Animals
How Fish See
They Use Special Organs Deep-sea fish usually have very large eyes, with very developed lenses and pupils It has already been proven that fish see in color and even distinguish...
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Researchers bringing the Danube back to life
Florian Borgwardt and Tibor Erős, ecologists and life-long freshwater enthusiasts, have set their sights on helping restore the mighty Danube. They are working within an international partnership of scientists, conservationists...
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Connected countryside: smart tech is recharging rural Europe
Getting children ready and on time for school can be stressful. In Finnish Lapland, where winters are long and snowy and some students travel long distances by bus, the challenge...
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EU’s gender equality champion awards: when fairness improves the science
For researchers at the Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) in Slovenia, the realisation that gender-balanced research is better research hit home in 2024.That year, scientists at JSI’s space medicine laboratory, working...
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Energy app turns neighbours into local clean energy power players
A school in Madrid is now powered by solar panels on its roof thanks to investments from local residents. People could put in as little as €20, yet together they...
International
Kissing is an “evolutionary mystery”
The question of why humans kiss remains one of the great evolutionary mysteries Why has evolution preserved this seemingly “impractical,” even risky habit? And why is it completely absent in...
Food
GMO tomatoes with popcorn flavor created
Chinese scientists have created a genetically modified variety of tomatoes with a popcorn flavor, using the CRISPR/Cas9 tool, the development of which was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in...
Archeology
The creation of Iran
When in 330 BC the army of Alexander the Great captured the capitals of the Achaemenid Empire, it seemed that ancient Persia was finally destroyed. The palace in Persepolis was...
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From fragmented to connected: a shared hub for Europe’s AI
Across Europe, researchers are using AI to tackle everything from underwater noise pollution to media fact-checking and smarter farming. Until recently, there was no widely used common gateway where they...
News
From storms to sensors: how cross-border research with UK partners shapes safer and greener technologies
By Ali Jones – This article was originally published in Horizon the EU Research and Innovation Magazine. On a test track in southern Germany, engineers watch as an automated vehicle drives through simulated heavy...