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• Experts list warming, impacts ties
Those impacts range from permafrost thawing in the Arctic, to plants blooming earlier across Europe and lakes declining in productivity in Africa.
• Zimbabwe opposition fears assassination plot
Movement for Democratic Change leader Tsvangirai has been out of Zimbabwe for over a month and had been due to return from Europe on Saturday to campaign for the June 27 second round ballot against President Robert Mugabe.
• Dry Barcelona forced to ship in water
BARCELONA, Spain - Spain's worst drought in decades forced the proud city of Barcelona to start shipping in drinking water this week, an unprecedented step that business leaders bemoan as a public relations nightmare for one of Europe's top tourist ...
• DeVotchKa creates ‘big drunken tuba party’
Urata has noticed larger crowds at shows and a much warmer reception in Europe since the “Little Miss Sunshine” soundtrack. The film is also present on “A Mad & Faithful Telling.” The movie’s star, Greg Kinnear — who quickly became a fan ...
• Austria, Switzerland host Euro 2008 soccer games
Providing shelter from the rain and access to many small shops, the arcades make Bern one of Europe's biggest covered shopping areas. The Cathedral, or Muenster, has an adjacent terrace with a view over the river and access to steps and an elevator ...

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» All European Academies (ALLEA) - A federation of the national academies of sciences and of humanities in 38 European countries. With links to members, information on the organization and its publications.
» CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research - European Laboratory for Particle Physics.
» CORDIS - Community Research and Development Information Service.
» EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) - The EU strategic priorities for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration activities for 2007-2013.
» Eureka - A Europe-wide network for industrial research and development, strengthening European competitiveness by promoting 'market-driven' collaborative RTD, involving industry and research institutes.
» EUROGRID Project - To demonstrate the use of GRIDs in selected scientific and industrial communities, address the specific requirements of these communities, and highlight the benefits of using GRIDs.
» European Environment Agency - Information on environmental conditions, issues, and research themes, including reports, data and links.
» European Post-Doctoral Institute (EPDI) - A group of leading European mathematics and physics research centres encouraging the mobility of young researchers and strengthening the position of mathematical sciences in European research as a whole.
» European Research Training Networks - Groups of researchers - at least five groups from at least three countries - with a research and training proposal. Includes information about assistance for young professionals, publications and how to apply.
» European Science Foundation - The ESF promotes high quality science at a European level. It acts as a catalyst for the development of science by bringing together leading scientists and funding agencies to debate, plan and implement pan-European initiatives.
» Euroscience - Working to strengthen the links between European research and European society, create an integrated space for science and technology in Europe, and influence science and technology policies. Information about Euroscience and about science policy topics and issues.
» Joint Research Centre - The European Union's scientific and technical research laboratory and an integral part of the European Commission.
» Research at the European Commission - The Directorate General responsible for Science, Research and Development.