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Half of patients who received an experimental pancreatic cancer vaccine developed by Roche and BioNTech in an early-stage trial were still alive, most with no signs of disease recurrence, more than three years after treatment, according to a...

The world's largest iceberg, A23a, has stopped about 70 kilometers from South Georgia Island, an isolated region of Antarctica, thus reducing the risk of a collision that could have affected the local ecosystem. This news was confirmed by...

India's first solar probe, Aditya-L1, has made detailed observations of a powerful solar flare, marking a significant moment in the study of solar activity. The event was captured from the Lagrange point 1 (L1), located about 1.5 million...

Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca (UBB) reconfirms its leading position in the field of academic research in Romania, ranking first at national level among universities in terms of attracting funds through the Horizon Europe program. Since...

A team of researchers from the "Babeş-Bolyai" University (UBB) in Cluj-Napoca and the "Ludwig Maximilians" University in Munich has published a study that highlights the connection between consumer personality and their...

Astronomers have identified an unusual elliptical galaxy that is systematically devouring smaller galaxies around it and preparing for another collision. Observations with the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT)...

A recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science suggests that fog harvesting could offer a viable solution to water shortages in extremely arid areas, such as Chile's Atacama Desert. The method, which involves...

A recent study published in the prestigious journal Environmental Pollution provides significant evidence of the impact of human activities on wildlife since the medieval period. The research, carried out by a Franco-Romanian team, highlights...

A recent study published in the journal "Nature Geoscience" suggests that the Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought and that it has undergone significant structural changes in the past two decades. According to...

A new study confirms that the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta has an amazing ability to learn and memorize the coordinates of the Earth's magnetic field, using them as a veritable natural GPS to navigate to their favorite nesting and...

A study published in the journal Nature highlights a close historical link between periods of drought and political instability in China, demonstrating that climate change played an essential role in the rise and fall of great Chinese dynasties....

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, announced yesterday, at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, the launch of InvestAI, an initiative designed to mobilize euro200 billion of public and private funds for...

A personalized vaccine against advanced kidney cancer has shown encouraging results in a clinical trial, with all nine patients included generating an anticancer immune response after the first dose. The research, conducted at the Dana-Farber...

A three-year clinical trial involving more than 700 people suggests that daily omega-3 supplementation may help slow biological aging, reports an article published in Nature Aging.

Air pollution plays a significant role in the increase in the number of cases of lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer globally, reveals a new study published in the journal Lancet Respiratory Medicine. With 2.5 million cases...

For the first time, a massive chunk, almost the size of Paris, has broken off the world's largest iceberg, A23a, according to satellite images analyzed by experts. The phenomenon marks a new stage in the iceberg's drift, which is being...

A new study has found that microplastics and nanoplastics are present in significantly higher amounts in the placentas of babies born prematurely compared to those born at term. The study, conducted by a team of researchers in the US, suggests...

A team of researchers from Oxford University has confirmed the existence of an exoplanet in the "Super-Earth" category, located 20 light-years from Earth. This one, called HD 20794 d, orbits a star similar to the Sun and could be in the...

French researchers have discovered that sensitivity to the emulsifier E466 (Carboxymethylcellulose), a food additive used in numerous processed products such as biscuits, sauces or muffins, varies significantly from one person to another. This...

A new radio scanning technology of cosmic space, called CRACO, developed by Australian researchers and engineers, has detected more than 20 fast radio bursts (FRBs), opening up revolutionary perspectives for international astronomy. The project...

The University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova announced that it has received the ""HR Excellence in Research Award - HRS4R'' granted by the European Commission. According to the educational institution, this recognition...

Reporter: The last report prepared for our country by the Anti-Defamation League in 2015 establishes that 47% of the Romanian population is anti-Semitic, after in 2014 the anti-Semitism index was 35%. Since then and until now, no report...

The latest report by the Elie Wiesel Institute shows that between May 2023 and April 2024, the number of anti-Semitic manifestations increased in our country, especially online, maintaining the same trend it has been on since 2020, according to...

The Romanian Cultural Institute has launched a call for applications to offer three "Lucian Blaga" scholarships to Romanian researchers this year. "We invite interested Romanian researchers to submit their application files by...

A groundbreaking study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that a combination of two existing biologic drugs can stop the progression of multiple myeloma, a serious type of blood cancer. The research, coordinated...

The planet's oceans reached the highest temperatures ever recorded in 2024, according to a recently published study cited by the DPA agency. The records apply to both surface temperatures and heat stored down to depths of 2,000 meters,...

Scientists have taken a significant step in understanding mutations in the BRCA2 gene, associated with increased cancer risk, by characterizing the role of thousands of genetic variants. The study, published in the prestigious journal Nature,...

There are concerns coming from the US. A tragic but not unexpected case has been reported in Louisiana, where the first death associated with the H5N1 virus in the United States has been confirmed by health authorities. The patient, a man over 65...

The domino effect is clearly visible in nature. The record-breaking Antarctic ice loss in 2023 has led to an increase in storms over the ice-free Southern Ocean, according to a study published in the journal Nature. The work by Simon Josey, of...

The vastness of outer space hides secrets that are hard to imagine. A study suggests that the Moon is 80 million to 180 million years older than previous estimates. According to the study, published in the journal Nature, rock samples taken from...

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...