SCIENCE


Greece’s complete geological makeup in 330 pages
NEWS

It took six decades, countless field surveys in the Greek countryside and thousands of man-hours in microbiological laboratories and on drawing boards to complete the first geological map of Greece.


Global Hellenism: A single research area
DIASPORA

In 2000, the European Commission decided to create the European Research Area in order to promote closer cooperation between EU countries, facilitate the mobility of researchers, and enhance the innovation and competitiveness of research institutions.

AI deployed to tackle neurological disorders
SOCIETY

The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) is playing an influential role in the development of the Multidisciplinary Expert System for the Assessment & Management of Complex Brain Disorders (MES-CoBraD) for faster and more accurate diagnosis of complex brain diseases.

Measuring the height of Mt Olympus, a century later
NEWS

A group of climbers, research geologists and topography specialists have recalculated the altitude of Mt Olympus, Greece’s highest mountain, with modern methods, a century after the Swiss surveyor and alpinist Marcel Kurz in 1921.


Brown patina on Parthenon fragment baffles scientists
IMAGES

A sculptural fragment from the south side of the Parthenon depicting the Centauromachy, the mythical battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs, currently housed at the National Museum of Denmark, is partly coated by a thin brown film that baffles scientists to this day.



EmTech: Scientists ready to combat climate change, politicians lag behind
NEWS

“Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions are political, not technical problems,” highlighted W.H. Dow Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at MIT Gregory Stephanopoulos in his speech on the prospects of metabolic engineering at the EmTech Europe Conference on Wednesday.

Cypriot leading soil-free crop growth team
SCIENCE

Growing crops without soil may sound like a contradiction, but for the research team Eplants (Electronic Plants) at Linkoping University, Sweden, led by Cypriot Associate Professor Eleni Stavrinidou, it is not only possible, but also groundbreaking.

New space race creates emissions and waste
THE NEW YORK TIMES

The high-altitude chase started over Cape Canaveral in Florida on February 17, 2023, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched. Thomas Parent, a NASA research pilot, was flying a WB-57 jet when the rocket ascended past the right wing — leaving him mesmerized before he hit the throttle to accelerate.


Starry Nights | Athens | December 26-27
WHAT'S ON

Explore the enchanting world of astronomy this holiday season at the National Observatory of Athens (noa.gr), a picturesque 19th-century building in the heart of the capital, which will be hosting a festive tour by Action Plus on December 26 and 27.