29. November 2009
Big freeze plunged Europe into ice age in months
In the film, ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ the world enters the icy grip of a new glacial period within the space of just a few weeks. Now new research shows that this scenario may not be so far from the truth after all. William Patterson, from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, and his... [more]
18. November 2009
Professors Chris and Uta Frith win the European Latsis Prize 2009
Professors Chris and Uta Frith of UCL (University College London), UK and Aarhus University, Denmark will today be awarded the European Latsis Prize for their contribution to understanding the human mind and brain.The European Latsis Prize is valued at 100,000 Swiss francs (€66,000). The prize is... [more]
29. September 2009
Evidence that animals can think about thinking
There is growing evidence that animals may share humans’ ability to reflect upon, monitor and regulate their states of mind, according to a study published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences this month. Dr David Smith, comparative psychologist at the University of Buffalo, makes this conclusion in a... [more]
21. September 2009
Leading scientists call for a new approach to food security
A new report by leading food and sustainability scientists calls for Europe to take a new approach on food security, prioritizing health and sustainability in research and using a holistic view when making policy.The European food systems in a changing world “Forward Look” report is an in-depth... [more]
3. September 2009
Tipping points - the universal warning signals for sudden change
A study of critical thresholds in complex systems ranging from the human body to financial markets has found that regardless of the details, the dynamics of each system near its 'tipping point' share similar symptoms. The research is published today in Nature and was in part funded by a European... [more]
27. August 2009
80,000 year old shells point to earliest cultural trend
Shell beads newly unearthed from four sites in Morocco confirm early humans were consistently wearing and potentially trading symbolic jewellery as early as 80,000 years ago. These beads add significantly to similar finds dating back as far as 110,000 in Algeria, Morocco, Israel and South Africa,... [more]
29. July 2009
New links between dreams and psychosis could revive dream therapy in psychiatry
Similarities in brain activity during lucid dreaming and psychosis suggest that dream therapy may be useful in psychiatric treatment, a European Science Foundation (ESF) workshop has found. This is strengthened by the potential evolutionary relationship between dreams and psychosis.Lucid dreaming –... [more]
24. June 2009
New framework to link up Europe’s polar research
Click to hear Gerard Jugie, chairman of the European Polar Consortium, speak about the new agreement More than 26 leading scientific institutions across Europe are signing up to closer research cooperation through a new European Polar Framework agreement today in Brussels. The framework agreement... [more]
10. June 2009
ESF works with Scopus to expand arts and humanities coverage
First citation database to offer access to Arts and Humanities journals from over a thousand different publishers and content providers. [more]
19. May 2009
European biotechnologists unravel life’s big cellular factories
Biotechnologists are poised to take a leap forward in understanding the detailed structure and mechanism of life’s major cellular machines, which could lead to new therapies for a range of diseases and disorders. These machines are large assemblies of macromolecules such as proteins that process... [more]
