On 29 October 2024, an episode of torrential rains shook the Valencian Community, leaving behind a trail of devastation and numerous flooded municipalities. The response of the Universitat de València (UV) did not wait long: a multidisciplinary team of experts created in record time the first accurate mapping of the areas affected by the DANA. This map not only documents the impact of the disaster, but also seeks to lay the groundwork for better emergency management in the future.

Indoctrination, freedom, equality, gender ideology and sexual education are the five pathways that the anti-gender movement has been using to spread in Spain thanks to social network X, formerly known as Twitter.

Coastal ecosystems, particularly dunes and beaches, are facing up growing threats as a result of urbanization, climate change and restauration and management practices alien and unaware of the ecological needs of the species. Two studies of the Universitat de València (UV) affirm the importance of reorienting coastal management policies to the protection of those species that depend on open dune habitats and natural remains deposited by the sea on the beaches

Researchers from the Institute of Corpuscular Physics (IFIC, UV-CSIC) achieve to measure at the laboratory the formation of a key element in the evolution of chemical make-up of the heavy elements. An isotope of this element, Lead-204, is produced in giant red stars, responsible for the creation of half of the elements which are heavier than iron in nature. The paper is published in -Physical Review Letters-.

At the beginning of September began the extraction of the Mazarrón 2, an ancient Phoenician ship that sank approximately 2,600 years ago in the coast of Murcia.

An international research team, including participation from the University of Valencia, has published an article in Nature Geoscience advocating for a more collaborative and balanced approach between artificial intelligence (AI) and Earth sciences. The study supports the creation of a new field-AIXES (Artificial Intelligence and Earth Sciences) - that will enhance both areas and provide benefits in tackling future environmental challenges.

Universitat de València full-time university professor Rubén Artero is leading a research that has identified a promising therapy for treating myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), based on anti-miRs. The study is being carried out by the Human Translational Genomics Group of the INCLIVA-Universitat de València Health Research Institute (Biotecmed). Myotonic dystrophy is a complex genetic disorder caused by an abnormally high number of CTG repeats (a specific type of DNA sequence) in the DMPK gene.

A research project led by the Desertification Research Centre (CIDE, UV-CSIC-GVA) has successfully predicted the ecological interactions that occur in little-analysed plant communities based on coexistence patterns from a well-studied ecosystem in Alicante. The study employed transfer learning, a machine learning technique that introduces a new approach to biodiversity research and conservation.

The spin-off from the Universitat de València Matteco, that develops new solutions to decarbonize the economy and promote the competitiveness of renewable hydrogen, has closed a round of investments

The Universitat de València coordinates the team of specialists which studies and protects loggerhead turtles in the Valencian Community.

Over seventy geography experts from different countries analyse events like depopulation and resilience of the countryside in the Universitat de València. From 23 and 25 October the 22nd Countryside Geography National Colloquium and the 5th Countryside Geography International Colloquium will take place.

Two studies conducted by the Cavanilles Institute (ICBiBe) of the University of Valencia provide new insights into the factors affecting the survival and territory occupancy of the Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) in the Valencian Community.

Researchers from the Universitat de València have developed a new methodology to detect and visualise zinc in astrocytes (cells that help in the correct function of nerve cells), both at microscopy and electronic level. The project, published in the magazine Microscopy and Microanalysis, confirms the importance of astrocytes in the control of zinc levels in our brain, an essential element for many neural functions.

'This indicates that cysteine metabolism plays a relevant role in diseases and is a new therapeutic strategy in inflammatory processes,' explains Juan Sastre, Full-time university professor in the Dep