Big Star - R136a1

July 22nd, 2010
Posted by EUEditor

British scientists have found a huge star in the Tarantula Galaxy, hundreds of times bigger than the Sun – and said to be the biggest star ever found. … Read More »

Art, Science, EU And NZ

June 22nd, 2010
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Events of this month include an exhibition of Aboriginal art in the Netherlands, a conclave of European, Australian and New Zealand scientists, and a one-to-one meeting of the EU and NZ, in Madrid. … Read More »

Climate Explosion Down Under

March 15th, 2010
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“More extremely hot days, fewer cold ones, wetter in the north and drier in the south: This is not a forecast for Australia’s climate but a snapshot of our climate now.”

That declaration heads a joint report by the two leading climate research agencies in Australia, identifying human activity as central to the turn-around in global climate fortunes. … Read More »

Australia-German Energy Science Deal

February 25th, 2010
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The Australian and German governments have agreed to spend A$900,000 in a fifty-fifty deal to promote scientific collaboration between the two countries. … Read More »

Rights Qualms Over Airport Safety

January 20th, 2010
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Officials of European member states have been tussling over how far European airports might go in body-screening passengers, as a shield against terror attacks. … Read More »

GPS Rival Galileo Set For 2014

January 9th, 2010
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The European Commisison has let the first major temnders for getting its ground positioning system –Galileo- into operation in four years time. … Read More »

Swine Flu: EU Ministers Meet

April 30th, 2009
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As Health Ministers of the European Union countries prepared for an emergency meeting (30.4.09) on the swine influenza outbreak, hundreds of suspect cases were being investigated. … Read More »