Turning urban waste into plastic
The EU-funded Synpol project is developing ways to convert urban waste into bioplastic by using bacteria.
Frozen giant virus ‘comes back to life’
French researchers have revived a giant virus that was dormant for more than 30 000 years in the Siberian permafrost.
Fish study to help treat human aggression
EU-funded researchers are studying zebra fish to help understand the causes of human aggression and develop new drugs for treatment.
Data shows where the sun is shining
An EU-funded project is publishing high-resolution data on solar radiation to help plan the location of solar panels.
Social media lie detector
The EU-funded Pheme project aims to create a lie detector to analyse in real time if information on social media is true or false.
Broken hearts mended by stem cells
The largest-ever trial using stem cells to help repair damaged cardiac tissue after heart attacks is underway in 11 European countries, thanks to EU funding.
Pill to stop cancer spreading
ERC-funded researchers helped prove it may be possible to develop a pill that enables the immune system to stop cancer spreading.
French bacteriologist wins 2014 Women in Science Award
Professor Pascale Cossart is the winner of the 2014 FEBS-EMBO Women in Science Award.
Sharing resources to monitor Earth
Global scientists discuss linking up earth observation systems so they can better understand the processes shaping our planet at the annual AAAS meeting in Chicago, United States.