Professor Eske Willerslev, Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Copenhagen and Prince Philip Professor at the University of Cambridge, has been selected as the winner of the Albert Einstein World Award of Science 2024. Cónal Creedon an award-winning novelist, short-story writer, playwright, documentary film maker, essayist, and collaborative artist has been awarded the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts 2024.

Marine conservation scientists advocate for a cultural shift in academia that fosters deeper connections with places of study and encourages collaboration with local communities to make science more relevant, equitable and meaningful.

Cacao of Excellence is delighted to announce the official launch of the 2025 Edition of the Cacao of Excellence Awards. Since its inception in 2009, Cacao of Excellence has been the premier platform for cacao producers to showcase the superior quality of their cacao, celebrating the diversity of flavours of cacao produced worldwide.

Household wealth, reflected in access to services (e.g. potable water, internet access) and in the ownership of assets like vehicle, computer, microwave, refrigerator, among others, has stood out by its role in the protection of food security. A study performed by Rimisp – Latin American Center for Rural Development found that households in the higher wealth quartiles have not only less probability to fall into food insecurity, but also less need to resort to costly coping strategies. 

Researchers of CIDIS at ESPOL Polytechnic University have developed a new method to enhance thermal  image super-resolution by employing synthetic imagery. This novel approach utilizes high-resolution images  from the visible spectrum to guide the super-resolution of low-resolution thermal images, significantly  improving the detail and utility of thermal imaging across various applications.