Three Greeks to Receive the EGU Award 2014
The European Geosciences Union (EGU) Award is the highest honor in the field of geosciences, planetary and space sciences at a global level. This year, a total of 43 awards and medals will be awarded...
View ArticleTunnel Inspection and Evaluation Robot by Greek Scientists
The Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (EPISEY) of the National Technical University of Athens (EMP) along with a European scientific teams has undertaken a new research program entitled...
View ArticleKavala, Greece To Host CERN Computer Summer School
The computer school of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, better known by its French acronym CERN, will set up at the Kavala Institute of Technology (TEI) in September bringing together...
View ArticleGreek Scientists Use Old Paintings to Study Climate Change
A team of Greek and German scientists found a way to estimate pollution levels in the Earth’s past atmosphere based on the sunset colors of old paintings. According to the scientists, old paintings...
View ArticleRhodes Schoolboy Wins Maths Olympiad
A schoolboy from Rhodes, Athinagoras Skiadopoulos, has won the gold metal at the Balkan Mathematical Olympiad 2014 in Pleven, Bulgaria with a perfect score of 40/40. The Greek team in total won two...
View ArticleAncient Greek Language Said to Reprogram The Brain
Several studies by Greek and foreign scientists have indicated that the Ancient Greek language, apart from being a living language, is also a therapeutic one, as it is said to posses the ability to...
View ArticleGreece Acquires Its First Supercomputer
The Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET) is proceeding with the creation of the first national high performance supercomputing system supporting large-scale scientific applications. The...
View ArticleEurope’s First Center of Ancient Astronomy in Crete
The Center of Ancient Astronomy in the Greek island of Crete has finally opened its doors. It is the first in Europe and one of the few across the world. Visitors are able to admire objects used in the...
View ArticleThe Best Greek Scientists Exiled from Greece
In his last book, John P. A. Ioannidis, professor in Disease Prevention, Pathology, Health Research and Policy and Statistics at Stanford University, praises the young Greek scientists and discusses...
View ArticleRhodes Honors Greek-American Scientist
Theodora Hatziioannou, a Greek-American professor at Rockefeller University in New York was honored on Tuesday by the mayor of the island of Rhodes Fotis Chatzidiakos, for her research on AIDS...
View ArticleVangelis Composes Theme for Rosetta Space Mission
Oscar-winning Greek composer Vangelis (Papathanasiou) has been commissioned to write three musical numbers for the Rosetta ESA mission. The European Space Agency made history yesterday by landing the...
View ArticleMeeting at Public Order Ministry on Handling Possible New Quake
Public Order Minister Vasilis Kikilias called an emergency meeting at the ministry after seismologists claimed that there is a possibility for another, stronger earthquake. The two earthquakes on...
View ArticleGreek Scientist Sweeps International Awards
Dr. Christina Plainaki has been sweeping awards internationally for her great work in space research. The young scientist from Crete, Greece, received the Alexander Chizhevsky award at the 11th...
View ArticleOver 100,000 Greek Scientists Working Abroad
In the midst of the financial crisis that hit Greece over 5 years ago, young people are leaving the country in search for a better future. This is another tragic side effect of the crisis that has cost...
View ArticleAlexander the Great Coins Found in Amphipolis Tomb
Coins depicting the face of Alexander the Great were discovered inside the Amphipolis tomb, Greece, announced head of excavations Katerina Peristeri during a press conference on Saturday. Peristeri...
View ArticleLess Cases of AIDS in Greece in 2014
World AIDS Day in 2014 finds Greece on a positive note as cases have decreased this year, after a rise in HIV infections in the 2011-2013 period. A surge in intravenous drug use brought a subsequent...
View ArticleGreek Astrophysicist Receives L’Oréal – UNESCO Award
To the assistant professor of Astrophysics at the University of Crete, Vaso Pavlidou, went the 2014 Greek L’Oréal – UNESCO Award for Women in Science. Pavlidou was honored for her scientific work, in...
View ArticleAcademy of Athens Awards Writers, Historians, Musicians, Scientists
The Academy of Athens awarded writers, poets, musicians, historians and painters for their outstanding work for 2014 and lifetime achievements in a ceremony on Friday. The literature award was given to...
View ArticleQuadrantids, the First Meteor Shower of 2015
The first meteor shower of 2015, the lesser known Quadrantid meteor shower, kicks off a new skywatching year as it peaks in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, putting on a brief but spectacular cosmic...
View ArticleRed Alert in Greece and Europe Over Flu Virus
The rapid spread of the flu virus in Greece is due to the fact that this year’s vaccine is not effective against the A(H3N2) strain, scientists say. Five people have already lost their lives to the flu...
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