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In addition to rising temperatures, climate change could lead to significant shifts in the within-year distribution of temperature and precipitation. These changes are expected to affect, among other things, the distribution of species and other...

In 2024, 160 researchers were awarded the János Bolyai Research Scholarship by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS), recognising the most outstanding young researchers. The winners received their certificates at the traditional Bolyai Day...

There is extensive research being conducted globally on migraine medications, with major advances made in treatment in recent years. While these new drugs can help a significant proportion of patients, they unfortunately do not provide satisfactory..

Urban spaces, parks, and other green areas are used by all town dwellers, whether intentionally or not. However, we cannot say with the same certainty that municipal leaders fully involve all citizens in discussions about urban development...

Hungarian researchers have created a unique superbug map as part of an international project, providing a detailed depiction of the global presence and spread of one of the most dangerous hospital bacteria. The research, led by the Biotechnology...

Previously, it was believed that only pesticides harmed bumblebees' sense of smell. However, a joint study by the Plant Protection Institute of the HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research ( HUN-REN ATK) and the University of Würzburg revealed that...

In recent weeks, residents of houses with gardens in Hungarian cities, especially in the capital, have reported on several forums that they are encountering more cockroaches inside their homes. Fortunately, these are 'only' forest cockroaches and...

Since March, Google's artificial intelligence-based flood forecasting system has been in operation, providing timely warnings of potential flooding in almost every corner of the globe, including the current situation in Hungary.

The HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute (BLKI) studied the feeding habits of three fish species in Lake Balaton: one invasive and two native. The research revealed that while the invasive black bullhead catfish mostly eats different...

The largest flood in recent years could reach its peak in Budapest on Saturday. However, an expert from the HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research assures that the drinking water production wells along the Danube, and consequently the drinking...

A Hungarian-born professor at the University of Oxford, Sir George Radda was a former Chairman of the UK National Cancer Research Institute and later Chief Executive of the UK Medical Research Council (MRC). He was also the founding Chairman of the..

The remarkable fossils, unearthed under the leadership of Gábor Botfalvai, scientific researcher at the HUN-REN-MTM-ELTE Paleontological Research Group, provide insight into the Late Cretaceous period, the era preceding the extinction of the...