Physical sciences

The permits have yet to be issued and Serbian authorities have mooted the possibility of a referendum, but with so much at stake can "the voice of the people" really stop mining giant Rio Tinto's plan to dig Europe's biggest lithium mine in western Serbia?

The change could be far more fundamental, suggesting for instance that Einstein’s general theory of relativity could need replacing

Zreče – Unior, a Zreče-based group specialising in forged steel and tools, has signed a contract with the SID development and export bank on a EUR 5.7 million loan for the financing of a new line of aluminium products. The 12-year loan involves a six-year moratorium on principal repayment.

574 Romanians have lost their lives in the last 24 hours due to complications from COVID-19, Reuters reported, citing the government in Bucharest. This is the highest number of victims since the beginning of the pandemic.

The new cases confirmed during the day are 18,863 with 81,054 tests performed. More than 1,800 people are being treated in intensive care units.

Ljubljana – Soaring global energy prices are raising concerns in Slovenia, in particular in energy-intensive industry, which is already scaling down production in response to the situation. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) and the Energy Chamber are calling on the government to act. Boosting self sufficiency is also called for.

The footprints were formed in soft mud on the margins of a shallow lake which now forms part of a large playa called Alkali Flat

The parliamentary administration took measures to prevent deputies from accumulating stress and tension in the General Assembly Hall of the parliament, where fierce debates and even fist-fighting took place from time to time.

A task force has been established to coordinate the unloading of a Panamanian-flagged ship with fertilizers, that ran into cliffs in the Black Sea off the coast of Northern Bulgaria and is threatening to cause a major pollution of the sea water.

The decision for the task force was announced by Transport Minister Hristo Alexiev after the government's weekly meeting Wednesday.

Turkish authorities are planning to install solar panels on lakes and dams to prevent evaporation as some of the major lakes in Anatolia are under the threat of drought due to reduced precipitation levels resulting from global warming.

While several major lakes in Central Anatolia are facing an existential crisis due to global warming, now the shoreline of Turkey's largest lake has begun a steady retreat, and replenishing precipitation seems to no longer maintain the basin's water levels.