World news about “Science”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Science for Africa Africa is, without doubt, the continent that is furthest behind the rest of the world in terms of science. So… 06/10/2009 - tags: Africa, Science, Research, Technology
Death of French anthropologist Claude Levi-StraussThe world-renowned social anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss has died. He was 100 years old. The Frenchman’s… 03/11/2009 - tags: France, Science, Death
Probe to monitor impact of climate changeA 315-million-euro satellite designed to guage the impact of climate change on the movement of water across air, land… 02/11/2009 - tags: Space, Science, Water
‘Ardi’ could be the oldest human ancestorThe remains of an ancient human-like creature are said by scientists to come from the oldest pre-human species yet… 02/10/2009 - tags: Ethiopia, Science, California, Archaeology
New technique gives insight into ancient arachnidsSpiders have been striking irrational fear into many of us for centuries and fortunately we don’t have to bear the… 14/09/2009 - tags: Science, Research, Archaeology
Tracing the evolution of Darwin’s theory.A crew of scientists and historians has left the Belgian port of Ostend aboard a clipper that will copy the expedition… 29/08/2009 - tags: Science, Research, Anniversary
Stem cell hope for paraplegicsHundreds of thousands of Europeans suffer from a traumatic spinal cord injury, or SCI that leaves them wheelchair-bound… 21/07/2009 - tags: Health, Science, Research
Biggest dinosaur bones on display in TokyoA replica of what scientists say is the world’s biggest dinosaur skeleton has just been put it on display in Tokyo… 20/07/2009 - tags: Japan, China, Science, Dinosaur
Scientists claim sperm createdA team of British scientists claim they have made a medical history by creating human sperm in a laboratory. The… 08/07/2009 - tags: Science, Research, United Kingdom
Hydrogen cars coming closerHydrogen is the most abundant gas in the universe and hydrogen-powered cars only emit water vapour. In principle… 19/05/2009 - tags: Cars, Energy, Science
Men from Atlantis on course to fix Hubble troubleNASA astronauts are preparing for launch on a mission to fix the ailing Hubble space telescope. The shuttle… 11/05/2009 - tags: Space, Science
Physicist Hawking “very ill” in hospitalThe renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has been admitted to hospital. Cambridge University, where the 67-year-old is… 21/04/2009 - tag: Science
Deep brain stimulationDoctors at the Central Hospital in Rennes are carrying out operations using electrodes planted deep in the brain, to… 15/04/2009 - tags: Science, Medicine
US stem cell scientists back in business… areas of science and yet we've … with this science. It's been a … 09/03/2009 - tags: Science, USA
Belgium opens zero emissions polar baseBelgium has opened a “zero emissions” polar station in Antarctica, more than four decades after closing its first base… 15/02/2009 - tags: Antarctica, Belgium, Science
On the origin of Charles DarwinThe man who gave the world the theory of evolution by natural selection was born 200 years ago today. Born in… 12/02/2009 - tags: Science, Anniversary
“Primordial soup” captured on cameraPictures from the famous Swedish photographer Lennart Nilsson show what scientists from the University of Stockholm… 09/02/2009 - tags: Science, Stockholm
Here be Dragons: but how much longer for the Komodo?The habitat of Komodo Dragons, the largest living species of lizards and one of the closest relatives to the dinosaurs… 05/01/2009 - tags: Indonesia, Science
Maldives plans for environmental exodusWith sea levels rising around the world, the low-lying coral islands of the Maldives are facing an uncertain future. 17/12/2008 - tags: Environment, Maldives, Science
Failing feline: Study of declining jaguar numbersThe jaguar, which once roamed the Americas in great numbers, is now an endangered species. Farming and road-building… 04/12/2008 - tags: Environment, Mexico, Science
Paris science fair unveils Extremely Large Telescope… des Sciences, or European … of Sciences, in Paris … 24/11/2008 - tags: France, Space, Science
City of science: from satellites to scalesOrganised to mark the French presidency of the EU, the European City of Science took place this week in Paris, at the… 20/11/2008 - tags: European Union, France, Science
Cave temples portal to Mayan underworld?Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a maze of stone temples in caves that they think the ancient Mayans believed… 28/08/2008 - tag: Science
German Stonehenge reveals its mysteriesArchaeologists in Germany say they are getting nearer to understanding the secrets of a Bronze Age site of worship… 26/08/2008 - tag: Science
Two Germans share longest family treeTwo men in a village in Germany’s Lower Saxony region have discovered they are related – through a 3,000-year-old… 25/08/2008 - tag: Science
Cartagena’s Roman theatre unveiledAlmost unbelievably, a 6,000-seater Roman theatre lay hidden for centuries in the Spanish town of Cartagena, built over… 31/07/2008 - tag: Science
Andean glacier melts prompt worldwide concernMajor mid-winter ice melts at a South American glacier are causing scientists concern. They predict some glaciers will… 24/07/2008 - tag: Science
New anti-niccotine vaccine for smokersThere are plenty of drugs on the market to help people stop smoking. But around 80 per cent of those who quit relapse… 23/07/2008 - tag: Science
Striking a blow against ChikungunyaAfter a Chikungunya outbreak struck 200 people in northern Italy last year, scientists have been looking at ways of… 21/07/2008 - tag: Science
Mystery oyster deaths baffle scientistsOver recent days one of France’s biggest oyster farms has lost 80 per cent of its future harvest – and no one knows why. 15/07/2008 - tag: Science
Breeding programme helps at-risk turtlesSome 25,000 endangered baby turtles have been released into the sea in Bangladesh as part of a breeding programme. 09/07/2008 - tag: Science
The sea that nearly diedOnce the world’s fourth largest inland sea, the Aral was virtually destroyed by Soviet attempts to use its water for… 08/07/2008 - tag: Science
Danish mummy takes pride of place in new displayA never-before-displayed mummy is the highlight of a new exhibition at the National Museum of Denmark. The Huldremose… 03/07/2008 - tag: Science
India’s tigers need “miracle” to surviveFor centuries tigers have made the jungles of India their home. But decades of hunting and loss of their natural… 02/07/2008 - tag: Science
Traditional way of life melts away in warming ArcticThe Arctic is experiencing some of the most rapid climate change on earth. NASA satellite observations in Greenland… 01/07/2008 - tag: Science
Mobile phone risks study making wavesA study by Belgian researchers on the effects of radio waves from mobile phones and wifi networks is attracting… 25/06/2008 - tag: Science
Mini heart device to aid cardiac conditionSudden cardiac death can affect even the most sporty of people and each year up to 700,000 people in Europe die as a… 24/06/2008 - tag: Science
Mammoth potential of elephant grassAs the world wrestles with questions about biofuels versus food, researchers in Brazil are investigating the potential… 19/06/2008 - tag: Science
Meteorite study suggests alien origins of lifeScientists have revealed the strongest evidence yet that life on Earth may have its origins in outer space. 18/06/2008 - tag: Science
“Oldest” Christian church discovered in JordanArchaeologists in Jordan have unearthed what they believe to be the first ever Christian church, possibly dating back… 11/06/2008 - tag: Science
London’s Science Museum looks ahead to 2050The Science Museum in London is taking a look at what life might be like in the year 2050. The exhibition “The Science… 09/06/2008 - tag: Science
The oldest vertebrate motherAustralian scientists have unveiled a 375 million year-old fossilised fish which is the oldest vertebrate mother ever… 02/06/2008 - tag: Science
Scientists make extinct DNA function in a mouseScientists in Australia have transplanted genes from the extinct Tasmanian Tiger into a mouse, and watched them… 28/05/2008 - tag: Science
Phoenix probe prepares for life on Mars researchAfter an epic nine-month journey through space, the NASA probe Phoenix has landed safely on Mars – the first spacecraft… 27/05/2008 - tag: Science
Research sheds light on fate of ancient supercontinentFive hundred million years ago, the southern hemisphere land masses of today were all part of one supercontinent called… 14/05/2008 - tag: Science
Waste not, want not: Swedish town driven by biofuelIn Europe, Biogas is mainly put to use in heating and electricity, but some town councils are going a step further and… 13/05/2008 - tag: Science
Scientists study spectacular super-sized squidA rare specimen of giant squid has been found deep in Antarctic waters. Its being studied by a team of scientists from… 05/05/2008 - tag: Science
UK: Scientists take dragonflies under their wingBritish conservationists have begun a nationwide survey to help save endangered dragonflies in the UK. The British… 30/04/2008 - tag: Science
Solanova – active espousing of passive housingA team of international engineers, architects and scientists have been tackling a monumental task in the Hungarian… 29/04/2008 - tag: Science
World’s first Shoulder TransplantA team at Bologna’s Rizzoli Hospital in Italy have replaced the shoulder of a 47- year- old former amateur… 24/04/2008 - tag: Science
New Hope for Heart PatientsScientists in Holland have managed to grow cardiac muscle stem cells from adult human hearts, rather than embryos. This… 24/04/2008 - tag: Science
Scientists dig down to Stonehenge foundationsBritain’s most fascinating and mysterious stone circle may be revealing some of his hidden secrets. Archeologists at… 16/04/2008 - tag: Science
New technology reveals ambers secretsAmber is a rich source of fossil evidence and at the Grenoble ESRF Synchrotron the powerful X-rays available to… 08/04/2008 - tag: Science
New, perfect alloys produced in weightlessnessEuropean Space Agency scientists are at work on board a parabolic flight, which follows a vertical flight path, like an… 07/04/2008 - tag: Science
Scientists find oldest fossil in western EuropeanSpanish archaeologists have unearthed a human jawbone that is between 1.1 and 1.2 million years old. This means humans… 02/04/2008 - tag: Science
Britain backs experimental cancer treatment unitsIn Britain, doctors have adopted a new approach in the fight against cancer by using unproven and as yet unapproved… 31/03/2008 - tag: Science
