Some US researchers want to leave the country. Can Europe take them?

In early May, European politicians and university leaders gathered in Paris at Sorbonne University to deliver a message to US researchers affected by cuts made by the administration of US President Donald Trump: move here instead. Ursula von der...

Air Pollution Alters Fetal Brain Structures

Summary: A new study reveals that prenatal exposure to common air pollutants like NO₂, PM2.5, and black carbon is associated with subtle but measurable changes in fetal brain structure during the second and third trimesters. Using specialized...

How Mallorca's baby birds are soaring into southern Spain to save a species

Date Published: 13/06/2025 The birds, raised in the Tramuntana mountains, were carefully monitored, extracted and transferred through a collaboration between the Balearic and Andalucian governments. This initiative forms part of a five-year...

Fiat trialling tech that fully charges 500e in just five minutes

Stellantis is trialling battery-swapping technology with the Fiat 500e in a bid to offer full EV recharging in just five minutes. If the trial is successful, this could eliminate one of the biggest barriers to EV ownership: charging time....

Indra Group activates Spain's defence ecosystem to respond to the Ministry of Defence's industrial plan

Indra has brought together more than 150 companies, SMEs, start-ups, research centres, universities and vocational training centres from all over Spain at its headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, with the aim of driving the business, technology and...

Roda Golf & Beach Resort prepares to add Toptracer technology to its driving range

Date Published: 13/06/2025 Roda Golf & Beach Resort is set to introduce Toptracer Range technology to its driving range as part of a phased upgrade scheduled to begin in the coming weeks. The first phase includes the installation of 10 screens in...

Wreck with $35b of treasure ‘confirmed’ as Spanish galleon, says researchers

Gold and silver coins, pearls and gems, claimed to be worth as much as $35 billion in current prices, were aboard the San Jose. The ship’s sinking dented the Spanish effort in the war, which ended with Britain gaining Gibraltar, Newfoundland and...

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup

Awakened by Laura Elliott (Angry Robot, £9.99) A debut novel set in an apocalyptic 2055, following the development of a neural chip dispensing with the need for sleep. At first it seemed a blessing: it ramped up people’s metabolisms, made them...

Spanish MedTech scale-up Aortyx spins spider-inspired tech to mend torn aortas – raising €13.8 million

Aortyx, a Barcelona-based MedTech scale-up, has raised a €13.8 million Series A funding round to reach the milestone of first-in-human testing, bringing their product – a bioresorbable patch that treats aortic tears – closer to market. The round...

Spanish fintech startup Abacum raises $60m to boost AI features

We have to increase our trade and investment in China: Chairman of Spain's Friends of China Association

Antonio Miguel Carmona, chairman of Spain's Friends of China Association, sits down for an exclusive interview with People's Daily Online in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 11, 2025. (People's Daily Online/Zhang Qianbo) China and the...

Spanish lab develops sodium-ion cell with sustainable materials

Spain’s Instituto Tecnológico de la Energía (ITE) has built a prototype sodium-ion battery cell using high-potential materials and a sustainable polymer-based separator, as part of the SOSBAT project to develop alternatives to lithium-ion storage....

How much you need to earn to rent or buy a studio in Spain's main cities

If you're looking to buy or rent studio flat in a city in Spain, here's what you would need to earn to be able to pay monthly mortgage repayments or rent. Accessing affordable housing is becoming increasingly difficult in Spain due to rapidly...

Spanish innovators tackle food waste and safety with smart labels

Published on 12/06/2025 - 14:30 GMT+2 Food waste is a critical global problem, costing billions annually and contributing significantly to environmental damage. In the European Union alone, over 59 million tonnes of food are discarded every year –...

Fiat solves 'barrier for electric cars' with tech that allows battery recharges in FIVE MINUTES

Italian car giant Fiat says it will 'redefine' and monumentally improve electric car ownership in Europe by rapidly speeding up charging times – one of the biggest complaints motorists have regarding switching to EVs. The Turin-based manufacturer...

Spanish research center makes sodium-ion battery advances

Spanish nonprofit research body the Energy Technology Center (ITE) says it has made a prototype sodium ion battery cell using materials “selected for their high potential, and has developed a separator based on sustainable polymers.” The cell was...

Spanish startup Multiverse Computing raises €189 million to scale technology that compresses LLMs by up to 95%

San Sebastian-based Multiverse Computing, a global innovator in quantum-inspired AI model compression, today announces a €189 million investment round to further develop their CompactifAI – a compression tech capable of reducing LLMs by up to 95%....

Ex-Malaga CF owner Sheikh Al-Thani faces 14 years in prison in Spain over decline of the Spanish football club

SHEIK Abdullah Al-Thani, the former owner of Malaga CF football club, who saw them through an exciting run to the Champions League quarter finals, is facing 14 years in prison. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has asked for the lengthy jail term for...

Spain leads Europe in island overcrowding - but Malta suffers more than Mallorca: report

With Palma set to witness the first anti-mass tourism and tourism policy protest of the season this Sunday evening, a new report from BookRetreats.com reveals that Spain is home to Europe’s most overcrowded islands - but also to one of its most...

Humans Have Smoked Meat For Almost 2 Million Years, Study Suggests

Long before the days of electricity and fridge freezers, meat was preserved by smoke. A new study suggests the practice could stretch back almost 2 million years, and may even be a primary reason our ancestors started making fires in the first...