Positive news from Austria
To heal a wound, turn up the voltageVienna, Austria - It may sound like something out of Frankenstein, but electric currents applied to the skin could potentially speed up wound healing. Ironically, though the phenomenon was reported 150 years ago by the German physiologist Emil Du Bois-Reymond, it has been ignored ever since. |
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EU police foil child trafficking gangRome - A Europe-wide child trafficking gang has been broken up following an investigation led by Italian police. |
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EU Says U.S., China Open to Global Emissions TradeEisenstadt, Austria - The European Union's environment chief said Friday the United States was open to discussing a global greenhouse gas emissions market, but the U.S. government said it remained opposed to mandatory caps on emissions as called for by the Kyoto Protocol. |
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Mozart’s Skull Possibly FoundVienna, Austria - Have scientists found Mozart's skull? |
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Austrians strike positive note over EU leadershipVienna, Austria - AUSTRIA assumed the presidency of the European Union yesterday with a pledge to make the 25-nation bloc "more tangible to our citizens". |
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Ice Age babies set to rewrite history booksAustria - Archaeologists in Austria have discovered the bodies of two Ice Age babies, estimated to be 27,000 years old. |
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Network of UN ecological reserves adds 22 new sitesNew York City - Ranging from coastal mangrove forests to desert mountains chains, and stretching from Chile to Mongolia, 22 ecosystems have been added to a United Nations programme that promotes sustainable development on a scientific basis with the active involvement of local communities. |
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Europe’s Oldest Civilization “Found”Europe - Archaeologists have discovered Europe's oldest civilization, a network of dozens of temples, 2,000 years older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids, the Independent reported. |
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Burden of Aging Population “Less Than Feared,” Study SaysLaxenburg, Austria - Higher life expectancy and falling birth rates have raised alarm bells in developed countries, where many analysts fear future generations could be financially crippled by the cost of supporting a graying population. |
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News from Europe
- Six million turn out for global garbage clean-up
- Swiss Parliament Passes Plastic Bag Ban
- French move boosts shark sanctuaries
- First liver cancer ‘chemo-bath’ in the UK
- Scientists uncover gene behind skin disease
- Europe Now Creates Enough Solar Power to Fuel Austria
- London’s Eco-Friendly Olympic Games
- Portugal commissions world’s first Nissan Leaf electric car police fleet
- Long hunt detects possible ‘God particle’
- After damning research, France proposes banning pesticide linked to bee collapse