In response to the spread of invasive alien species of fish in Greek seas, a research project will be launched next month to harness their commercial and medical potential and, by extension, control their population.

Dr P. Roy Vagelos is an eminent figure of the American pharmaceutical community and the Greek diaspora. Born Pindaros Vagelos to Greek immigrants in New Jersey during the Great Depression, he managed, with hard work and perseverance, to achieve success.

Could it be that Stanford Professor John Ioannidis helped decide US President Donald Trump’s stance on coronavirus, especially his opposition to lockdowns? Quite likely, according to news website Buzzfeed.

The leading Greek entrepreneur and founder of the Bodossaki Foundation, Prodromos Bodossakis-Athanasiadis (1890-1979), was a firm believer in science and in the potential of young Greeks.

Researchers in Greece say they are close to launching a molecular test to detect Covid-19 which could provide a cheaper alternative to imported kits and uninterrupted access to supplies.

A giant petrified tree trunk was discovered at a village on the north Aegean island of Lemnos during excavation and maintenance work carried out by staff of the Museum of Natural History of Lesvos.

Professor of cell biology at Harvard Medical School and chair at the College de France Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas not only has knowledge and experience in every facet of biomedical research, but also a vision about how his homeland could benefit.

As Greece enters the fourth phase of easing restrictions that were imposed in March to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, an eminent Greek professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Dimitris Bertsimas, has developed an epidemiological model that suggests Greece is unlikely to see a significant increase in Covid-19 cases over the summer. 

Two patients who are critically ill with Covid-19 are being treated with blood plasma from people who have recovered from the disease, Greek health authorities said on Thursday.

Greece is among dozens of nations that will help bankroll research into new treatments and a vaccination against the deadly novel coronavirus, pledging 3 million euros to the cause during a fundraising event on Monday.

The initial results of an ongoing Greek study into the benefits of the anti-inflammatory agent colchicine in treating Covid-19 are “very encouraging,” according to the scientist heading the trial.

The European Research Council (ERC) said it was “deeply shocked” by the death of prominent Greek scientist and researcher Theodore Papazoglou, who died on April 13 at the age of 57 after contracting the coronavirus.

Greek researchers say a sudden decline in human-generated noise levels due to a nationwide coronavirus lockdown is giving them valuable insights into the inner rumblings of earth.

While the data so far regarding the impact of temperature on the spread of coronavirus remains inconclusive, a new Greek study appears to indicate that transmission of the virus in countries with high temperatures is lower.

The Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center in Vari, northern Attica, has announced that it is joining the effort to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.

Twenty-one academics have joined forces against pseudoscience disseminated by some news outlets and on social media – a phenomenon that has been skyrocketing since the outbreak of the new coronavirus.

The Association for the Research of Ancient-Greek and Byzantine Technology and the Museum Herakleidon present “Eureka: Science, Art and Technology of the Ancient Greeks,” which includes replicas of the Automaton and the Antikythera Mechanism.

How would you feel if your 12-year-old started doing physics experiments at home in the kitchen? Assuming their teachers have participated in the Playing with Protons course at CERN, they’d know exactly what they were doing. But what exactly is this course?

The popular international touring show City of Robots is in Athens through March 15, hosted by the Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center.

The US Embassy in Athens, in partnership with SciCo, has announced that the 100mentors network will be joining STEM Stars Greece, adding their skills-building expertise to this initiative, and that they have therefore extended the deadline for Greek students to apply for this prestigious program.