
What wild honey bees in the forest can teach us
Scientists are increasingly drawn to unmanaged colonies of this species, which use a variety of strategies to protect themselves when left to live on their own

Scientists are increasingly drawn to unmanaged colonies of this species, which use a variety of strategies to protect themselves when left to live on their own

The Copernicus satellite monitoring system estimates that 350,000 hectares of land have been affected by fires this year

A fire that started in the Galician town of A Mezquita spread to Castile and León on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of 1,700 people

Firefighting professionals denounce their precarious working conditions and the lack of coordination within regional government operations. The blazes have now claimed three lives

The blazes, which have extended across several regions, have caused two deaths, devastated thousands of hectares, and forced more than 5,000 people to evacuate their homes

Furrowed brows, bursts of laughter and well-deserved pride all capture the passage of time – beyond a century – on the faces of the characters in this story. There are nearly 17,000 of them in Spain, the country with the longest life expectancy after Japan

Spain’s most prolific scientific academic — meat expert José Manuel Lorenzo — put his name on 176 papers last year, exposing an underworld of shady practices