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Greek researcher conducts top international research into the origins of humankind
[:el] This year’s state of Baden-Württemberg Prize for Basic Research goes to Professor Katerina Harvati of the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment at the University of Tübingen. The €100,000 award is Germany’s richest state research prize. University President Professor Bernd Engler welcomed the...
[:el]For the first time, Tübingen neuroscientists were able to differentiate between active and inactive cells in the brain morphologically, i.e. based on the cells’ structure. Investigating granule cells in the rat’s brain, they found a much larger proportion of inactive than active cells. Many things...
Greek researcher unlocks the secrets of photosynthesis
[:el] In a new study, researchers, among them a Greek scientist, have made significant progress in visualizing how plants split water to produce oxygen, thanks to the development of new ways to grow microcrystals of photosystem II — the protein complex that in plants is...
Palliative care raises quality of life according to Greek researcher
[:el] Palliative care can ease the burden that a serious illness places on both a patient and loved ones, but there’s no evidence that it can extend the life of a sick person, a review, led by a Greek researcher, has concluded. The study’s lead...
New research about how Santorini was formed
[:el]Scientists presented their study on the different stages in the creation of the caldera and came to the conclusion that the catastrophic tsunami that roared through the prehistoric Aegean following the explosion of the volcano at Thira (Santorini) was not caused by the collapse of...
Greek scientist built a machine that can lip-read better than humans
[:el] Scientists at Oxford University, led by a Greek researcher, have developed a machine that can lip-read better than humans. Yannis Assael, Brendan Shillingford, Shimon Whiteson and Nando de Freitas used deep learning AI to create LipNet – software that reads lips faster and more...
21 objects from Antikythera shipwreck to be exhibited
[:el] Twenty-one objects recovered in the recent underwater excavations on the Antikythera shipwreck will be exhibited for the first time as a unified set at the Aiketarini Laskaridis Foundation in Piraeus in December. The exhibition will he held on the occasion of the presentation of...
2 Greek islands among the 10 most underrated European islands
[:el] The Australian travel website Traveller published the list with the 10 most underrated European Islands, among them we find 2 Greek islands. If the likes of Capri, Skye and Rhodes sound like they’re going to be a little too crowded for your tastes, then Europe has plenty...
3 distinguished musicians at the Pallas Theatre with Periklis Kanaris and Manos Eleftheriou
[:el] 3 distinguished musicians will be travelling from New York to take part in the concert that will take place on November 23, 2016 at the Pallas Theatre, Periklis Kanaris will present his work for the first time live in Greece in a collaboration with...
3 Greek islands among the top 20 in the world
[:el] Condé Nast Traveler readers ranked the best islands in the world outside the U.S. in the 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards survey, from nearby Caribbean beaches to far-flung islands in Southeast Asia. 3 Greek islands are featured. See the top 20: 1. Boracay, Philippines 2....