babies who sleep with smoker parents exhibit high nicotine levels
— 29 Mar 2011 17:22 | Health'Third-hand smoke' stuck to skin or clothing is responsible for the high nicotine levels seen in babies who share a bedroom with their smoker parents. This is the conclusion of a study…
Pollen also appears outside flowering season
— 19 Mar 2011 14:59 | Biology'There is of course a very close relationship between the moment at which pollen is released by plants and the data gathered by the traps used to measure these grains, but this is not…
Plasticity of plants helps them adapt to climate change
— 17 Mar 2011 20:14 | EnvironmentThe study, which has been published in Trends in Plant Science, provides an overview of plants' molecular and genetic mechanisms, which is important for ecologists, physiologists and…
Otters on road to recovery in Andalusia
— 7 Mar 2011 17:04 | BiologyImproved environmental conditions have enabled the otter (Lutra lutra) to spread in Andalusia over the past 20 years. However, the recovery of populations of this mammal has been 'relatively'…
26 percent of herbs eaten in Spain are contaminated with bacteria
— 4 Mar 2011 16:03 | HealthA research team from the University of Valencia has discovered that up to 20% of spices and 26% of herbs sold in Spain are contaminated by various bacteria, reducing their quality.…
Improved method developed to locate ships in storms
— 1 Mar 2011 18:57 | TechnologyThere are already systems that detect ships at sea, but a group of engineers from the UAH, led by the researcher Raul Vicen, has introduced a new development, involving 'the use of…
Parasitic protozoons survive waste water and drinking water treatment plants in Galicia
— 23 Feb 2011 17:25 | Environment'The presence of two resistent forms of protozoons, the oocysts from the Cryptosporidium genus and cysts of the Giardia genus, is one of the greatest public health problems in water…
Oldest species of a marine mollusc discovered
— 22 Feb 2011 23:11 | BiologyAn international research team, with Spanish participation, has discovered a new species of mollusc, Polyconites hadriani, in various parts of the Iberian Peninsula. The researchers…
Women are better at forgiving
— 18 Feb 2011 18:47 | HealthA study by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has carried out the first Spanish study into the emotional differences between the sexes and generations in terms of forgiveness.…
Study looks into evolution of breast cancer in Spain
— 17 Feb 2011 17:18 | HealthPioneering Spanish provinces in terms of early prevention of breast cancer, such as Navarre and the Basque Country, record lower death rates, although the trend is towards the figures…