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The UN Security Council has expressed concerns that the adverse effects of climate change could lead to certain threats to international peace and security. However, research suggests that scarcity can lead to cooperation rather than conflict. In order to improve our understanding of the factors involved, the European Union (EU)-funded CLICO project studied the world's most exposed and vulnerable areas to both floods and droughts - the Mediterranean, Middle East and Sahel (MMES) regions.
25-04-13


In their quest to better understand the past, archaeologists also take great care to preserve the resting grounds of ancient artefacts. This is not always easy in large digs. But the Radiography of the Past (Radio-Past) project has harnessed the skills of international research teams to develop the next generation of non-destructive approaches to archaeology, including aerial surveying and remote-sensing technology. This approach has unearthed new evidence from buried settlements across Southern, Central and Western Europe which sheds light on how Roman cities and societies were constructed.
02-04-13


Peacekeepers or mercenaries? As international relations become increasingly complex, the definition and role of private security contractors dealing with humanitarian crises and conflicts is blurring. European research shines a bright light into this "black hole" of human rights and humanitarian law.
05-11-12


Part of the fresco by the Zavattaris in the Theodelinda’s Chapel, Duomo of Monza (Italy). The artworks, executed between 1440 and 1446 are extremely rich and complex, featuring different fresco techniques, gold and silver decorations and reliefs. Colour photography (a), and imaging in the NIR (b), compared to the TQR image © Optics Express
The history of Europe is not only recorded in history books but also in its great works of art. People from all over the world travel to various cities across Europe to gaze in wonderment at these works of art, created by the likes of Hogarth, Brandl or El Greco. While experts try their utmost to protect them, time has not been so kind, resulting in the need for restoration. During this process, lasers are often used to passively peer behind the dust and dirt that has accumulated over the ages. Digital scans have also been used and scientists have even managed to see the eyebrows of Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo da Vinci. Now a team of Italian researchers has developed a novel imaging tool that can capture features not otherwise detectable with the naked eye or current imaging techniques, refining the restoration process even further.
16-07-12


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Throughout European Union (EU), solving the growing problem of homeless youth is presenting serious challenges for policy-makers at the national level and social workers at the local level. The main difficulty is: how can young men and women who are socially excluded be re-integrated into society?
06-07-12


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PACITA - Parliaments and Civil Society in Technology Assessment - is a four-year project aimed at increasing the capacity of parliaments across Europe to integrate knowledge from science, stakeholders and citizens in policy-making and ensure more extensive inclusion of science in policy development.
05-07-12


As anyone who has tried to sudy it will know, the history of the Balkans is as complex as that of any region in the world. It is an area into wich are compressed a large number of ethnic groupings and national identities, characterised by shifting borders and alliances, and long-held grievances, rivalries and tensions.
25-06-12


Smartphones offer a great deal of information © Shutterstock
Researchers are using innovative tools to perform psychological experiments a lot faster than they used to. Experts believe the number of smartphone users worldwide will top the 1 billion mark by 2013. Now an international team of scientists has taken advantage of smartphone technology to examine the mental processes involved in how humans remember, think, speak and solve problems. Presented in the journal PLoS ONE, the findings demonstrate how these tiny tools can dramatically change cognitive science research. The study was funded in part by the O-CODE ('Cracking the orthographic code') project, which has clinched a European Research Council (ERC) grant worth EUR 2.2 million under the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).
28-10-11


A 3-D rendering of the skull of Australopithecus sediba from an experiment at the ESRF beamline ID19 © ESRF/P. Tafforeau
More than 80 scientists from Australia, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States have discovered advanced features found in the brain and body through the use of sophisticated technology, effectively shedding new light on the evolution of the brain from Australopithecus to the genus Homo. Presented in the journal Science, the work is part of a series of five papers based on new evidence relevant to different aspects of the anatomy of the species Australopithecus sediba, an early human ancestor.
30-09-11


Polish colours flying high © Shutterstock
Europe has faced myriad changes in recent years. A case in point is the growth in immigration; borders have opened allowing people to move freely and easily across the EU. However, migrants face many challenges including finding work and learning the language of their new home. Researchers at the universities of Manchester and Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and the University of Auckland in New Zealand investigated the challenge of sociolinguistic competence in English among teenage Polish immigrants living in London and Edinburgh. The results are presented in the journal English World—Wide.
29-04-11



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