Over the last 10 000 years, agriculture was always seen as a vital social and economic sector throughout the world. However, implications of farming systems on environmental sustainability have...
Currently, Uruguay generates 22% of its energy due to the force of the wind . It is estimated that next year the figure will increase to 38%, placing this country in the world podium of energy based...
Although solar cells produce an increasing proportion of total electricity, there remains a fundamental limitation of its use: the dark of night, solar cells stop working. The lithium-ion batteries,...
One of the largest lakes in the world is in Antarctica sealed from above by four kilometers of ice. It is Lake Vostok, discovered by Russian scientists who sought to reach the reservoir of unfrozen...
Water, a fundamental part of life, may seem a vulgar and simple element, but the truth is that it is surrounded by mysteries. One of them is its freezing point. Contrary to what many people believe,...
The melodic behavior of some songbirds is similar to human musicians. That is the conclusion presented in an article published by an international team of researchers, including David Rothenberg, a...
Until now, scientists had observed that some large birds showed a social character between individuals. But a new study shows that this peculiarity is also confirmed in smaller birds like Siskins,...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, USA) is one of those advanced centers that are applying new technologies to buildings. In it, Oral Buyukozturk, Professor, Department of Civil and...