Joaquim Conca exhibition opens
On June 25, the exhibition Joaquim Conca. Botany Made Art was inaugurated at the exhibition hall of the Botanical Institute of Barcelona. The opening event gathered 110 attendees and centered around a relaxed conversation between artist Joaquim Conca and researcher Alfonso Susanna. Together, they explored the connections between art and botany through the creation of […]
We are diverse, we are IBB
To mark Pride Month, the Botanical Institute of Barcelona wants to stand up for and celebrate diversity in all its forms. Diversity is not only at the heart of our scientific work but also among our core values as a public institution committed to building a more inclusive and just society. In front of the […]
New Study: Climate Change Puts Thousands of Tree Species at Risk—But There’s Still Time to Act
• A new global study shows that many of the world’s tree species are under serious threat, even under modest warming scenarios. • The findings call for urgent conservation efforts to limit human impact in areas with low climate stress. • The analysis also finds refugia locations where species could persist locally despite general warming […]
Studying the genetic diversity of wild and globally cultivated cannabis
Actualitat This study represents the first global approach to the genetic diversity of cannabis that combines data from modern cultivars with those of wild populations. Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.), also known as hemp or marijuana, is a plant that has accompanied humanity for millennia (at least twelve thousand years), resulting in a wide range […]
Migratory butterfly crossed the Atlantic and changed the distribution of other species
A study by the Botanical Institute of Barcelona (CSIC) reveals how the transoceanic migration of the butterfly Vanessa atalanta during the last glacial period from North America impacted biodiversity in Eurasia. The majority of animal species have relatively continuous geographic distributions. However, there are surprising exceptions in which sister species or populations of […]
New study: Arctic plants react unexpectedly to climate change
• Rapid climate change is upending established plant diversity and growth patterns in the Arctic, with species blooming in some areas and declining in others, research suggests. • The decades-long study of more than 2,000 plant communities across 45 areas in the Arctic tundra found that many locations saw vegetation change in type, abundance […]
Spring full of outreach activities at the IBB
At the IBB, we’ve welcomed spring with a variety of science education activities aimed at bringing science closer to audiences of all ages. Between 11st of March and 9th of April, we received visits from over 80 people at the institute — from high school students to neighbors from the Casal Verdun. As part of […]
Dark diversity reveals the hidden impact of human activities on nature on a global scale
Several CSIC centres participate in the international study published in ‘Nature’ that reveals the involvement of anthropogenic activity in the absence of plant species, known as ‘dark diversity’. The study shows that in regions heavily affected by human activity, ecosystems contain only one in five potential species. When something is missing in a […]
Big errors in big data
Large-scale global databases are increasingly used in biogeographical and evolutionary research and have led to unprecedented advances through tools that far surpass traditional data-processing methods. While technological developments have taken the lead in processing these large databases, the accuracy of raw data remains a limitation to the reliability of the final results. In the case […]
New plant genus discovered in Montenegro
A team of international researchers, including Manica Balant from the Botanical Institute of Barcelona, has described a new plant species and genus: Petrolamium crnojevicii. The discovery was made in Montenegro, where scientists encountered a plant that did not match the morphology of any known species. To confirm its identity, they conducted molecular genetic, morphological, and […]