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The Capelinhos volcano cone and lighthouse on the coast of Faial island in the Azores, seen across green forested hillsides above the Atlantic Ocean

Faial Joins the Azores Infrasound Network That Detected the Tonga Eruption 16,000 Kilometres Away

Since 22 July, an infrasound station on Faial has joined sensors on Graciosa, São Jorge and Terceira, feeding the IVAR–CIVISA network that in 2022 detected the Hunga Tonga eruption more than 16,000 kilometres away.

The Portugal Brief 09 Aug 2026

The Moon covering the Sun during a total solar eclipse, with the bright diamond-ring effect flaring at the edge against a black sky

A 26-Second Total Eclipse Will Darken a Corner of Bragança on 12 August, Portugal's First Since 1912

On 12 August, totality will be visible in Portugal only from a sliver of the Montesinho Natural Park near Bragança, for about 26 seconds — the country's first total solar eclipse since 1912. Hotels across the district have already sold out as astro-tourists descend.

The Portugal Brief 02 Aug 2026

A Torres Vedras Cliff Yields What May Be Portugal's Most Complete Dinosaur

A Torres Vedras Cliff Yields What May Be Portugal's Most Complete Dinosaur

Palaeontologists working the cliffs at the mouth of the Sizandro river have recovered an armoured ankylosaur estimated to be about 85% complete — potentially the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever found in the country.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

A white quadcopter drone with a camera gimbal hovering in flight in front of a dense green pine forest

The University of Leiria Builds an AI-and-Drone Sentinel to Catch Wildfires at the First Spark

Researchers at the University of Leiria and the West have unveiled DBoidS, an FCT-funded system pairing self-charging drones with AI and a 'digital twin' to watch high-risk forest around the clock and flag ignitions early. It is being tested with the GNR.

The Portugal Brief 31 Jul 2026

The neoclassical stone facade of the Rectory of the University of Porto lit at blue hour

Ten Public Universities Band Together to Build a National Network for the Exact and Natural Sciences

Ten public universities — from the Azores and Madeira to Porto, Lisbon and Minho — have signed the founding pact of the Consórcio de Escolas de Ciências, pooling teaching, research and outreach across the exact and natural sciences under a rotating, Minho-led structure.

The Portugal Brief 30 Jul 2026

The Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, the rectory building of the University of Lisbon, Portugal

The University of Lisbon Bets €20 Million on Two Data Centres for Science and Sovereign Health Data

The University of Lisbon will build two data centres — at Oeiras and the Cidade Universitária — for €20 million, due in October 2028, to give researchers high-performance computing and a 'sovereign cloud' for sensitive health, biotech and precision-medicine data. Funded by the Lisbon 2030 programme.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jul 2026

The layered sandstone sea cliff and dune-backed river mouth at Praia da Foz do Sizandro, Torres Vedras, Portugal, with a wooden footbridge crossing the river under a blue sky

An 85-Percent-Complete Armoured Dinosaur Emerges From a Torres Vedras Sea Cliff, Possibly the Most Complete Ever Found in Portugal

An armoured dinosaur that died about 155 million years ago has been found roughly 85% complete in a cliff at the mouth of the Sizandro river in Torres Vedras. Preserved belly-down with its armour still in place, it may be the oldest ankylosaur yet identified in continental Europe.

The Portugal Brief 23 Jul 2026

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