Category : Science
EU diplomats hope Horizon deal could be first of many with UK
UK’s return to science programme raises hope of more deals, including suspension of planned EV tariffs A dramatic thaw in relations between Britain and the...
Nobel Foundation reverses decision to invite Russian ambassador to awards
Foundation backtracks on earlier announcement that representatives from Russia, Belarus and Iran would be invited The Nobel Foundation has reversed its decision to invite ambassadors...
Cyprus begins treating island’s sick cats with anti-Covid pills
Vets receive medication originally meant for people amid virulent feline coronavirus that has killed thousands of cats Veterinary services in Cyprus have received a first...
Three possibly active underwater volcanoes discovered off Sicily
Researchers hail ‘very important discovery’ that sheds light on unexplored Italian seabed After a weeks-long deepsea expedition, researchers from several universities around the world have...
Seals practise social distancing, aerial survey of North Sea shows
Research suggests behaviour may reflect evolutionary response to previous outbreaks of disease Aerial surveys of the North Sea have revealed that seals practise social distancing...
French cave markings said to be oldest known engravings by Neanderthals
Hundreds of faint stripes, dots and wavy lines at Loire valley site were created more than 57,000 years ago, say scientists Hundreds of faint stripes,...
Virgil quote found on fragment of Roman jar unearthed in Spain
Excerpt from the Georgics was carved into vessel used for olive oil 1,800 years ago A tiny fragment of a Roman jar that once held...
‘Almost still shines’: 3,000-year-old sword unearthed in Germany
Object from mid-bronze age in ‘extraordinary’ state of preservation, and was found in grave in Bavaria A bronze sword from more than 3,000 years that...
Recovery of ancient DNA identifies 20,000-year-old pendant’s owner
Elk tooth pendant unearthed in Siberia is first prehistoric artefact to be linked to a specific person using genetic sleuthing Scientists have used a new...
