Two Madeiran researchers have taken part in an international maritime archaeology expedition investigating the remains of an ancient harbour complex on the Greek island of Aegina. Marco Freitas and Joana Santos, from the Centre for Modern Archaeology Studies (CEAM), joined the latest phase of the Aigina Harbour City Project during…
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The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) will celebrate International Bat Night on Saturday, the 29th of August, with an activity designed to bring the public closer to Madeira’s biodiversity. The event will begin at 21:00 at the Cristo Rei Viewpoint in Garajau and will include an opportunity to…
A team from the Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory (LREC) travelled to Madeira’s north coast on Monday, the 24th of August, to inspect the site of the rockfall near the Ladeira da Vinha tunnel. The incident partially obstructed the expressway towards São Vicente. The team is continuing the work of identifying…
Artificial reefs created from sunken ships in Madeira and Porto Santo help support marine biodiversity, but cannot reproduce all the ecological functions of natural reefs, a scientific study has concluded. The findings are based on nine years of fish monitoring by Madeira’s marine biodiversity programme, BioMa, which has been operating…
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has placed a yellow weather warning for the mountainous regions of Madeira due to the hot weather. According to information released by the Institute, the weather alert will be in place from 03:00 tomorrow until 18:00 on the 1st of August. The…
Porto Santo is set to become an important part of Portugal’s growing space programme with the installation of two new facilities designed to support satellite communications and space surveillance. The announcement was made by Colonel Pedro Costa, head of the Portuguese Air Force’s Space Operations Centre, during the “Flight Plan…
ARDITI – the Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation is promoting a scientific campaign in Porto Santo between the 3rd and 14th of July 2026, dedicated to the study of the island’s coastal marine ecosystems. The initiative continues the Madeira Marine Biodiversity Monitoring Programme (BioMa), which…
PSD deputy Joana Silva took to the podium to present a proposed legislative decree to create the Regional System for Monitoring and Communication of Risk, Special Alert, and Public Warning, arguing that the initiative will strengthen the Region’s prevention, protection, and emergency response capabilities. Presenting the proposal, the parliamentarian stressed…
The ADN (Alternative Democratic Party) warns that “facial biometric data is a special category of personal data because it allows the unambiguous identification of a person through their unique physical characteristics.” This statement, according to Carolina Martins, comes in response to reports regarding the “possible implementation of facial recognition systems…
The European Commission today presented two new strategies to respond to the challenges facing coastal communities and islands in the European Union (EU), namely climate change, excluding the outermost regions, such as the Azores and Madeira. Concerning coastal regions, where, according to the Commission’s accounts, 95 million people (21% of…
The Electricity Company of Madeira (EEM) began a major logistical operation in Porto Santo this afternoon to unload and transport the components of the wind turbines that will form part of the island’s new wind farm. Due to the considerable size and weight of the equipment, the operation is expected…
Cancer survival in Portugal rises to 66%, but regional and gender gaps remain Cancer survival in Portugal has reached 66% at five years for patients diagnosed in 2019, according to a report being released today by the National Cancer Registry (RON). The findings show that around two out of every…
The Regional Secretary for Infrastructure, Pedro Rodrigues, said on Tuesday that Porto Santo should reach extended periods of energy production based on renewable sources this year. “We estimate that there will be 200 days during the year that renewable sources entirely supply Porto Santo’s electricity,” he said, during a visit…
The animal discovered dead on Wednesday morning in the waters off Caniço de Baixo has been confirmed as a Blainville Beaked Whale, not a dolphin as initially reported, due to the similarities between the two species. The alert was given by people who spotted the whale floating near the Galo…
The Chega parliamentary group in the Assembly of the Republic announced that “it will request the national parliament to open an in-depth investigation into the management of vaccines against Covid-19 in Portugal”. The initiative follows information made public by the newspaper ‘O Sol,’ based on contracts signed between the Directorate-General…