Ciência e Sociedade

How AI is helping cities tackle invisible pollution

Researchers are designing AI-powered virtual cities to help authorities predict street-level pollution and act where it is needed most.

Old sailing manuals reveal how sailors helped create a global view of Earth

EU-funded researchers have pored over centuries-old sailing manuals and ship logbooks to trace how sailors’ hard-won knowledge slowly built our modern view of a connected planet.

Hunting down the last cases of sleeping sickness

Sleeping sickness once killed tens of thousands of people every year. Now, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, EU-backed researchers are testing a simpler way to find and treat the last remaining cases and eliminate the disease for good.

What dogs can teach us about the origins of speech

Researchers are studying dogs’ ability to control and change their voices in the hope of shedding light on one of evolution’s biggest mysteries: the origins of human speech.

AI dives into a sea of data, from plankton to pollution

Scientists are turning to AI to analyse millions of images and sensor readings, spotting changes in oceans and rivers faster than ever before.

The hidden link between Europe’s housing crisis and energy poverty

With housing costs surging across Europe, EU-funded researchers are showing how tackling energy poverty and inequality together could fix fragmented housing policy.

Building climate resilience into the heart of Europe’s cities

Heatwaves, floods and other climate extremes are exposing the limits of Europe’s ageing buildings and infrastructure. Researchers across the continent are exploring how cities can adapt to a changing climate.

Restoring Europe’s wetlands to combat climate change and boost economies

Centuries of drainage have turned many of Europe’s wetlands from carbon stores into sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Now EU-funded researchers are exploring how restoring wetlands could benefit both climate and local economies.