Archive | April, 2013

Specimens

30 Apr

Photograph of a centuries-old olive tree and the ecosystem that is in it – Serpa

Mirror

30 Apr

At dawn, an image of singular beauty of an old wharf reflected on the calm waters of the ” Ria de Aveiro”, reminds the viewer the importance of preserving this unique ecosystem.

The Rebirth of Nature

30 Apr

Man has always looked to nature to take her ideas and resources to build his dreams. However, sometimes human creation conflicts with the natural setting, leading to its destruction thereof. But can we destroy what allows us to create? In the middle of Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, in Lisbon, we see the human [...]

Pollution in the basin of river Almonda

30 Apr

Although the water for us, inhabitants of developed countries, is a trivial matter, is it so meaningless for others? Although the planet is composed of 70% water, only a small percentage is drinkable water, which is not equally accessible to the entire population. This is the case in some African countries such as Ethiopia, which [...]

Indeterminate time to decompose…

30 Apr

Water Lizard. Endemic Species from the Iberian Peninsula.

30 Apr

Ribeira de Águas Fortes – Biodiversity threatened by Acid Drainage

29 Apr

Tambjamine – Discovering the Oceans

29 Apr

Of Faial Island, namely the Port of Horta, reached to us the latest discovery coming from the oceans, made ​​by Italian researchers, in partnership with the Portuguese researcher Gonçalo Calado. This finding is related to the molecule Tambjamine K that was extracted from sea-slug “Figure 1″, Tambja ceutae that accumulates this toxic molecule for self-defense. [...]

The air we breathe

28 Apr

THE SUN

28 Apr