Branches of biology
Croatian PM: Radioactive Refuse Storage Site Won’t Harm Bosnia
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic assured neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina at a joint government session in Zagreb on Tuesday that the storage of radioactive items at a facility two kilometres from the Bosnian border poses no danger.
Science and fun at new dolphin centre
Dolphins have always attracted attention with their playfulness and intelligence, and they are the subject of intense scientific research. Now, there is a whole centre dedicated to the marine mammals on the Slovenian coast.
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Greece seeks survivors in 'horrific' migrant boat sinking
Greece on Thursday pursued a grim search for survivors a day after a fishing boat overloaded with migrants capsized and sank in the Ionian Sea, with the number of victims feared to reach into the hundreds.
As relatives in the migrants' home countries frantically sought details of their loved ones, the coastguard said 78 bodies had been recovered so far.
Bulgaria: A Czech Tourist drowned in a pool in Pomorie after a Bachelor Party
After a bachelor party in a pool of a hotel in Pomorie, the body of a 40-year-old Czech tourist was found.
He arrived on June 5, the police said. The body was spotted around 4 o'clock by two of his friends, who pulled him out of the water and alerted the police. An autopsy is to be performed in the "Forensic Medicine" department at UMBAL - Burgas.
Ministry to set up hospital for rare diseases
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced plans to establish a new hospital in Istanbul that will focus on the treatment of rare diseases, particularly through the application of cell and gene therapies.
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Investigation underway into death of man found in car near Thiva
Police are investigating the death of a 38-year-old man found deceased in his car on a provincial road near Thiva, north of Athens. Authorities are working to determine if it was a suicide or a crime.
Drivers passing by noticed the car in an unusual state and promptly alerted the police, initially assuming it was an accident.
Girl dies after wall collapses on her
A six-year-old girl from northern Greece has died after a wall collapsed on her.
The child, from the village of Drosero, was rushed to Xanthi general hospital on Friday night by her parents with serious head injuries.
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Paralyzed man walks via thought-controlled implants
A paralyzed man has regained the ability to walk smoothly using only his thoughts for the first time, researchers said on May 24, thanks to two implants that restored communication between brain and spinal cord.
The patient Gert-Jan, who did not want to reveal his surname, said the breakthrough had given him "a freedom that I did not have" before.
Hevsel Gardens’ biodiversity to be documented
A group of 12 scientists from Dicle University are documenting the biodiversity of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır's Hevsel Gardens, registered on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List.
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Russia warns: Radioactive cloud is heading towards Europe
This was stated by the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev at a meeting in the city of Syktyvkar in Russia.
He also said that an increase in radiation has already been recorded in Poland.
He also drew attention to the fact that US President Joseph Biden arrived in Hiroshima yesterday for the G7 summit.