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Belgian scientists identify what enables the SARS-CoV-2 virus to attack cells.

AI-created artwork took first place at a state fair in the United States.

Study shows that people mistakenly think they should speak less to be seen as likeable.

Researchers have found a way to form diodes from superconductors. Operating at much lower temperatures than semiconductor diodes, these novel devices could be used in quantum technologies.

Iceland is one of the most active places in the world for volcanoes. Until early July, it proved to be the perfect location for a team of international researchers to explore the link between geothermal energy and magma – molten rock – deep below a volcano’s surface.

What happens to cells during traumatic brain injury or skin scarring? EU-backed scientists have developed a new experimental method based on soft magneto-active polymers to study cell behaviour.

Bringing to life the sights and sounds of European history is commonplace, but how about the smells? Thanks to a novel collaboration between AI, sciences and the humanities, the scents of old Europe are being rediscovered.

In an experiment, researchers have set a new upper limit for a neutrino’s mass – 0.8 electronvolts (eV).

A new study has reassuring news about those conceived with the aid of assisted reproductive technology (ART). Any differences in growth, weight and body fat levels disappear by late adolescence.

New scientific results are paving the way to new cell therapies. Scientists have shown that macrophages can be grown in large numbers in the lab, and these immune cells cannot be told apart from their counterparts in the lung when they are put back into the body.

EU-backed astrophysicists have found a dormant black hole nine times the mass of our Sun in a neighbouring galaxy.

Can great apes give us insight into how early humans learned to make and use stone tools? Yes, according to EU-funded researchers, whose new study explores these abilities in the orangutang – one of our closest living relatives.

Researchers have designed a platform for testing drugs that could be used to treat brain metastasis. Called METPlatform, the screening system allows scientists to analyse cancer patients’ own tumour tissue.

Heart failure arises from mutations in distinct genes, according to a new study. Will this pave the way to better, personalised treatment for patients?

Their pioneering research on oscillations in stars has earned EU-backed researchers Conny Aerts and Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard the 2022 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, awarded by The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

Which parts of Europe will experience strong earthquakes in the future? What effect will these earthquakes have? Two models developed with EU support paint us an accurate picture.

What can be done to improve biodiversity monitoring in Europe? A new report assesses current monitoring methods and their challenges, and identifies solutions to overcome them.

The European Research Council (ERC) Public Engagement with Research Award 2022 recognises and celebrates three grantees for successfully engaging audiences outside their fields.

In a first, researchers have developed stem cell lines from pigs, sheep and cattle, laying the groundwork for the manufacture of cultured meat.

A new open-source software for simulating and analysing brain network models is lowering the barriers to brain research, through brain simulation as a cloud service.