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Copernicus Hackathon – Sofia 2020

Copernicus Hackathon - Sofia 2020, which is part of the European Copernicus program, as been running since 24 April. The event is being held for the second time since the successful 2019 edition, and this year, due to COVID-19, it is being held online. Bulgaria is the first EU country to succeed in reorganizing the planned live competition - in an online format, allowing participants from 10 EC countries to be involved. The main topics of the event are: "Smart Cities", " Monitoring of the Danube and the Black Sea", "Earth Observation & Artificial Intelligence for E-Government" as well as specific challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic: "Monitoring of the changes in air pollution," "Water Quality Assessment" as well as "Assessment of the geographical distribution [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2020-04-29T17:53:50+03:00Wednesday, 29 April 2020|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies|

A donation of BGN 50 000 to BAS for research on COVID-19

A donation of BGN 50 000 for research by the scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in the fight against coronavirus was made by Delyan Peevski, MP from the “Movement for Rights and Freedoms”. The donation received will be earmarked for the “Science against COVID-19” project proposed by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The project envisages the accomplishment of important scientific and applied tasks related to the diagnosis, treatment and creation of coronavirus vaccines. The work will cover bioinformatic screening for biologically active compounds for application as medicines or immunostimulants, developing vaccines against the new coronavirus, creating molecular biological tests for the mass detection of coronaviruses and other pathogens and creating new diagnostic approaches for coronavirus infections, based on cell cultivation and study of epigenetic [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2020-04-28T11:37:43+03:00Monday, 27 April 2020|Categories: Biomedicine and Quality of Life|

There is no risk of radioactive exposure of the people in Bulgaria because of forest fires in the Chernobyl area

Experts from the Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences on the basis of the existing monitoring system of the institute confirm that there is no increase of the background radiation in the country in recent weeks, there is no risk for the population of Bulgaria and there is no need to take radiation protection measures. On Saturday, 4 April 2020, a fire broke out in the restricted area around Chernobyl NPP. It covered an area of over 100 hectares of forests and grasslands in the so-called Chernobyl radiation-ecological biosphere reserve which was aided by the climatic conditions - very dry and snowless winter and strong winds in early April. Unlike in previous years, the fire has now reached [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2020-04-21T18:55:17+03:00Tuesday, 21 April 2020|Categories: Energy Resources and Energy Efficiency|

A unique Machairodus skull, described by French and Bulgarian scientists, contributes to the study of the emblematic cat

The detailed description was published on 16 April 2020 by Prof. Denis Geraads of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and Prof. Nikolay Spassov of the National Museum of Natural History at BAS in the renowned palaeontological journal Geodiversitas. http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/geodiversitas/42/9 The skull of which the description was made is one of the best preserved in the world. It was discovered in the 1980s by teacher Dimitar Kovachev during excavations at the palaeontological site near the village of Hadzhidimovo, together with his students from the high school in Asenovgrad. Today, the unique skull is stored at the “Dimitar Kovachev” Palaeontological Museum in Asenovgrad, a branch of the National Museum of Natural History at BAS. http://www.nmnhs.com/palaeontological-museum-in-asenovgrad-bg.html Machairodus is one of the most famous fossil animals, [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2020-04-21T18:50:56+03:00Tuesday, 21 April 2020|Categories: Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology|

BAS – Culture and Education Online

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences provides online access to its latest projects in the field of culture and education under the motto "Learn something new while at home". On the eve of Easter, you can visit virtual archeological exhibitions, multimedia libraries and scientific collections, get acquainted with artifacts from museum funds and scientific units, read books and encyclopedias, watch movies and video lectures or play online. The materials are in the field of Bulgarian language, literature, Balkan studies, Thracology, history, ethnology, folklore, arts, archaeology, Cyrillo-Methodian studies, museology. Scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences wish you a bright Easter, lots of health, peace and faith! National Archaeological Institute with Museum Digital exhibitions on the website of NAIM at BAS: http://naim.bg/bg/content/category/1234/93/ Archaeological Exhibition Catalogues Online http://catalogues.naim.bg/index.php/catalogues/issue/archive [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2020-04-21T18:47:22+03:00Tuesday, 21 April 2020|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity, Selected|

Three jubilee editions for the 150th anniversary of BAS with free access

On the occasion of the bright Easter holidays and the unusual conditions in which we are welcoming them, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences makes freely available the three jubilee editions, prepared on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Academy. "The Building of BAS: a Symbol of Knowledge and Spirituality", "Donations and Benefactors of BAS 1869 – 2019. In the Foundations of Bulgarian Science" and "A Brief History of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences" would be a fascinating read for the days spent at home, as the books are full of curious and unknown facts, richly illustrated with photographs of distinguished figures, capturing important moments of Bulgarian history, facsimiles and documents. The first book is dedicated to the history of the central building of [...]

Nikolay Ikonomov2020-04-21T18:42:04+03:00Thursday, 16 April 2020|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity, Selected|