Issue 194
24th of June 2021
| Study concludes that migratory birds have limited potential to help plants face climate change. A study published today in the journal Nature, with the participation of researchers from 13 European institutions, including the University of Coimbra (Centre for Functional Ecology | UC) concluded that migratory birds disperse seeds mainly in the opposite direction to what would be needed to help plants escape climate change. | |
A study conducted with young people from Portugal, Egypt and Turkey, led by a UC researcher, shows that the pandemic had a strong impact on daily routines and future travel plans. | |
| Asteroid named after Portuguese astrophysicist. Nuno Peixinho is an astrophysicist at the University of Coimbra (UC) and the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (IA), who now has an asteroid named after him. | |
| The 8th edition of the festival "Sons da Cidade" invites you to travel in the "890 Time Machine" through virtual reality films. Until the 26th June at Machado de Castro National Museum (2-6pm) and at Café Santa Cruz (Coimbra downton) (1-6pm). |
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