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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.

A novel 20-mode quantum photonic processing chip compatible with quantum dot light sources pushes European photonic quantum computing forward.

Astronomers have created new 3D maps that show the build-up of dust from around Earth to approximately 13 000 light years towards the centre of the galaxy.

A novel concept showing how to convert infrared light to visible light is opening the way to new low-cost sensing technology.

A new additive printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing process developed by EU-backed partners is cheaper and better for the environment than conventional 3D printing processes.

From days to just hours: Researchers have created the first efficient and selective biocatalyst for a powerful, but usually slow organic reaction.

A warming world raises the risk of new infectious diseases, says new study.

EU-backed scientists used an atomically thin material to design a device that can change the colour of laser beams.

An EU-backed trial recruited 100 patients suffering from severe breathlessness to find the answer.

Researchers have used deep learning technologies to measure changes in people’s consciousness during sleep, general anaesthesia and severe brain injury.

New tool ranks jobs threatened by robots.

People all over the world have a preference for this kind of smell, according to a new study.