This (austral) summer, Mariana spent a month in Antarctica conducting fieldwork for her BIPOLAR Marie Skłodowska-Curie project. The aim of this project is to quantify the potential for adaptation to climate change of lichens and bryophytes in the Arctic and in Antarctica. After her previous fieldwork in Finnish Lapland, this field season focused on collecting data from the opposite pole, and so southwards we travelled to King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. This

Biogeography forms an important framework within the Temporal Ecology Lab (TEBLab), supporting research into how species distributions, environmental change, and human activities interact across long timescales. With this interest in biogeography, January brought travel to Aarhus (Denmark) for the 12th International Biogeography Society (TIBS) Biennial Conference , held from 6-10 January. Arriving in Aarhus meant stepping into crisp winter weather, a seasonal reminder that Ja

Last month, Javi and Judit visited the school IE Rec Comtal (Barcelona) to run a hands‑on activity for high school students as part of the Ciència al Barri (Science in the neighbourhood) initiative. Ciència al Barri is a CSIC outreach programme that brings scientists into schools across Barcelona, Seville and Madrid, offering students the chance to explore the scientific method through engaging, researcher-led activities in multiple formats. Through a real-case study from t

This November CREAF celebrated an event called Vermut Temporal , co-organised by TEB Lab member Javier de la Casa. This events aim to gather different researchers from CREAF to present their work, fostering community building. In other words, knowing what is being done is your neighbour office. This time, what connected all talks was time itself. How time shapes ecological processes, and the importance of time scale and resolution Estefanía Muñoz, Javier de la Casa and Jordi