science
Greece
Source of Strange Booming Sound in Thessaloniki Discovered
The source of the strange booming sound plaguing residents of the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki was finally located on Tuesday.
Nearly every night since December, residents of the city have been jolted awake by the banging noise they describe...
Animals
Dogs Can Tell Difference Between Familiar and Unfamiliar Languages
Dogs are smarter than you think; according to recent research, dogs can distinguish between languages they are familiar with and those they've never heard before.
Researchers scanned the brains of 18 dogs with an MRI machine while the canines heard...
Science
NASA Reaches the Sun’s Atmosphere for the First Time
A spacecraft touched the Sun for the first time in history on Tuesday. NASA's Parker Solar Probe made it to the Sun's upper atmosphere, collecting samples of particles and magnetic fields from the star that gives our planet life.
The...
Diaspora
Greek Scientist Creates COVID Breathalyzer in the U.S.
Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center announced the creation of a breathalyzer-like device that can be used to identify if a patient is positive for COVID-19.
This and other groundbreaking developments in COVID-19 testing methods could prove invaluable in our...
Ancient Greece
“Ancient Greeks: Science and Wisdom” Exhibition Opens in London
A new exhibition exploring science in ancient Greek society opens at London's Science museum on Wednesday, November 17.
The exhibition, titled "Ancient Greeks: Science and Wisdom," combines ancient artifacts and objects to explore the role science played in ancient Greek...
Diplomacy
U.S. Embassy in Athens Looking for Greece’s Science Stars
The U.S. Embassy in Athens and the Greek nonprofit organization SciCo announced on Monday the second year of STEM STARS GREECE, a competition that supports, highlights, and rewards 14 to 18-year-old students who are interested in science, technology, engineering...
Medicine
Scientists Successfully Transplant Pig Kidney into Human
Scientists at NYU Langone in New York City have successfully transplanted a pig's kidney into a human body for the first time, according to reports on Wednesday.
Patients in need of organ transplants have long suffered on the excruciating waitlists...
Diaspora
MIT Remembers Brilliant Greek Professor George Hatsopoulos
The life of Greek inventor and professor George Hatsopoulos was commemorated at event held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Health
Innovative Face Mask Can Detect COVID-19 in Minutes
Researchers from MIT and Harvard University created recently a wearable face mask that could offer a COVID-19 diagnosis in approximately 90 minutes.
World
China Lands on Mars: Tianwen-1 Rover on the Red Planet
The lander and rover of China's Tianwen-1 mission landed on Mars on Saturday.