The second edition of the Prize from the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) and the BBVA Foundation for Scientific Communication has decided to distinguish the researchers from the Geological and Mining Institute (IGME-CSIC) who dedicated themselves to transmitting to society the best scientific information on the volcanic eruption on La Palma; to the trajectory of SINC, the scientific news agency of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT); and the astronomer and popularizer Rafael Bachiller. Two young journalists have also received aid. Both the two prizes – each worth 40,000 euros – and the two grants – each worth 35,000 euros – are part of the Program to Promote Scientific Communication created in 2021 by the CSIC and the BBVA Foundation. Its objective is to recognize and encourage the indispensable work of journalists and communicators who report in a rigorous and attractive way on the advances of science, as well as to improve training in this decisive field for the scientific culture of society. More than 100 applications have been submitted for this second edition, both for awards and grants. In its first edition, the CSIC-BBVA Foundation Award in its journalistic category was received by Materia, the science section of EL PAÍS.
