Report suggests foetuses feel no pain
Brussels, 18 Apr 2006 A report in the British Medical Journal suggests that foetuses cannot feel pain, and that the ability to feel pain can only be developed once a baby has been born. The research...
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Exhibition offers new perspectives of Earth from space
Paris, 18 Apr 2006 Photos Graz, Austria – 'Planet Earth – Exploration from Space' is a new exhibition illustrating the unique contribution satellite images offer to Earth...
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Systemic Review Grant
Deadline: 28/07/2006
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Research Conference Cities and Media
Deadline: 19/07/2006
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Today's news
Two students charged as rape case heightens race tensions Two white players from the lacrosse team at Duke University were charged with the kidnapping and gang rape of an African-American woman...
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New repository of European science prizes
Brussels, 17 Apr 2006 Have you heard of the Bulgarian Science Publication Award or NATO's Science Partnership Prize? Thought not. These two prizes and hundreds more like them are now classified in a...
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Today's news
Degrees in two years to ease student debt Students will be able to gain an honours degree in only two years as part of a “study anytime” revolution for higher education. Long summer holidays will end...
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MoU for the Implementation of COST Action E45 "European Forest Externalities (Euroforex)" (link)
Brussels, 14 Apr 2006 Full text of Document 247/06 Suite of documents 247/06 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST...
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MoU for the Implementation of COST Action A32 "Open Scholarly Communities on the Web" (link)
Brussels, 14 Apr 2006 Full text of Document 246/06 Suite of documents 246/06 Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of a European Concerted Research Action designated as COST...
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Unexpected detail in first-ever Venus south pole images
Paris, 14 Apr 2006 Pictures ESA's Venus Express has returned the first-ever images of the hothouse planet's south pole from a distance of 206,452 kilometres, showing surprisingly clear structures and...
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NASA's Mars Rovers Head for New Sites After Studying Layers of Mars History (plus link to first Mars images from orbiter cameras)
Washington, 14 Apr 2006 NASA's Mars rover Spirit has reached a safe site for the Martian winter; its twin, Opportunity, is making fast progress toward a safe destination of its own. The two rovers...
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ESA Satellite Images of the Flooded Elbe River Update Working Topographic Maps
Paris, 14 Apr 2006 Photos Torrential rain and melting snow caused Germany's Elbe River to rise to a record high level in northern parts of the country over the weekend, flooding cities and damaging...
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"I/A" Item Note: Adoption of a Decision on the Conclusion of the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation with Switzerland
Brussels, 14 Apr 2006 Full text of Document 8389/06 Suite of documents 8389/06 "I/A" ITEM NOTE From: General Secretariat of the Council To: Permanent Representatives Committee/Council No. Cion prop...
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Computing infrastructures for Europe
Brussels, 14 Apr 2006 The European Science Foundation has launched a 'Forward Look' aimed at keeping Europe at the forefront of computational science. The scheme will enable researchers to develop...
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14,727 glowing ideas to help save the planet
UK institutions are developing a range of inspired initiatives to preserve forests and songbirds, reduce water use, cut fuel costs... and strike a few cheeky poses into the bargain. Olga Wojtas looks...