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From Iceland to southern Europe, what are mosquitoes warning us about?

The arrival of mosquitoes in Iceland and their spread across Southern Europe show how climate change is transforming ecosystems and increasing risks to human health. Reading time: 4 min In 2025, a biological discovery marked a milestone that, although discreet, resonates as an alarm across the planet: the confirmation of the presence of wild mosquitoes in Iceland . For biology, this represented a…

Helping People Connect with Nature and the Community Reduces Loneliness

Nature-based social prescribing can help reduce loneliness among adults living in socioeconomically vulnerable urban areas.

Science, Cooperation and Impact in Uncertain Times

In a year marked by geopolitical instability and climate-related health threats, ISGlobal generated evidence for action and strengthened its societal impact. [The following text is the foreword to ISGlobal's 2025 Annual Report , written jointly by Quique Bassat , Director General, and Denise Naniche , Scientific Director.] 2025 was a year of intense geopolitical tension , eroding the…

Study Reveals that Atlantic Climate Variability Enables the Prediction of Leishmaniasis Outbreaks in North Africa

Specific climate patterns affecting rainfall across North Africa influence the transmission of this disease and make it possible to develop a seasonal forecasting system with up to one year’s lead time.

Semana mundial de concienciación sobre la resistencia antimicrobiana 2026

Del 18 al 24 de noviembre de 2026 , ISGlobal se suma a la Semana Mundial de Concienciación sobre la Resistencia a los Antimicrobianos (WAAW, por sus siglas en inglés) con una campaña que combina divulgación científica, arte y participación ciudadana .

Night Shift Work Linked to a Higher Risk of Long COVID

The study highlight the importance of healthy sleep habits in preventing long COVID and other post-acute infectious syndromes.

Workshop Series: Multi-Omics Data Integration in Human Exposome Studies 2026

Join ISGlobal's Exposome Hub for a series of online workshops on multi-omics data integration in human exposome studies.

New environmental epidemiology approach sheds light on cattle's role in malaria transmission

A study under the BOHEMIA project examines whether the distribution of cattle in relation to human populations increases or reduces the spread of malaria vectors.

Healthy cities for healthy people

An open public workshop and discussion inviting people to discover how the urban environment influences our health, and how scientific knowledge and practical tools can help us build healthier cities.

Why Wildfire Smoke Is Different from Everyday Air Pollution?

Wildfire smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres. Here's what makes it different from the air pollution we breathe every day. Wildfire smoke does not only affect people living close to the flames. Its particles can travel hundreds of kilometres, exposing people to elevated levels of air pollution even in cities and regions far from the fire. Although wildfire smoke and urban air pollution share…