Science

The Living Planet Index, which measures trends in thousands of vertebrate species populations, shows a decline of 52% between 1970 and 2010, according to the latest edition of WWF's Living Planet Report.

In other words, the number of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish across the globe is, on average, about half the size it was 40 years ago.

More than 3,000 migrants have died trying to cross the Mediterranean so far this year, more than double the previous peak in 2011, the International Organisation for Migration said Sept 29.

Romania and Canada will identify ways in which the two states may exchange information on environmental impact evaluation procedures, in the case of high capacity mining projects, Attila Korodi, Romania's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change told a United Nations Climate Summit going on in New York.

BELGRADE - US Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby said Wednesday that institutions in the security sector must be transparent in their work and protect all citizens regardless of their race, religion or any other affiliation, because the functioning of the entire society depends on them.

BELGRADE - The current archivist and librarian of the Vatican Apostolic Library, Archbishop Jean-Louis Brugues, signed Monday at the National Library of Serbia (NBS) a protocol on cooperation between the two institutions, set to facilitate the exchange of publications, knowledge and experts in the field of gathering, preserving, processing and protecting the library material.

The use of the emergency ordinances creates uncertainty, scares the investors and stalls economic growth, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Hoyt Yee told debates hosted by the Palace of Parliament on Monday.

Greek scientist Dimitris Papanastasiou has been awarded the 2014 Curt Brunnee Award for his outstanding contribution to mass spectrometry – a process for elucidating the chemical structures of molecules.

Papanastasiou, who is co-founder of the Fasmatech company, received the award at a special ceremony during the 20th International Mass Spectrometry Conference in Geneva on Wednesday.

Sofia Zoo will reopen for visitors on Friday, said the Sofia Municipality press office. 

The test results of the herbivorous animals who died mysteriously in the end of last week and earlier this week, showed that they were poisoned by pesticides in the fodder. 

The poisoned fodder has been replaced and the herbivorous animals are under constant observation.

BELGRADE - Serbian librarians will attend the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress, the world's most significant library and information event, on August 16 - 21 in Lyon, France.

Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani on Aug. 13 became the first woman to be awarded the Fields Medal, mathematics' equivalent to the Nobel Prize.