Joaquín Rodríguez is a geologist from the University of Huelva. He has participated in one of the most important world discoveries in 2014: the finding of Neanderthal engravings from 40.000 years ago. It is the first time that the fact that Neanderthals had creative capacity can be proved. These engravings were found at the Gorham’s […]
Month: January 2015
Volunteers recover varieties of historical vines to preserve Almería’s biodiversity
The Mediterranean Ecologist Group, the Grape Museum in Terque and its city council have been working to recover the varieties of vines which are part of the economical and historical past of Almería for nine years. 46 varieties have already been recovered in a vine arbour, some of them were about to disappear. Every year they distribute […]
Odu Carmona, nature on the canvas of overcoming
When she was just a girl, a gift changed the life of Odu Carmona. Her uncle gave her an easel and several tubes of oil paint so she could express herself on a canvas. Born in Olula del Río (Almería), she dedicates to professional painting since 2000. Although she suffered from a renal failure, a transplant in […]
3D neuronavigation through the brain for safer surgery and a better planning
The Brain Dynamics Company, a spin-off of the University of Málaga, has developed a neuronavigation system that reconstructs the brain in 3D. It is a tool that they intend to use to make brain surgery less invasive and more efficient for the patient, offering a better training to neurosurgeons.