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28. 04. 2025

A unique lab is hidden right beneath Prague’s Vítkov Hill

An inconspicuous door can be found just a few dozen meters from the mouth of the pedestrian tunnel connecting Prague’s Karlín and Žižkov districts. Beyond it? ...

22. 04. 2025

Renewables are a strategic investment in European security, scientists say

Europe’s dependence on imported fossil fuels – especially oil and natural gas – exposes it to geopolitical blackmail and makes it economically vulnerable. ...

14. 04. 2025

New record set for neutrino mass: one million times less than an electron

It’s all around us, yet it evades conventional detection. The neutrino is an elementary particle – smaller than an atom, proton, or even electron. Its mass is so infinitesimal, in fact, that it can’t be precisely “weighed. ...

09. 04. 2025

On the trail of the endangered little owl: searching for newly hatched owlets

At the beginning of the 20th century, the little owl (Athene noctua) was one of the most common birds of prey in the Czech landscape. Today, it is on the brink of extinction. ...

07. 04. 2025

Teen scientist breaks barriers: No child is a lost cause

As a child, Tomáš Čermák couldn’t look people in the eye or easily form relationships. He spent nearly three years in the hospital. But the eighteen-year-old has come a long way since then. ...

02. 04. 2025

The Czech Academy of Sciences has appointed its new leadership for 2025–2029

The President of the CAS, Radomír Pánek, has named new Vice Presidents for all three research areas: Ilona Müllerová, Miroslava Anděrová, and Ondřej Beránek. ...

28. 03. 2025

Literature is tied to its historical context. How can we read between the lines?

A deeper subtext often lies beneath the seemingly innocent stories of literary works written during the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Understanding it, however, requires more than just knowledge of literature. ...

26. 03. 2025

Radomír Pánek: The Academy must be united, strong, and proactive

Just before turning fifty, he became the youngest President of the Czech Academy of Sciences in six decades. Radomír Pánek, who spent ten years leading the Tokamak Department at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the CAS, and then another decade ...

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