Latest news from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Academician Julian Revalski, President of BAS, visited the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia
The President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of BAS, accompanied by Professor Evdokia Pasheva, Scientific Secretary-General of the Academy and Professor Sevdalina Dimitrova, Scientific Secretary of division “Energy Resources [...]
A 7600-year-old grave was discovered in Slatina by archaeologists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Early Neolithic grave, about 7 600 years old, was discovered by a team of archaeologists led by corr.-member Vassil Nikolov, Vice-President of BAS, in Slatina settlement. The find is extremely rare. The forthcoming studies will [...]
The Honorary sign “Marin Drinov” was bestowed on Prof. Dr. Massimo de Leonardis
Prof. Dr. Massimo de Leonardis received the Honorary sign “Marin Drinov” of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences at a ceremony held in the Academy on 21 May 2019. Prof. Julian Revalski, Full member of BAS [...]
An international team of scientists with Bulgarian participation with a new discovery on bedbugs
An international team of scientists from four continents: Europe, Asia, North and South America with Bulgarian participation published the results of a study of dozens of bedbug species on 16 May 2019. Dr. Nikolay Simov [...]
ALLEA General Assembly 2019
The anniversary General Assembly of ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, was held in Bern, Switzerland from 8 to 10 May 2019. The event celebrated the 25th anniversary of the organization. [...]
The Scientific Secretary-General of BAS Prof. Evdokia Pasheva participated in a meeting of the Executive Board of the European Science Foundation (ESF)
The Scientific Secretary-General of BAS, Prof. Evdokia Pasheva, participated in a meeting of the Executive Board of the European Science Foundation (ESF) on 9 May in Rome, Italy. On May 9 and 10, Prof. Pasheva [...]
Innovative Laboratory RILab i2030 to support high-tech industry and young scientists
A Research and Industry Laboratory “Industry i2030” (RILab i2030) was opened on May 13th at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. It is structured in nine laboratories located at the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies [...]
An international team described a unique fossil found in Burmese amber
Using state-of-the-art technology, a Bulgarian-German research team established the first fossil representative of the Callipodida order. The new, unknown to science type of millipede with a size of only 8.2 millimeters is found in 99 [...]
A working visit to the United States of the President of BAS and the General Scientific Secretary
Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of BAS and Prof. Evdokia Pasheva, General Scientific Secretary, were on a working visit to the United States from April 21 to April 25, 2019. During the visit, they participated [...]
150 trees for Earth Day and the 150th anniversary of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Scientists and employees of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences launched the initiative to plant 150 trees on the occasion of Earth Day and the 150th anniversary of BAS. Saplings of more than 25 deciduous and [...]
International recognition of a Bulgarian scholar
Prof. Nikolay Yanev, PhD, from the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was awarded the honorary title Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Extremadura, Spain. Prof. Yanev was distingushed [...]
Fifth Graders learned about the feasting rituals of lazaruvane with folklorists from IEFSEM – BAS
Scientists from the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum of BAS introduced pupils from the 4th Primary School “Prof. John Atanasoff” in Sofia to the traditions on Lazar Day’s holiday called “lazaruvane”. [...]
Five areas of cooperation were discussed by scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Five areas of cooperation were discussed by scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences at a joint meeting held on 18 April 2019 at the Academy. [...]
The President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Prof. Julian Revalski participated in the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) triennial General Assembly
The President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Prof. Julian Revalski participated in the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) triennial General Assembly in Songdo, Korea, on 11 April 2019. The meeting, hosted by the Korean Academy of [...]
New research project of NMNHS – BAS to explore the invertebrate fauna of the Balkan Peninsula
Easily accessible internet-based platforms describing model invertebrate genera of the Balkan Peninsula as spiders and rove beetles are being developed by scientists from the National Museum of Natural History at BAS. They will collect and [...]
Scientists from BAS are developing a reusable space rocket system
The European FALCon project is competing the attempts to “recycle” rockets of American SpaceX and Blue Origin Scientists from the Institute of Mechanics of BAS (IMEch-BAS) are working on creating a multiple-use rocket stage that [...]
Seven cosmonauts together at BAS on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the flight of Georgi Ivanov
An exhibition of photographs from the flight of the first Bulgarian cosmonaut can be seen until April 14 at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The exhibition is shown for the first time and is prepared [...]
Unique collections of animal species are preserved at the National Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of Natural History (NMNHS-BAS) has unique collections of invertebrates and vertebrates that are continuously enriched after expeditions of scientists from the museum. This was announced by the director, Prof. Nikolai Spassov, during [...]
Bulgarian scientists have created the battery of the future
Scientists from BAS in partnership with colleagues from Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" have created a new generation battery that will revolutionize the storage of energy. It is an original Bulgarian development of a safe, [...]
Scientists are looking for new approaches to the treatment of socially significant diseases
New methodologies for the application of natural products of plant and animal origin from Bulgaria to support the therapy of some infectious, malignant and neurodegenerative diseases are developed by scientists from 7 institutes of the [...]
The finds from the necropolis in Trebeništa, near Ohrid, were first gathered in a joint exhibition in Skopje
The exhibition “100 years of Trebeništa” was opened on 14 March 2019 at the National Institute of the Archaeological Museum of North Macedonia in Skopje. It was co-organized by the National Archaeological Institute with Museum [...]
A National Scientific Program will work to ensure a safer living environment in Bulgaria
The National Scientific Program "Protection of the environment and reduction of the risk of adverse phenomena and natural disasters", financed by the Ministry of Education and Science, was presented on March 12 in the "Prof. [...]
Dr. Hiroshi Yamakawa: After 2030, artificial intelligence will outgrow the human
Artificial Intelligence is an extremely fast-growing field of science and the world-wide competition for its development and application is highly controversial. The US and China are likely to remain leaders in the development of artificial [...]
Scientists from BAS and higher education institutions are developing new methods for using and storing clean energy
The National Scientific Program "Low Carbon Energy for Transport and Households" (E +) was presented on 8 February in "Prof. Marin Drinov" Hall of BAS. The program is financed by the Ministry of Education and [...]