Carlos Briones
(Burgos, 1969) is a scientific researcher at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), based at the Center for Astrobiology, and a science communicator. Since 2001, he has led a research group devoted to the origin and early evolution of life and the search for life beyond Earth. He is co-author of Orígenes. El universo, la vida, los humanos (Prismas Award for Best Popular Science Book) and author of ¿Estamos solos? En busca de otras vidas en el Cosmos and A bordo de tu curiosidad. He has also written poetry and short stories and is a strong advocate of bringing science, the humanities and the arts together. In 2024, he received the COSCE Award for Science Communication, and in 2025 the Fundación Lilly Award for Science Communication.
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