The SUDEM project presented by an international team at a press conference at BTA

  A press conference on “The SUDEM strategic European project, focusing on the digitization of forecasting, preventing serious consequences, and managing processes in disasters and accidents, has come to a successful conclusion” was held today at the press club of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA). Within the framework of the project, through the application of modern foresight tools, a strategic analytical report was prepared, interdisciplinary educational content was developed, and specific recommendations were formulated for the application and further development of the results in Europe and beyond with significant interest from relevant stakeholders. Researchers from Bulgaria, Germany, Ukraine, the Netherlands, and Turkey are participating in the project. It is coordinated by Prof. Arch. Georgi P. Georgiev, PhD, and the institutional manager is Prof. Dimo Zafirov, [...]

2026-03-09T09:54:48+02:006 March 2026|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies, Selected|Tags: |
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New fossil fills gap in human evolution: Oldest human ancestor appears to be from the Balkans

A new fossil femur, or thigh bone from Bulgaria could re-write the story of human origins. This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers from the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Bulgaria), the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (Germany), and the University of Toronto (Canada). Bipedalism (walking on two legs) has long been considered a fundamental threshold in human evolution and one of our most formative attributes. Until now, researchers thought that the first humans were from Africa and that bipedalism evolved there between 6 and 7 million years ago. But the new femur, from the site of Azmaka, Chirpan area (Bulgaria), described in an article, published on March 4, 2026 [...]

2026-03-05T09:33:20+02:004 March 2026|Categories: Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology, Selected|
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The Bulgarian LOFAR radio telescope will become operational in 2026

The Institute of Astronomy with NAO offers opportunities to participate in its construction through summer internships for students, doctoral students, and young scientists. By the end of 2026, Bulgaria will complete the construction of the first observatory in Southeast Europe for the world's largest low-frequency radio telescope – LOFAR (Low Frequency Array). This is a pan-European project involving 52 antenna stations in eight countries: the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, France, Ireland, Latvia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. An expansion with additional stations in Italy and Bulgaria is underway this year. Research into the Universe using the LOFAR radio telescope, headquartered in the Netherlands, covers scientific fields such as solar and space weather, the study of the early Universe, galaxy formation, pulsar physics, transient radio phenomena, ultra-high-energy [...]

2026-02-18T10:14:57+02:0017 February 2026|Categories: Astronomy, Space Research and Technologies, Selected|
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BAS becomes an honorary member of the revived Plato’s Academy

Платонова академия, мозайка от разкопките в Помпей, Национален археологически музей на Неапол, фотограф: Е. Мутафов Plato's Academy - mosaic from the excavations in Pompeii, National Archaeological Museum of Naples, photographer: E. Moutafov A symposium for the inauguration of the International Community of Academies was held on February 9-10, 2026, in Athens, Greece. The community, called Κοινὸν τῶν Ἀκαδημιῶν in Greek, is also referred to as Koinon in English. The Koinon initiative carries on the legacy of the late philanthropist Panagiotis Aristofron who bequeathed his estate to the creation of an international organization dedicated to global cooperation among academies, distinguished scholars, artists, writers, and academic and cultural institutions. The property is located on the archaeological site of Plato's ancient Academy in Athens (Ἀκαδημία Πλάτωνος). [...]

2026-02-11T13:59:32+02:0011 February 2026|Categories: General news, Selected|
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New exhibition and album with artworks from the collections of BAS

A new exhibition of artworks by academicians and corresponding members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was presented in the Winter Garden Hall of the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum of BAS. During the event, the album “155 Years of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. 155 Works of Art from the Collections of BAS” was also presented. The bilingual edition includes works of art from the collections of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. This wonderful publication allows us to enjoy the beautiful exhibits presented in it, accompanied by short and informative texts that take us back in time, said BAS President Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva during the opening. She pointed out that the efforts of many people had been combined in [...]

2026-02-12T09:28:35+02:0011 February 2026|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity, Selected|
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A memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Art

The President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Corr. Memb. Evelina Slavcheva, and the Rector of the National Academy of Art (NAA), Prof. Georgi Iankov, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation today at BAS. We have established long-standing cooperation and hope that by signing this document we will expand our partnership to include joint initiatives, the two said after the signing. The National Academy of Art will celebrate its 130th anniversary, said Rector Prof. Georgi Iankov, announcing that an international scientific conference was planned for the occasion. He extended an invitation to the Academy's scientists to participate. During the meeting, Prof. Emmanuel Moutafov, Vice-President of BAS and former Director of the BAS Institute of Art Studies, emphasized that signing the memorandum was a great honor [...]

2026-02-09T10:02:59+02:003 February 2026|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity, Selected|
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