The LAECESS Network: addressing the challenges of the next generation of scientists in the region
Authors: Ana María Yáñez-Serrano, Maricar Aguilos, Cybelli Barbosa, Tomás Rafael Bolaño-Ortiz, Samara Carbone, Stephanie Díaz-López,...
Frozen records to help guide climate change adaptation in the tropical Andes
Author: Filipe Lindau At the top of the highest mountains in Bolivia and Peru we find more than 90% of the Earth’s tropical glaciers...
Happy 5th Anniversary LAECESS !!
The Latin America Early Career Earth System Scientist Network (LAECESS) is extremely happy for its 5th Anniversary. LAECESS origins are...
Board games can combine education and fun in class!
Author: Samara Carbone Recently, the board games have returned and boomed as a popular entertainment tool, especially among the adult...
Once Upon a Time - A scientific fairy tale
by Andrea Orfanoz-Cheuquelaf "Once Upon a Time" is an active international project aiming to use short stories to communicate science....
Wearing a mask is critical to prevent COVID-19 — Some findings by aerosol scientists
Author: Jorge Saturno Thanks to COVID-19 we have learned that many respiratory diseases actually spread through the air, via aerosol...
Industrial emissions are an additional source of hydrocarbons in the megacity of São Paulo
Authors: Monique Silva Coelho and Pamela Dominutti Non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) can be emitted directly into the atmosphere by a wide...
Does the general population believe in science?
Cybelli Barbosa Extreme weather events are more frequent each decade: extended drought periods, intense thunderstorms, floods, cyclones,...
Niveles de NO2 después del confinamiento por COVID-19 en Ecuador
Un compromiso entre el medio ambiente y la salud humana NO2 levels after the COVID-19 lockdown in Ecuador: A trade-off between...
Climate change, deforestation and fires are changing the Amazon Rainforest’s scent
Anna Ramon Revilla (Communication manager at CREAF) For a long time now, scientists have been describing nature’s scents on the basis of...
