The first migration led some groups away from the African continent to colonize the rest of the planet and, ever since, geographical displacement of individuals or groups has remained constant throughout history (despite the restrictions currently imposed by border-control policies).

Economic restructuring in the media industry has eliminated many professional journalists’ jobs, reductions that may have been hardest on specialized journalists reporting areas like science, technology, economics, or international affairs.

Scientific journalism faces the challenge of adapting not only to new formats but also to new information exchange dynamics. New online platforms, making it easier to access and produce scientific content, are forcing science publics to evolve.

The present article reviews the panorama of science communication in France from the perspective of the monthly magazine La Recherche and other French media sources.

Elhuyar magazine was born in 1974 with the aim of adapting Basque language to science and technical fields; therefore, since its birth, Elhuyar has granted especial relevance to research done in the Basque Country.

The huge responsibility of the media lies in the fact that citizens have the right to science information, to help them take better decisions, nurture a critical spirit, and form their own opinions.

The relationship between scientists and journalists is better than its image would suggest. Scientists not only believe that public communication is a duty, but also that media visibility is beneficial.

Communicating science effectively and rigorously is still one of the many challenges facing scientists and researchers today. Indeed, in the current context it is more important than ever to involve society in the work undertaken at universities and research centres.

L'accés de les dones a professions tingudes tradicionalment per pròpies d'homes com la medicina, el professorat i també la recerca ha estat problemàtic fins a dates relativament recents. Algunes, tanmateix, com les tres que presenta com a exemple l'article, han esdevingut pioneres en algunes de les disciplines i espais més difícils i compromesos.

Tot i pertànyer a generacions diferents i representar formes diferents d'aproximació a l'estudi de la natura, Humboldt i Darwin comparteixen, com a fita determinant de la seva fructífera carrera científica, l'aventura individual d'un gran viatge iniciàtic.

F. W. Dyson One of the most famous photographs of a solar eclipse, taken by F.W. Dyson in Sobral, Brazil, in 1919. The double horizontal dashes indicate

Ana Ponce & Ivo Rovira The Salvador library collections (1,300 volumes) are preserved at Barcelona’s Institut Botànic, in the same drawers and bookcases that Josep Salvador i

Every journey, even the most trivial, has an element of discovery, both in terms of discovering the outside world and the traveller’s self-discovery. For some travellers, however, discovery is the very purpose of their journey, and history has witnessed their widely ranging objectives, ingenuity and deeds.

Miguel Lorenzo In February 1998, an outbreak of hepatitis C viral infection was discovered in Valencia, which was quickly attributed to the less than negligent work performance

Population screening for certain tumours has shown that early diagnosis can lead to better treatment at an earlier stage of the disease.National Cancer Institute

La diversitat genètica dels patògens no s’ha tingut sempre en compte a l'hora de desenvolupar noves vacunes però el seu estudi, entendre la relació entre patogen i sistema immune, permetrà predir fins quin punt serà eficaç i universal una vacuna i ajudarà a dissenyar-les millor.

Agencia SINC One of the main environmental problems is massive industrial production of antimicrobial drugs, their widespread use in medicine, veterinary medicine and agriculture, and consequent release

Mitjançant estudis evolutius es pot tractar de predir com respondrà el virus a la presència de fàrmacs, o quines variants és més probable que es propaguen en un futur.