Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Archaeologists discovered a town hall in the ancient Greek city of Heraclea Sintica near the town of Petrich in southwestern Bulgaria.

Some 15-30 l/sqm of rain are expected in Bulgaria over the next 24 hours, meteorologists have warned.

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences said early on Thursday that in certain regions rainfall may amount to 35 l/sqm (with yearly levels on average measuring around 500-600 l/sqm for most of Bulgaria).

Bulgaria's population could fall to just over 5 million by the last quarter of this century, taking it back to the same population level that the country had in 1920.

The alarming forecast comes from the country's National Statistical Institute, which is studying the Balkan country's demographic prospects.

Bulgarian high school students have won one gold and two silver medals at the XXVII International Olympiad in Informatics in Almati, Kazakhstan.

The competition took place on July 26 - 31, 2015, according to a media statement of Bulgaria's Ministry of Education and Science.

An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale was registered Tuesday morning in Greece near the country's border with Bulgaria, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

The earthquake struck at 7:03 a.m. on Tuesday.

Three coloring substances in drinks and foods are posing a health risk for consumers and mostly for children.

The conclusion has been made following a new research conducted by PhD Georgi Miloshev, Director of the Laboratory on Molecular Genetics to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAN).

In 2014 Bulgaria's spending on research and development stood at BGN 206.6 M, up by 3.1% from 2013, according to the National Statistical Institute (NSI).

The increase in absolute terms in R&D expenditure on an annual basis did not affect its relative share of the GDP.

Thunderstorms and prolific rains are expected in the early evening hours of Wednesday evening across Southern Bulgaria.

Meteorologists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences have issued code orange on account of the dangerous weather for the municipalities of Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Smolyan, Kardzhali and Haskovo.

Bulgaria's labour market could be face with a dramatic crisis after 10 years due to the rapid ageing of the population, Sega daily said on its website.

According to the forecast of the economists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAN), the economy of the country will record a growth of 1.4 % in 2015.

This became clear after the annual report of the Economic Research Institute to BAN was presented on Monday, daily Sega reports.