science

A phenomenal spiderweb spanning 1,000 meters (one kilometer) has blanketed Lake Vistonida in northern Greece, puzzling locals and scientists alike. The massive spiderweb has covered trees, shrubs and fences, creating an eerie picture. A similarly impressive phenomenon occurred in the Aitoliko...

The World Youth Innovation and Technology Exhibition in robotics that took place in Shanghai this year, held a big surprise for the 23-year-old Teacher from Greece and her team, that won first prize. Diana Voutyrakou, a graduate of the Department...

Five Greek professors have made it onto a prestigious list of the most influential researchers in the worldwide scientific community. The five -- all from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA)’ Medical School -- are among thousands of...

  *By Matthew Robert Bennett, Bournemouth University and Per Ahlberg, Uppsala University The human foot is distinctive. Our five toes lack claws, we normally present the sole of our foot flat to the ground, and our first and second toes are...

Students from Greek schools will participate in a science project which will recalculate the earth’s circumference, repeating the experiment of the famous Greek mathematician, astronomer and geographer Eratosthenes. The project is being held on the occasion of the Spring Equinox...

Over the past few years there has been an increasing amount of cultural exchanges between Greece and China and with 2017 dubbed as the Year of Greek-Chinese Friendship, this year is sure to be packed with events. The latest...

In the past ten years 558 Greek Cypriots and 184 Turkish Cypriots who were missing were identified and their remains returned to their families. However, for the remaining 950 Greek Cypriots and 309 Turkish Cypriots missing, the wounds remain...

The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus shares its experience and know-how with countries that have missing persons and want to implement a project for the exhumation, identification and return of remains. This is taking place at a request...

Greek researchers working at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA) optical communication photonic technology laboratory have developed an artificial neuron that simulates fundamental functions of the human brain, at speeds that are many orders of magnitude higher. A paper...

"The Man from the Nine Dimensions" -- a dramatized documentary on the Theory of Everything that puts viewers on the trail of a shadowy and mysterious figure known only as ToE -- will be screened at Athens' Digital Planetarium...