University of Edinburgh

Scientists from the University of Edinburgh believe that life on Earth may have been carried by streams of cosmic dust, Phys.org reports.

A group of researchers from the University of Edinburgh found 91 volcanoes hidden beneath the ice cover in the western part of Antarctica. Reports BGNES. 

Millennials in Greece trying to enter the job market come up against countless closed doors. At the same time though, they are quite innovative and proving themselves capable of charting new paths (a good thing too, considering it is they who will have to run this crisis-weary country one day).

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is hosting a panel discussion on the subject of "Ancient Democracy & Religion, Migration, Power & Money," on Wednesday, September 14. The event is organized within the framework of the Athens Democracy Forum, organized by the New York Times in Athens.

English-speaking universities continue to dominate the world, according to a new ranking from the Times Higher Education (THE) supplement released on Thursday.

Children's status as individuals and right owners should be recognized amid ongoing armed conflicts in Turkey's eastern and southeastern provinces, Humanist Bureau co-founder Seda Akço has said.

While Russian President Vladimir Putin's air campaign in Syria may have other aims, one result seems to be that it is hitting Islamists from Russia's Caucasus, say analysts.
 

A study from the University of Edinburgh detected a pattern of slower mental decline among bilingual people. The longitudinal study tested 835 people born in 1936 when they were just aged 11 and then retested them in their early 70s from 2008 to 2010.

262 of the participants had learnt a language other than English, of which 195 had learnt the language before they turned 18 eyars.

By Matthaios Tsimitakis

Fired up by Scotland’s looming independence referendum, thousands of nationalists in Catalonia take to the streets for mass protests to demand their own vote on breaking away from Spain.