Tim Cook, CEO of US tech giant Apple, has been spotted in Slovenia in recent days. He visited the famous Postojna Cave and Ljubljana.
Cook took part in a cave tour called In the Footsteps of Luka Čeč, which takes the visitors along the trails of the first cave explorers.
As part of the tour, he als
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Nestled in an Alpine valley in northwestern Slovenia, the Planica Nordic Centre is not only a place famous for ski jumping but also a scientific hub where researchers study human physiology and medicine in space and extreme environmental conditions.
As secondary school students participating in a U
The city of Nova Gorica and its Italian neighbour Gorizia are counting down to the 2025 European Capital of Culture (ECOC) when they will host more than one event per day on average. Head of programme Stojan Pelko says most of the events will be admission-free.
The grand opening ceremony is schedul
Slovenian researchers Mojca Mihelj Plesničar and Tina Lebar have each won a €1.5 million starting grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for projects dealing respectively with penal decision-making in the criminal justice system and the expansion of genome editing capabilities.
The two Slov
Passengers travelling by bus to busy tourist centres or those living in remoter rural areas have been complaining about poor or inefficient services. A new model introduced in July was to change that, but since the new timetables kicked in on 1 September some passengers have been facing chaos.
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A new action adventure film about a group of 12-year-olds fighting to prevent their playground from being turned into a parking lot will hit Slovenian cinemas on 5 September, accompanied by a campaign trying to reclaim kids from screens and encourage them to spend time with their friends outdoors.
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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
This summer was the hottest on record in Slovenia and so was August, while the highest September temperature was recorded on the first day of the month, according to the Environment Agency.
The average summer temperature deviated from the average in the 1991-2020 period by 2.5 degrees Celsius, Rena
Three people have been infected with the West Nile virus in Slovenia in what are the first cases of the disease in the country since 2018. The National Institute of Public Heath (NIJZ) said all three cases of the mosquito-transmitted disease were reported in the north-east of the country.
After NIJ
