A butterfly that travels from Canada to Mexico to hibernate and reproduce, a whale that holds its species' record with 22,500 kilometers of travel across the oceans, or the arctic tern, a bird that -attention, spoiler- holds the longest migration in the animal kingdom. Now that spring is beginning and with it many species are on the move, we explain the main migratory routes of planetary fauna. The highways of wildlife.

Symbolism of colors

Western Europe, North America and Oceania: Influence of classical culture and Catholicism

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The traditional tale says that little Patufet took shelter under a cabbage when it started to rain. Today we know it's one of the healthiest and most versatile vegetables in our kitchen. They say 2026 is the year of the cabbage, but since we're already in March, between turnips and cabbages (which are in the same family), we suggest you discover more about its characteristics.

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Seawise Giant

Also known as Knock Nevis and Jahre VikingWhen it premiered under the name of Knock Nevis, the oil tanker Pierre Guillaumat It was still larger, but after some expansion work, it became the longest ship of all time. It was damaged during the Iran-Iraq War, refloated in 1991, and finally scrapped in India in 2010. It displaced 646,642 tons at full load, the equivalent of about 4 million barrels of oil.

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According to the OECD and Cornell University, for every 100-word text or each conversation with between 10 and 40 prompts (instructions), up to 0.5 liters of fresh water are consumed, or the equivalent of 14 LED bulbs lit for an hour.

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Why are we in the year 4724 in Chinese culture?

Chinese culture uses a traditional lunisolar calendarThe Chinese calendar, unlike the Western calendar, uses a system of counting years based on the beginning of the reign of the Yellow Emperor, one of the five legendary emperors, considered the founder of Chinese civilization, who reigned from 2698 to 2598 BC.

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Humans are living longer, but life expectancy isn't increasing equally everywhere. Statistics show that longevity depends heavily on diet, access to a good healthcare system, and the quality of life offered by a country with a strong economy. One factor not reflected in the statistics but also highlighted by scientists is strong social and community ties. The country with the longest life expectancy, averaging 86.5 years, is Monaco, which has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, a good healthcare system, and a Mediterranean diet, designated by scientists as one of the healthiest in the world. But the fact that it has only a few tens of thousands of inhabitants also contributes to the higher average age in such a wealthy and affluent country. If we exclude small states (or semi-states), the ranking would begin with Japan, with an average life expectancy of 84.4 years. The Japanese also enjoy a healthy diet, heavily focused on fish and vegetables, and a good quality of life. At the opposite end of the ranking are countries with high poverty rates. Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, with 40% of its population living in poverty (in addition to high infant mortality and other factors, such as high levels of violence), has the lowest life expectancy, averaging only 54.6 years. There is a 30-year difference in life expectancy between Monaco and Nigeria.

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The easiest way to represent our planet is as it is: with a globe—a sphere. But things get complicated when we need to represent it on a flat surface—a sheet of paper or a screen—to create what we know as a map. The answer to "Which is the most accurate map of the world?" or "Which world map is most similar to reality?" is confusing: all of them or none. Any cartographic projection of our planet is a simulation, a tool for a specific purpose.

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Traditionally made to make use of the pig during slaughter, they have gone from farmhouses to markets and contemporary kitchens. The quality of the meat, the climate, the slow curing process, and the experience passed down from generation to generation make Catalan sausages a living heritage that unites tradition, identity, and taste.

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Where do they live?

The boats that fish for red shrimp are the ones that go the furthest and return to port the latest, because they have to go very far out to cast their trawls and catch them. They are fished throughout the Mediterranean, although in recent years it has been said that, due to ocean currents and climate change, they might have spread to other seas. However, the red shrimp has only one homeland: the Mediterranean.

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In 1951, after a hunting trip, Sir Hugh Beaver and his friends got into a heated discussion about which game bird was the fastest. They couldn't reach a definitive conclusion because there was no book compiling an official list of this feat. As it happens, Beaver was the managing director of the Guinness brewery, and that discussion in a Wexford County pub led him to commission a book of facts and figures, initially intended as a promotional campaign for Guinness beer.

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The Iberian lynx is no longer endangered. The work carried out since the 1990s, when only 100 individuals of this species remained, has succeeded in increasing its population to over 2,000. It has not been removed from the list of threatened species, but is now classified as vulnerable, having been critically endangered at the turn of the century. This is great news, but above all, it is a clear demonstration that conservation policies work, that when resources and efforts are invested in protecting a species, life finds a way.

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We Catalans love to observe the sky, consult thermometers and rain gauges. We enjoy meteorology and we love looking up. Seeing a clear blue sky, or one dotted with clouds of different shapes, helps us predict the weather. And Catalan proverbs are a good example of this. Clouds are hydrometeors formed by tiny particles of liquid water or ice, or both, suspended in the atmosphere and which, generally, do not touch the ground. They can also contain larger particles of liquid water or gel, as well as non-aqueous liquid particles or solid particles from sources such as industrial gases, smoke, or dust. If you would like to learn more, the illustrated book recently published by Cinco Tintas, which covers everything related to clouds, is worth checking out. Observe the cloudsIts authors, Gavin Pretor-Pinney – co-founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society – and William Grill – illustrator – have created an illustrated guide for all audiences that reveals the facts, secrets, and stories of the main cloud types and explains how they shape the weather around them.

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There's a saying in France that they have as many cheeses as there are days in the year, but we prefer another: a cheese a day is happiness every day. In Catalonia, we have a cheese with Protected Geographical Indication (PGI): the Garrotxa While Alt Urgell and Cerdanya have a protected designation of origin. Perhaps that's not much, but there's another fact that compensates: the producers' association ACREFA states that up to 250 different cheeses are produced. To understand the significance of this figure, let's compare it to that of France, a traditionally cheese-producing country of considerable size: 1,200. In a territory seventeen times smaller than France, like Catalonia, the density of cheese production is considerable. And we're not just talking about volume, but also quality, which is very high. That's why we can say that Catalan artisan cheeses are experiencing a golden age. In recent decades, small producers throughout the country have revived traditional recipes and created new ones, combining old techniques with an innovative spirit.

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The video game was published four decades ago. Super Mario Bros. and that players share games and adventures with the well-known character.

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According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for 2024, food waste in Spanish households has decreased by 19.5% since 2020. In addition to greater social awareness about the importance of not throwing away food and microeconomic data, one of the reasons cited is bringing home-cooked food to work.

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Jordi and Albert Santjoan are the authors of the illustrated album 'Catalonia park by park(Cosetània Edicions), where they offer a tour to discover the treasures hidden in 16 natural spaces spread across the country. A graphic proposal, as Jordi Santjoan explains, "designed for families and for those interested in nature and getting to know our territory better." Santjoan defines himself as a lover of maps "where things happen, which is why I wanted to create maps that are alive, where we see landscapes, animals, and people, not just reliefs and names." In addition to highlighting the emblematic elements and places that define each of these spaces and some reference data, they offer an excursion to discover them on the go, with a second map showing the route of these routes "suitable for everyone and where we also indicate how to get there and practical information such as the elevation gain or the duration of the excursion."

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'The tasty fruits'. Josep Carner (1928)

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Although they represent half of the LGBTIQ+ community, many bisexual people feel that their sexual orientation is often ignored or delegitimized, both within and outside the community. With the aim of highlighting a diverse and underrepresented reality in the social imagination, International Bisexuality Day has been celebrated every September 23rd since 1999.

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As anyone with access to family heirlooms knows, school supplies have changed radically in just a few decades. Not only because of the arrival and dominance of plastic over other materials: fashions, technological advances, and concerns about the muscular and bone health of young people have transformed a school landscape that had a very different appearance for previous generations. From briefcases and pens to wheeled backpacks and small tables, the evolution of school supplies reveals a constant tension: to relieve the body and the expense without losing functionality. The objects change, but the underlying question remains: what resources does a child need to learn well and grow without overload, either physical or financial?

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