Desertification, overexploitation, or soil degradation are some of the topics addressed in this new monograph on the current state of the world's drylands.
The future of science is the title of the 2022 volume of Mètode Science Studies Journal. Citizen science, addictions, the climate crisis, and transhumanism are the protagonists of this new volume, which vindicates the importance of science that looks to the future without forgetting the challenges of the present.
Photography and science have gone hand in hand since the appearance of the first photographic images at the beginning of the 19th century. This monograph is open to articles that analyse different aspects (historical, communicative, aesthetic, technical, etc.) of the relationship between science and photography. Deadline for submission: extended deadline until 3 June 2022.
In a world where it seems that it would be best to go unnoticed, many organisms impudently exhibit their beauty. Call for papers for the special monograph on Beauty in nature. Deadline for submission: 25 March 2022.
FISABIO researcher Alma Bracho and doctor and researcher Salvador Macip analyse what we know about the omicron coronavirus variant.
COVID-19 has been the focus of media information. In this compilation, we collect a series of articles that have helped us reflect on the pandemic.
We talk about transhumanism with the doctor and science author Salvador Macip. This is the most transcendent debate in our history.
What will future humans look like? The monograph reflects on the science that will allow us to pose new challenges in our evolution.
The new volume of Metode is coordinated by María José Sanz and Sérgio Henrique Faria and focuses on the many dimensions of climate change.
The award recognises its trajectory, sustained content quality, and resilience.
The COVID-19 has highlighted the connection between different species and the ecosystems in which they live. One Health is conceptualized as the idea that the health of humans, other animals, and ecosystems are interdependent. Metode SSJ is open to contributions that analyse the challenges facing the concept of One Health. Extended deadline for submission: 10 February 2022.
Mètode publishes a new issue, with a monograph focused on addiction, its biological roots, its consequences for health and possible treatments.
Sara Moreno, Tatiana Pina and Martí Domínguez have shown the over-representation of iconic animals of climate change.
We speak with British author and journalist Angela Saini about her latest book, Superior: the return of race science.
Mètode starts promoting graphic humour through a new section dedicated to cartoons on current scientific issues, launched with the new section by Ferran Martín.
Volume 108 of the journal explores the role of citizen science and the construction of scientific knowledge.
'Science's structure' focuses on the creation of a sustainable and local model of society to deal with the consequences of climate change and our hyperglobalised world.
We review, through articles published in Mètode, the news during these twelve months of SARS-CoV-2 health crisis.
Issue 107 of Mètode, coordinated by Carles Pedrós-Alió, Josep Maria Gasol, and Rafel Simó, focuses on the impact of human activities on the sea.
On the World AIDS Day, we talk to Esteban Martínez, president of GESIDA, to know how people living with HIV are experiencing the current pandemic.
On 9 November, Pfizer announced in a press release that their COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows 90 % efficacy. We analyse the situation with the voice of several experts.
The Nobel Prize for Chemistry has awarded Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for the development of CRISPR-Cas9 genetic editing tools. Lluís Montoliu analyses the journey to this award.
Vaccine development takes a long time, often more than fifteen years. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has accelerated the process in record time. This race has only just begun and there is much to be learned in the near future.
The Swedish Academy has awarded Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, and Andrea Ghez the Nobel Prize in Physics. What is behind this shared award? When did the debate on black holes start? An analysis by Manel Perucho.