Stakes high for EU science plans
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Europe must make good on plans to set up an independent funding body for science or face an unprecedented brain drain, a leading scientist has warned.
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The European Union urged member states  on Tuesday to sign up to schemes to launch work on a new  European heavy transport helicopter and next-generation  satellite observation system from late 2008.
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The European Parliament has approved a 54bn euro (Â£36bn) plan to boost science research in Europe.
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Opens access to research The European Commission has set aside â¬50m this year to support the establishment of digital repositories for storing scientific data.â¦
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The European Space Agency's chief scientist sets out his vision for a DNA library on the Moon in case of emergency.
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European leaders, looking to set the pace in the race against global warming, consider tough new targets.
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The US National Institutes of Health invests $28bn annually in research. European spending is lower, although the European Union is closing the gap, helped by a shortsighted American policy of &quot;flatlining&quot; many scientific research budgets. (Perhaps this is because scientists have an annoying tendency to discuss things that conflict with the Bush administration&#39;s view of reality, such as global warming, evolution, the insufficiency of the New Orleans levee system and the medical potential of stem cells.)
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A proposal for the UK to join the International Space Station project is put forward by a group of scientists and engineers.
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Scientists discuss their prefered targets for the next multi-billion-dollar
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Chancellor Gordon Brown announces a long-term plan for investment in science education and hi-tech industry.
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The EU leadership issue is essential. This entity, whose powers are so extensive, needs firm leadership.
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The European Union has taken a step closer to tough new chemicals rules after EU lawmakers and governments hammered out the details of one of Europe's most ambitious and disputed legislative packages in years.
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A series of X-Prizes for breakthroughs in science or technology that solve the world's greatest challenges are planned.
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It&#39;s time for Europe to reassess its  skepticism towards genetically modified (GMO) foods and trust  scientists who have deemed them safe -- or risk more  international lawsuits, the EU trade chief said on Thursday.
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A new report released by an American Physical Society (APS) Special Committee on NASA Funding for Astrophysics has questioned the space agency's Moon, Mars and Beyond initiative. The APS assessment warns that t  he cost of overcoming technological challenges to make real the plan could far exceed budgetary projections and that numerous&nbsp;approved science programs could be jeopardized.
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Thereâs plenty of haddock and plenty of prawns in the sea, but precious little cod, according to scientific experts. Thatâs why the European Commission wants
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Europe's programme for funding scientific research in the member states is a step closer to being adopted.