Now playing Next Ocean Malta's fishing sector buoyed by scientific observation work IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Luca Pisani, a marine biologist at Aquatic Resources Malta, emphasises the importance of maintaining a strong working relationship with fishermen who welcome scientists like him aboard their ships. 25/06/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Researchers develop new method to prevent AI hallucinations - study Researchers looked at a method that can predict when an artificial intelligence (AI) text model is likely to “hallucinate”, according to a new study. 19/06/2024
Now playing Next Nature Elephants call each other by unique names, new study reveals Researchers found that the low rumbles of African elephants could be them calling one another by name. 12/06/2024
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Now playing Next Work Euroviews. European startups need to start working with NGOs for free In a world that is waking up to the difference between, for example, genuinely sustainable initiatives from companies and green-washing, it is not enough to just say you believe in tech for good — you have to do it, Jacek Siadkowski writes. 29/05/2024
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Now playing Next Nature This Italian museum has recreated a Tanzanian butterfly forest The Butterfly Forest was created this spring to create public awareness on some of the research that MUSE is doing in Udzungwa Mountains to study and protect the world’s biodiversity. 23/05/2024
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Now playing Next world news European scientists call for 3% of GDP to be devoted to research The EU falls short of the research funding levels called for and is at a clear disadvantage compared to South Korea, the United States, and Japan. 13/05/2024
Now playing Next Green News Banks are propping up fossil fuels to the tune of €6.5 trillion Barclays, Santander and Deutsche Bank were among Europe’s biggest fossil fuel financers in 2023. 13/05/2024
Now playing Next Nature Scientists are piecing together the sperm whale ‘alphabet’ Researchers have been trying for decades to piece together what their clicks mean with little progress - until now. 08/05/2024
Now playing Next Green News Switzerland says it can’t afford to join EU’s Copernicus programme Launched in 1998 by the European Space Agency, Copernicus is the European Union’s Earth and observation programme. 02/05/2024
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Now playing Next France Authorities find remains of missing French toddler Remains of Emile who went missing from the small French alpine village of Le Vernet last July were found over the weekend. 01/04/2024
Now playing Next Smart Regions Earthquakes: The European project preparing for emergencies IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Experts at the Institute of Seismology in Thessaloniki, Greece, monitor tremors in real-time for REDACt, a consortium helping four countries bordering the Black Sea respond more efficiently to earthquakes. 18/03/2024