Clemente Álvarez

This researcher at the Pyrenean Institute of Ecology in Jaca, Spain says there is still much we don’t know about plants, particularly their subterranean life

Tony Sánchez-Ariño, now 95, defends legal hunting in Africa in his books and recounts how he once shot a record 20 animals in just 75 minutes

Glaciologist Olivier Gagliardini says that while it is too early to know whether climate change was behind this avalanche, global warming is contributing to destabilizing the mountains and we could see more events of this nature in future

The author of the comic ‘How the Rich Plunder the Earth’ argues that Trump’s government in the US proves that ‘capitalism is becoming radicalized’

The World Meteorological Organization highlights the threat posed by ice melting to water supply and rising sea levels

This expert defends urban agriculture as a way to improve community ties and promote healthy eating habits, but he also warns about hyper-technological crops, a growing trend that venture capital is already eyeing with interest

The chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy and Texas Tech professor thinks that ‘no person nor any government’ can stop the fight against climate change

Italian climatologist Carlo Buontempo regrets that society has not been able to take advantage of the abundant scientific information available on the planet’s climate imbalance

Last year was the warmest on record and the first time the average temperature surpassed the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold above pre-industrial levels

The scientist presents a new book in which he predicts drastic changes in Europe due to the lack of energy and materials

There is no out-of-control engineering causing damage or drought, but the threat of climate change is increasing interest in some countries in techniques to alter the weather

Although this type of plastic pollution usually enters the human body in very small concentrations, it is precisely its tiny size that is alarming scientists

Scientists from the University of Exeter have documented the massive movement of arthropods through Bujaruelo, where researchers detected up to more than 3,000 flies per meter and minute

Although farmers place part of the blame on products coming in from outside the country, three out of every four citrus fruits consumed in the European Union are Spanish

It is difficult to imagine a future without coal, oil, or gas, since the world is dependent on them in countless applications, but alternatives already exist that can drastically reduce their use

An analysis of the evolution of the planet’s climate can be made by following the human carbon footprint, as well as the traces left by rising temperatures in tree rings, ice and sediment

From shade maps to applications to find drinking fountains and from drainage systems to white roofs, cities are looking for solutions to create cool spaces

In a new book, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) scientist warns against the mistaken idea that we are headed for a societal collapse, which he considers counterproductive: ‘It’s a myth, it’s not about science, it’s about ideology’

Harvard researchers show that the fossil fuel company knew about the danger of climate change, but denied it publicly for decades

Rewilding Europe chose a territory with a population density as low as Mongolia’s for Iberian Highlands, where they hope to introduce a supersized breed of cattle based on the extinct Aurochs

The fascinating world of arthropods is shrinking, but it’s still so large that little is known about many species, and some have yet to be identified

The most radical current of thought posits that transitioning to renewable energy is unfeasible and argues that the only way to avoid disaster is to reduce consumption drastically. But some environmentalists warn about the dangers of this view

While the geopolitical situation hinders progress on the fight to contain global warming, the extreme temperatures that Europe and the US are experiencing show its rapid advance

Sofía Heinonen, head of the Rewilding Argentina Foundation, says it took 15 years to get people to support the comeback of the largest land predator on the continent

Marine biologist Enric Sala explains that predators are key to the functioning of the ecosystems that provide so many services to humans

The government is calling on developers to withdraw ‘contentious’ plans that are unlikely to be approved in order to ease the backlog that is affecting the authorization of new projects