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Lithuania has signed the Artemis Accord with NASA, the US space agency, committing to the safe and transparent extraction and subsequent use of space resources. The agreement also binds signatories to reducing the amount of debris in space, says Aušrinė Armonaitė, Minister of Economy and Innovation.

The so-called New Year’s resolutions are popular among many people. To some, they are a great way of setting new goals or (re)discover their most secret dreams, but a lot of people also encounter certain challenges when making plans for the upcoming year. How to avoid them and what to do to make sur...

Vilnius University professor Virginijus Šikšnys has become the first Lithuanian scientist invited to become an Associate Member of European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) – an association uniting and promoting excellence elite scholars of life sciences.

Biotechnology Institute Professor Virginijus Šikšnys will become the first Lithuanian to get the Nobel Prize, according to a leading expert in the field.

Lithuanian scientist, professor Arminas Ragauskas has been nominated for the European Inventor Award, the first Lithuanian ever to be nominated for this award.

Lithuania's Ministry of Education is planning to set up ten so-called STEAM centres in order to boost school students' interest in natural sciences, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.

This week 55 years ago, Yuri Gagarin became the first man to journey into outer space. A landmark in the history of human exploration, it was also a feat in the political rivalry between the two super powers of the time.

Lithuania's former education minister Dainius Pavalkis has joined the team of advisers for European Commissioner Carlos Moedas whose office is in charge of research, science and innovation.

Vilnius University professor Virginijus Šikšnys who has patented a gene editing technology and won an international science prize for the technology recently, stands a good chance of being awarded the Nobel Prize, according to the university's rector, Professor Artūras Žukauskas.

Five scientists including Vilnius University Biotechnology Institute Professor Virginijus Šikšnys, have shared the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize for significant contributions to the bacteria CRISPR anti-virus protection system knowledge. This is a revolutionary discovery because it can be applied t...

Lithuania’s new Joint Life (JGMC) and National Physical Sciences and Technology (NFTMC) centres will open on March 15 and Lithuanian scientists hope that modern technology and the knowledge acquired by the centre staff will lay the foundation for the first Lithuanian Nobel Prize.

The standing of science was irreparably damaged during Lithuania's shock transition to the free market in the 1990s as people saw they could make fortunes in trade rather than pursuing education and scientific research, says Valdemaras Razumas, president of the Lithuanian Science Academy.

Recipients of the annual Lithuanian Science Prizes, acknowledging research achievements in the fields of natural and social sciences and humanities, were announced on Monday.

Lithuania's Ministry of Economy to distribute €10 million from EU funds to foreign companies willing to invest in research in the country.

The Research Centre, founded by the Bank of Lithuania and Vilnius University, has set up a team of talented scientists and commences active operations this month.

A scientific research website was launched in Lithuania on Friday, providing opportunities for business to order research.

Research and development (R&D) expenditure in Lithuania was among the lowest across the European Union (EU) in 2013, data from Eurostat shows.