An earthquake registering 2.7 on the Richter scale was recorded late this morning, at 10:41 am with a 10 km epicentre. According to information collected by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea, (IPMA), this quake occurred on the continental shelf that connects the island of Madeira to the Tore…
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We met in the Gallery with a small group and saw: Why do we make war by Hector Garcia (https://www.ted.com/speakers/hector_garcia) The speaker, a psychologist, says that the urge to make war, is based on the male urge to have as much sex as possible to hand their genes on to…
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has an ongoing project for "Early Detection and Rapid Elimination of Invasive Alien Plants
A Madeiran farmer has created a new species of papaya that has adapted well to the Madeiran climate through Microlab Madeira.
Funchal and Braga stand out as the cities with the most housing with garages, ideal for the installation of charging points for electric vehicles,
"In Search of the Critically Endangered European Eel on Oceanic Islands: A Pioneering Study in the Freshwater Systems of Madeira, Macaronesia" is the name of the scientific research paper now published on what is the only native freshwater fish in the Macaronesia Region, the European eel (Anguilla anguilla). It is also known in the region as eiró or iró.
February 2024 is expected to be the hottest February ever in the region since records began.
A multinational company has been defrauded of nearly $26 million in a scam based on "deepfake" technology, which creates videos using artificial intelligence, Hong Kong police announced today.
Nuno Freitas, from the Madeira Beer Company (ECM), addressed the 'Implementation of the Circular Economy' at a seminar titled 'Circular Madeira, Circular Models, and Strategies in Companies' at the Madeira Electricity Museum.
Ivo Martins, researcher at the Centre for Chemistry of Madeira (CQM) won the award for best oral communication at the international congress 'Molecules 4 Life,' with his work entitled 'Synthesis of carbon points using dendrimers as co-precursors.'
Artificial intelligence brings opportunities in areas such as education and democracy, but it carries risks, so it is necessary to advance in the regulation of this matter, defended experts who participated in a conference on the subject.
According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), two earthquakes were recorded within two hours of each other.
The effects of marine heatwaves are more intense between 50 and 250 metres than in the most superficial waters, concluded researchers from the University of Algarve, warning that this poses a greater risk to biodiversity.