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

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

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

Després d’unes quantes dècades de regressió, caiguda en consum i fins i tot rebuig

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.

Els constituents elementals de la matèria. © CERN Particle Zoology. Our present understanding of the basic constituents of matter and the interaction between them is

Els éssers humans sempre hem volgut saber de què està fet el món en què vivim. En

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

© J. Domingo Les torres de guaita han estats utilitzades per a estimar els canvis a la línia de costa. Les fluctuacions de la mar

© F. Jarque The "Horta Nord" facing the port(s) and other improvidences. The Northern Part of the "Pais Valencià" is one of the areas that has undergone the most important changes

© Miguel Lorenzo El desgavell urbanístic de Benidorm és un dels pitjors exemples de gestió del litoral ibèric. Protecting habitats along

© O. Mayoral   © O. Mayoral Els efectes regressius han fet que la mar arrossegue moltes edificacions litorals que, no fa

© 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

Al llindar del segle XXI assistim a una renaixença per la preocupació del litoral. Quasi trenta anys

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