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Tom Krimigis earns top honor from International Academy of Astronautics
[:el] The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has presented its premier honor — the von Karman Award — to Tom Krimigis, eminent space scientist and head emeritus of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland. Named for aerodynamics pioneer Theodore von...
Smaragdis’ movie “Kazantzakis” at the theaters in November
The award-winning director Yannis Smaragdis returns with his new movie which honors the most important Greek writer and thinker Nikos Kazantzakis. The premiere will take place on Thursday 23 November 2017 in cinemas across the country. Focusing on the Greek light, the senses and colors...
Three Greek scientists find ancient viruses in human DNA
Ancient viruses may be lurking in humans’ DNA after scientists noted a strange protein in pregnant women, according to a September study. A protein dubbed HEMO has been found in unborn babies, but the gene originally came from a virus which may have infected mammalian...
New archaeological treasures from the Antikythera shipwreck
[:el] The Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities completed the new underwater excavation/mission at the Antikythera Shipwreck. The research lasted from 4th to 20th of September under excellent weather conditions for first time after 2014 when was completed the detailed mapping of the area where a Roman...
Greek researcher wins in NIH New Innovator Awards
[:el] The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded grants to two UC San Francisco researchers to pursue innovative approaches to major contemporary challenges in biomedical research, one of them is the Greek researcher, Eleni Linos. The highly competitive grants, which were announced Oct. 5 among...
Greek researcher will receive the top three international awards in the fields of Endocrinology and Metabolism
A Greek researcher will receive the top three international awards in the fields of Endocrinology and Metabolism for 2017-2018. Dr Christos Mantzoros is the Chief of the Nutrition Unit at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Chief of the Endocrine Section at the VA Boston...
Acropolis Museum among the best museums in the world for 2017
[:el] The Acropolis Museum was included in TripAdvisor’s ranking of the best museums in the world for 2017. The museum ranked 8th instead of 9th last year, based on the votes by users of the leading travel platform. According to the Travelers’ Choice Awards, for...
Top 10 Museums in Greece for 2017
[:el] The 10 best Greek museums for 2017, according to Travelers’ Choice Awards on leading travel platform TripAdvisor, based on reviews from its users all over the world. The top 10 museums in Greece: 1. Acropolis Museum – Athens 2. Heraklion Archaeological Museum – Heraklion...
Lost Greek temple of Artemis found in Amarynthos
[:el] The remains of the sanctuary of Artemis Amarysia in Amarynthos were discovered, after over a hundred years of research, by a group of archaeologists from the Swiss Archaeological School in Greece in collaboration with the Ephorate of Euboea Antiquities. It is a spectacular find,...
Greek developed novel technique that spots warning signs of extreme events
Many extreme events — from a rogue wave that rises up from calm waters, to an instability inside a gas turbine, to the sudden extinction of a previously hardy wildlife species — seem to occur without warning. It’s often impossible to predict when such bursts...