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Scientists from numerous countries are joining forces to tackle risks to life in the world’s second-largest ocean.
Literary masterpieces and other educational activities feature in EU-funded efforts to help displaced young people feel at home across the continent.
By harnessing unusual allies, pioneering cancer treatments could reduce the need for invasive surgery and save lives.
New machines can improve conditions for workers and boost industrial productivity.
Making diets kinder to the environment and better for people’s health requires root-and-branch changes in production and consumption.
Many working people in Europe are at risk of economic hardship, prompting EU researchers to seek policy answers.
Millions of people in Europe and elsewhere suffer degeneration of joint cartilage in the knee, driving EU research into better treatments.
Better use of grass-covered areas across the EU can protect nature and strengthen agriculture.
EU researchers expect unprecedented insights into galaxies from the study of a mysterious energy force.
Research projects in Europe developed water-surface scanners and better hull designs to tackle shipping accidents.
Artificial intelligence, which can already generate texts and mimic human speech, might also help the world prepare for the worsening effects of climate change.
Marijuana shows promise in treating illnesses ranging from depression and addiction to arthritis and epilepsy.
Drawing inspiration from birds, fish and even worms, researchers in Europe are developing machines to explore places on Earth that are difficult for people to reach.
Sensors, “smart” buoys and high-tech traps can make fisheries in Europe more sustainable and profitable.
EU researchers are examining how bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms could boost the health of both plants and animals.
EU researchers are looking for new ways to tackle bloodstream infections that kill millions of people worldwide every year.
Researchers in Europe are working to counter potential risks from nanomaterials used by a range of industries for technological advances.
Understanding the deep connections among human, animal and environmental health is more important than ever, according to the two heads of a groundbreaking EU research project.