ESF launches “Humans in Outer Space” book - focusing on humans

New book to examine humanity aspects in space explorations

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Podcast: Jelle Bijma on the achievements of the EUROCORES programme EuroCLIMATE

Prof. Jelle Bijma, chair of the scientific committee of the EUROCORES programme EuroCLIMATE (Climate Variability & Past, Present & Future Carbon Cycle) speaks about the outcomes and benefits of the programme. Jelle Bijma is a biogeochemist at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine...

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Major advance in cancer radiotherapy

Radical improvements in outcome for many cancer sufferers are in prospect following one of the most significant advances in radiotherapy since x-rays were first used to treat a tumour in 1904. The use of charged particles as an alternative to x-ray or gamma ray radiation can extend the scope of...

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Very cold ice films in laboratory reveal mysteries of universe

Could life have started in a lump of ice?

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What is really happening to Greenland ice cap?

The Greenland ice cap has been a focal point of recent climate change research because it is much more exposed to immediate global warming than the larger Antarctic ice sheet. Yet while the southern Greenland ice cap has been melting, it is still not clear how much this is contributing to rising...

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Europe seeks consensus over “living wills”

The question whether a common European position on advance directives, or “living wills” is ethically required and practically feasible was discussed at a recent workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF). Just as a conventional will allows people to specify how they would like...

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European computer scientists seek new framework for computation

There have been several revolutions during the 60 year history of electronic computation, such as high level programming languages and client/server separation, but one key challenge has yet to be fully resolved. This is to break down large complex processes into small more manageable components...

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European biodiversity and ecosystem scientists merge and gear up for long term research

Measures to tackle the human impact on biodiversity require long term research and collaboration between many countries working with common goals and frameworks. This emerged from a recent workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF), which moved towards establishing an ESF Research...

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Commissioner Joe Borg welcomes the Marine Board–EuroGOOS Vision Document on the European Marine Observations and Data Network

A panel of European experts on marine observation and data collection and management was convened by the Marine Board to prepare a visionary paper addressing what an integrated interoperable marine monitoring and observation system might look like in the next 5-10 years. “There is an unprecedented...

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New molecules with many branches will help unleash potential of nanotechnology

Materials science and the pharmaceutical industry could soon be revolutionized by emerging nanotechnologies based on designer molecules with long complex tree-and branch structures. Such molecules offer almost limitless scope for design of bespoke compounds for specific applications in disease...

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