Plataforma SINC
Plataforma SINC, (SINC) was founded in 2007 as an open source portal for scientists, researchers and the general public to learn about top level research in the natural sciences, ecology, plant and animal life being conducted in Spain's research centers. The organization ascribes to open access principles of its content. Web content can be translated using Google Translator or comparable translation services.
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Brain detects happiness more quickly than sadness
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Our brains get a first impression of people's overriding social signals after seeing their faces for only 100 milliseconds (0.1 seconds). Whether this impression is correct, however, is another question. Now an international ...
Human language and dolphin movement patterns show similarities in brevity
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Two researchers from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom have shown for the first time that the law of brevity in human language, according to ...
Rainfall to decrease over Iberian Peninsula
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Scientists have recorded a decline in winter precipitation over the past 60 years in Spain, and they now forecast that precipitation will also decrease in spring and summer. A team from the Pyrenean Institute ...
Southern Hemisphere Ants Richer and More Diversified
May 06, 2009 |
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There are fewer species of ants in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere. This is the conclusion drawn by an international team of scientists that have studied 1,003 local ant assemblages ...
Two brown bear populations in Spain have been isolated for the past 50 years
Apr 29, 2009 |
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The situation of bears in the Iberian Peninsula is critical. Researchers from the University of Oviedo (UO) and the Superior Council of Scientific Research (SCSR) have performed a genetic identification based ...
Dogs are aggressive if they are trained badly
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Many dogs are put down or abandoned due to their violent nature, but contrary to popular belief, breed has little to do with a dog's aggressive behaviour compared to all the owner-dependant factors. This is ...
Electronic nose created to detect skin vapours
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 22, 2009 |
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A team of researchers from the Yale University (United States) and a Spanish company have developed a system to detect the vapours emitted by human skin in real time. The scientists think that these substances, ...
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Red List overlooks island species
Jul 24, 2009 |
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The criteria of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List are an essential tool for evaluating the conservation status of species around the planet, and according to these criteria ...
A new parasite has been discovered in black green lizards from the Iberian Peninsula
Apr 03, 2009 |
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An international team of scientists has discovered a new acarine species (Ophionyssus schreibericolus) that lives off black green lizards from the Iberian Peninsula. This involves the first recording of the O ...
Web 2.0 application developed to recommend television programmes
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 25, 2009 |
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A group of researchers from the University of Vigo, Spain, has developed a Web 2.0 application that filters the programming schedules of hundreds of television channels to recommend programmes that viewers ...
Simple method devised to predict rises in Ebro River level
Mar 27, 2009 |
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A team of researchers from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) has developed a new mathematical method to easily predict rises in the level of the Ebro River in Zaragoza based on water flow recorded ...
Spanish scientists develop echolocation in humans
Jun 30, 2009 |
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A team of researchers from the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) has shown scientifically that human beings can develop echolocation, the system of acoustic signals used by dolphins and bats to explore their surroundings. ...
The method of repairing Cadiz's walls has hardly changed since the 17th century
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 11, 2009 |
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In the year 1596, a sacking at the hands of the Count of Essex almost destroyed the city of Cadiz. Since then, authorities have focused their efforts on establishing a barrier between the city and the sea, ...
Does prebiotic material exist in space?
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Spanish and French astrophysicists have identified a band in the infrared range that serves to track the presence of organic material rich in oxygen and nitrogen in the interstellar dust grains. Should any ...
The tulip entered Europe through al-Andalus five centuries before believed
Apr 16, 2009 |
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A new study carried out at the University of Cordoba and the School of Arabic Studies provides information on the arrival of the flower to Europe. Contrary to what was thought up until now, the first bulbs ...
