Ignacio Amigo
Science writer & strategic communications expert
About
Ignacio Amigo is a science writer and strategic communications expert. A biochemist by training, he holds a PhD in molecular biology and a degree in science journalism. He is interested in climate change, the environment, urban studies and scientific research in general.
He has lived and worked in Spain, Portugal and Brazil, and is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English. His work has been featured in Science, Nature, Discover, The Guardian, El País and many other outlets.
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A selection of published articles on science, environment and society.
Solar eclipse offers rare chance to solve Sun’s magnetic-field mysteries
When the Moon blocks the Sun over Greenland, Iceland and Spain on 12 August, researchers will get roughly two minutes to study the solar corona, the Sun’s outermost layer, which is only visible to the naked eye during total eclipses.
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Hits from the bong: music obsessives rescue the sound of Spain’s ancient bells
For centuries bells were the fastest means of communication, calling people to meetings, warning about wildfires, and were even believed to offer protection from storms – now they are being given a new life In 2002, Silberius de Ura was…
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Los eclipses que van a oscurecer España iluminarán los misterios de la corona solar
Danilo Torres apunta con su móvil al horizonte en una llanura en medio de Castilla y León.
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Shades of blue
Refoxos, Spain—When the researcher arrives, Herminia is already waiting for him, calmly seated on a chair in her courtyard, a leafy shelter providing protection from the unseasonably hot Sun.
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How a biologist turned amateur sleuth to solve a century-old art riddle
Nineteenth-century psychiatrists believed a patient’s condition could be diagnosed by analysing their face.
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Equilibrios complejos
Este artículo es el ganador del Concurso de divulgación Ciencia Jot Down con la temática «orden y caos» en la modalidad de ensayo.
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