Researchers at the National Institute of Biology are exploring new avenues for more effective treatment of glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer. They have discovered different biomarkers that could be used as drug targets in the future.
In Slovenia, approximately 100 patients are

Schools across Slovenia came alive in controlled chaos on 2 September, as nearly 280,000 students returned after their two-month summer break. Meanwhile the primary and secondary education systems, as well as kindergartens, are in growing crisis due to lack of teaching staff.
The new school year st

Slovenian secondary school student Peter Andolšek has achieved a remarkable feat that no other student in the world has achieved before. He has won his fourth consecutive gold at an International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics, and emerged as the overall winner for the second time in a row.

On the southern edge of the Ljubljana Marshes, in the Draga Valley, there are ponds teeming with life. Apart from many species of birds, fish and plants, they are also home to the only freshwater turtle native to Slovenia, the European pond turtle. Since it faces many threats, efforts are being mad

Slovenian and Polish researchers have teamed up to describe the scents of selected items from the two countries' national museums to understand the role of scent in historical context and develop methods to reproduce and archive these scents for future generations.
A collaboration between the Natio

Five Alpine ibexes that were kept in the Ljubljana Zoo have been released into the wild as part of an international conservation project that aims to help the wild Alpine ibex population.
The Ljubljana Zoo was asked to take part in the project because its herd of 28 ibexes is one of the three large

Slovenian 15-year-olds perform below average in creative thinking, view aspects of creativity more negatively, and are less open to obtaining new knowledge and experience, according to fresh study results that have educational authorities concerned.
The PISA Global Competence survey, coordinated b

Slovenia has signed an agreement to become a full member of the European Space Agency (ESA) effective in 2025, a move years in the making that is seen as a major boost to the local aerospace industry.
The agreement was signed on 18 June by Prime Minister Robert Golob and ESA director general Josef

Europe remains apprehensive about using genetically modified organisms in agriculture and has strict laws against GMOs, which is why researchers have started working on various ways to use genetic techniques without altering plant genomes in order to overcome the stigma of GMOs. The Biotechnical Fa