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This slice of the DESI data maps celestial objects from Earth (center) to billions of light years away. Among the objects are nearby bright galaxies (yellow), luminous red galaxies (orange), emission-line galaxies (blue), and quasars (green). The large-scale structure of the universe is visible in the inset image, which shows the densest survey region and represents less than 0.1% of the DESI survey’s total volume. Credit: Claire Lamman/DESI collaboration.

New DESI results strengthen indications that dark energy changes over time 20/03/2025

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A study confirms the success of some actions to restore corals seized from poaching — actions promoted by the UB and the ICM (CSIC) — which have allowed both the survival of the transplanted corals and the rapid recovery of the associated coral community.

Red coral colonies survive a decade after being transplanted in the Medes Islands 18/03/2025

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Kopenawa ha rebut la distinció de mans de la vicerectora Sauras i la degana Rosina Girones.

The University of Barcelona honours Davi Kopenawa for his defence of the rights of indigenous peoples and the Amazon 14/03/2025

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The CLIVAR-Spain 2024 report highlights the climate challenges of the coming decades and highlights the rapid retreat of the cryosphere, accelerated warming of ocean waters and the effects of climate change on geography and climate across the country.

Glaciers, ice and snow are shrinking at an accelerated rate on the Iberian Peninsula 14/03/2025

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History’s forgotten women regain their place in an exhibition at the University of Barcelona 12/03/2025

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The UB stands out in 44 disciplines and it is the leading institution in Spain in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 12/03/2025

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The bottom of the Calypso Deep, a 5,112-metre deep depression in the Ionian Sea, contains one of the highest concentrations of marine debris in the deep ocean: it is yet another testimony to the increasingly worrying human footprint that has turned seas and oceans into a vast waste dump.

Marine litter has already reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea 11/03/2025

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Photo: Ricardo Martín

The UB awards an honorary doctorate to writer Pere Gimferrer 11/03/2025

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