El sexo es un tema de trascendental importancia en nuestras vidas por muchas razones diferentes. La más evidente es que todos nosotros existimos como consecuencia de las relaciones sexuales que

Cork: the natural guardian of wines. The cork oak (Quercus suber) covers its trunk and branches

Wine: food, drug or medicine perhaps? In this article the author looks at the many beneficial effects of

Innovative oenological biotechnology. In recent years, many winemakers have started to use pure wine yeast strains to

Plant heritage: vine varieties. The vineyards of Catalunya and Valencia posses a heritage of vine varieties, in

Wine: culture and economy. Above all, wine is a food product, which, on gaining commercial importance, has

Tras unas cuantas décadas de regresión, caída del consumo e incluso rechazo oficial y popular, el vino vuelve a ser uno de los productos estrella tanto

Valencia, the cradle of experimental particle physics in Spain. Around 1950, J. Catala de Alemany, Catedratic

Internet and the world wide web. A world-wide web has been developed at CERN to allow researchers, taking part in large scientific collaborations, to interchange data

From Nuclear and Particle Physics to Medicine. A little bit of history. A revolution in the

The LEP adventure. LEP, the e+ e- collider at CERN, has been successfully operating since 1989. During

Particle Accelerators: “the super-microscopes”. We describe the importance of accelerators in particle physics, their basic principles, different types and uses. We include a detailed study of

Exotic Nuclei: Per ardua ad astra. Atomic nuclei, the tiny objects at the hearts of atoms, make up 99.8 % of the matter in our Universe.

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Los seres humanos siempre hemos querido saber de qué está hecho el mundo en que vivimos. En la época moderna, hemos ido obteniendo respuestas cada vez

© Conservatoire du Littoral The experience of the "Conservatoire du Littoral" conservation as

© J. Domingo Las torres de vigilancia han sido utilizadas para estimar los cambios en la línea de la costa. Las fluctuaciones del mar

© F. Jarque The "Horta Nord" facing the port(s) and other improvidences. The

Foto:  O. Mayoral   Foto: O. Mayoral Los efectos regresivos han hecho que el mar arrastre muchas edificaciones litorales que no hace mucho quedaban

© G.O.B.  Protecting the coast in the Balearic Islands. The excessive urbanisation of the

Rediscovering the valencian coast. Despite the strong pressure that the valencian coast has been under since time immemorial, recents years have seen important efforts to protect

En el umbral del siglo XXI asistimos a un renacimiento de la preocupación por el litoral. Casi treinta años después que la editorial L’Estel publicara “El

Controversial paths: How the teory of Evolution was received in Valencia. In the