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The Arctic, a region particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, is emitting more carbon dioxide (CO2) than it stores, according to a US report recently published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This...

The Romanian Academy has signed a scientific partnership agreement with the French Embassy and a collaboration convention with the French Institute in Romania. The signing ceremony took place at the Academicians' Club, the two documents being...

What was expected, according to forecasts, will be officially recorded. 2024 will be the warmest year on record, and extraordinarily high temperatures are expected to persist at least into the first months of 2025, European Union scientists said...

The US and China are responsible for generating the Covid 19 pandemic, is the conclusion of the report approved by the Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic of the US House of Representatives, a document that was published on December 2, 2024,...

Air pollution caused by fires has become a major global problem, responsible for more than 1.5 million deaths per year, according to a study recently published in the prestigious journal The Lancet. This alarming statistic highlights the...

Plastic pollution has reached unprecedented levels. Four global policies could eliminate almost all plastic pollution on Earth, according to a study conducted with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) by researchers at the University of...

Scientists at Stanford University in the United States have discovered that aging is much more random than previously thought, occurring in different parts of the body and at different times, possibly long before we even think about it. Aging...

The University of Bucharest (UB) is, according to the first edition of the Times Higher Education - Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2025, ranked 1st in Romania in terms of interdisciplinary scientific research. The ranking, compiled by Times...

Reporter: In EU Member States we are witnessing a debate on GMO and NGTs cultivation. Farmers would like to grow plants that give higher yields and are more resistant to climate change, frost and drought through genetic modification, while...

The National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, through the Faculty of Medical Engineering, is organizing the first edition of MedFEST, an event dedicated to medical engineering and its impact on health, science and...

The Romanian university environment also has reasons to be proud. The University of Oradea is for the first time present in the international Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, the higher education institution informed. According to...

The amount of CO2 emitted by private planes increased by 46% in 2023 compared to 2019, according to a study published in the journal Communications Earth&Environment, cited by the German publication Zeit. According to the cited source,...

Social networks are no longer seen as a simple and innocent place for recreation, as was the case over a decade ago. Authorities have put a magnifying glass on them, and what is seen behind the amusement is not fun at all. Recently, there has...

The DropCoal scientific device, developed entirely in Romania by Romanian InSpace Engineering, has been launched to the International Space Station. The device was developed entirely in Romania by Romanian InSpace Engineering (RISE), as part of a...

Zoology researchers meet in Bucharest, within the International Congress of Zoology (ZoologyCon 2024), which will take place at the Casa Universitarilor, between November 6 and 9. Specialists from Austria, Belgium, Romania, China, Mexico will...

The medical world has a major new discovery, a revolutionary device designed to transform the treatment of brain tumors. The chip, made of graphene and the size of a postage stamp, represents a medical first and could redefine neurosurgical...

Our country will have a unique research hub in Europe, in Murighiol, in the fields of geosciences, life sciences and aquatic systems. The contract for the priority project International Center for Advanced Studies for River-Sea Systems -...

A team of researchers from the "Babeş-Bolyai" University (UBB) in Cluj-Napoca has made a remarkable discovery in the Eastern Carpathians, identifying an extremely rare plant, Andryala laevitomentosa, which could be the oldest plant on...

Human activity often has a boomerang effect. A new study has found that large-scale deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is fueling the spread of malaria. Researchers from the United States and Brazil analyzed data from 2003 to 2022 and found...

Climate change plays a significant role in increasing the frequency and intensity of forest fires, which contributes to a growing number of deaths related to fine particle pollution generated by these fires, according to a recent study published...

Daily expenses scare Romanians more than environmental issues. According to a new report entitled "State of the Climate - Romania 2024", only 4% of Romanians consider climate change to be the most important issue of our time, compared to...

Australian scientists have taken a huge step forward in understanding the Universe by publishing an impressive set of data on the chemical composition of nearly a million stars. According to the Xinhua news agency, this data set, derived from an...

Climate change has doubled the risk of torrential rains like those that recently caused devastating floods in Central Europe, according to a report published Wednesday by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group. The report stresses the need for...

Plastic pollution continues to threaten aquatic environments at an alarming rate, with millions of tonnes of waste ending up in rivers and oceans every year. According to a recent report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and...

Pregnancy doesn't just transform a woman's body, it also transforms her brain, according to a groundbreaking new study. A team of researchers has for the first time mapped the changes that occur in the brain during pregnancy, providing a...

History is not only a glimpse into the past but can also decipher the future. The "Ştefan cel Mare" Vaslui County Museum organizes the 47th edition of the International Session of Scientific Communications "Acta Moldaviae...

Medical researchers bring new good news for humans. In the UK, a new £42 million prostate cancer screening trial has been launched with the aim of revolutionizing the way the disease is diagnosed and treated. The study, called Transform,...

Recent research published in The European Physical Journal B offers an interesting explanation for the sharp decline in deaths from Covid-19 in the United States between August 2022 and March 2023. Although vaccines have played a crucial role in...

Australia broke a new temperature record for the winter season with an impressive 41.6C recorded at the Yampi Sound military camp on the country's north-west coast. This is 0.4°C above the previous record of 41.2°C set in August 2020 at West...

A team of biologists, veterinarians and fishermen in Brazil briefly captured rare freshwater dolphins in the Amazon to study their health, hoping to avoid a repeat of the deaths of hundreds of such mammals last year due to severe drought, reports...

Antarctica, one of the most isolated and fragile regions on the planet, faces a new threat: the arrival of non-native marine species and marine pollution from other continents in the southern hemisphere. These risks are highlighted by a new study...

Stopping the aging process has always been a challenge for humans. A recent study, published in the journal Nature Aging and conducted by researchers from Stanford University and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, brings new insight...

Freedom was wider before the COVID-19 pandemic, and now we hardly remember that until the year 2020 we lived completely differently. Moreover, epidemics had a profound impact on the history of humanity, shaping the course of civilizations and...

Heatwave kills people, that's the reality. No matter how many measures are taken, there are casualties, but there is also a development of adaptive capacity. A team of scientists estimates that more than 47,000 people will die in Europe in...

Changes in temperature greatly influence life on this planet. The water temperature in Australia's Great Barrier Reef has reached its highest level in 400 years in the last decade, according to a study. Water temperatures have risen every...

The sky continues to offer surprises for the inhabitants of the Blue Planet. Some are bigger, others smaller, in the form of "stones". The meteorite that crashed near Berlin earlier this year is about 4.5 billion years old and belongs to...

The Minister of Research, Bogdan Ivan, and the Minister of Economy, Ştefan Radu Oprea, visited the "Elie Carafoli" National Aerospace Research and Development Institute (INCAS) where they claim to have found solutions for building a drone...

The fight against pollution is becoming more and more difficult. The poisoning of soil, water and air by human activities not only affects current generations but also future generations. Perfluoroalkylated and polyfluoroalkylated substances...

The bond between man and his pet is very close. The smell of stress in humans affects the emotional state of dogs and can push them to make choices considered more "pessimistic", according to a new study. Researchers from the University...